REPORT OP THE FRUIT COMMITTEE, 



. per lb. Raspberries were in general deficient, and sold dear ; the 

 e being from 6d. to Is. per lb. Mr. BaUey bad of these one of the 





At this meeting prizes were offered for the best three dishes of 

 any variety of Apple ; the same of Pear ; and the same of 

 Plums. Mr. Whiting, of the Deepdene, exhibited Beurre 

 d'Amanlis, which were very juicy, melting, and of good flavour ; 

 Jersey Gratioli, rather inferior in flavour for that sort, the juice 

 being thin, cold, and watery ; and Brown Beurre, very richly 

 flavoured. These being the only exhibition for competition, 

 and as they were not remarkable specimens of tlie "sorts, a 

 Second Pkize was awarded to Mr. Whiting. 



Mr. Whiting was also the only competitor in Plums. The 

 sorts he exhibited were : — Coe's Golden Drop, very fine, of a 

 deep amber colour, and freckled with crimson, flavour exquisite ; 

 Coe's Late Bed, flat flavour ; and Ickworth Imperatrice, par- 

 ticularly rich. These were excellent examples of the different 

 sorts, and a Fiest Pkize was awarded to Mr. Whiting. 



Mr. Thomson, gardener to Mrs. Djxon, Stanstead Park, near 

 Havant, sent a collection of seven bunches of seven different 

 kinds of Grapes, grown in an orchard house. Mr. Thomson's 

 object was to exhibit the relative qualities of the different sQrts 

 when grown without fire-heat, and at the same time to show that 

 while the comparison does not detract from the merits of the 

 other varieties, when well grown, the Black Hamburgh is the 

 best for growing under glass without fire-heat. The Black 

 Hambtirgli bunch was large, well set with large well-coloured 

 berries, and the flesh was tender and of good flavour. A bunch 



