118 KEPORT OP THE FRUIT COMMITTEE, 



Young, and Eibston Pippin, The two former were perfect 

 specimens of these varieties, and were very highly flavoured, and 

 in the case of the Ribstou Pippin, though very good, they were 

 not so full of flavour. o^ 



The second prize was awarded to Mr. D. Cunnixgham, 

 gardener to the Bishop of London, Fulham Palace, for Blenheim 

 Pippin, King of the Pippins, and Sykehonse Russet, Both 



the Blenheim Pippin and the King of the Pippins were very well 

 flavoured and were good specimens ; hut that which was exhibited 

 for Sykehouse Russet was not that variety, and was not so 

 briskly acid as that is. 



The other exhibitors were Mr. R. W. Craik, gardener to T. F- 

 RuFFORD, Estj., Prescot House, Stourbridge. The sorts he 

 exhibited were very good and well grown ; but being produced so 

 far North, they were not so advanced in ripeness as those of the 

 more Southern counties. They consisted of Blenheim Pippin, 

 which was in good condition, sweet and well flavoured- Wyke 

 Pippin, ijuite green and hard, and very acid, Cellini, fine speci- 

 mens^ but more of a kitchen than p. dessert Apple. Mr. J. 

 Hodge, Nurseryman, St. Austell, Cornwall, sent dishes of each 

 Tom Knight, Smitii's Pippin, and a dessert Apple, name 



unknown. But they were all inferior to those above-named. 



In Class B, for any variety of dessert Pear, the only com- 

 petitor was Mr. D. Cunningham, gardener to the Bishop of 

 London, Fulham Palace, but as the collection was unaccompanied 

 with names, it was disqualified. 



In Class 0, White Grapes, Mr. McKenzie, of Brighton, 



exhibited three large hunches of Marchioness of Hastings 



Grape, and Mn W, Thomson, gardener to His Grace, the Duke 



OF BuccLEucH, Dalkeith Palace, sent a very large and handsome 



hunch of the Calabrian Eaisin, to which the Eirst Prize was 



awarded. Mr, Thomson also sent a bunch of lady Downes' 



Seedling, which had the remarkable property of the Muscat 

 flavour. 



In Class D, Black Grapes, Mr. Craik, gardener to T. F. 



BUFFORD. Esq.. Prfismt. TTnnSA. StAiivl^riflrrA OATif n Invn-A TAnnj^h 



Morocco 



Mr, 



Craik also sent another bunch of Black Morocco^ under the 

 incorrect name of Black Frontignan, 



Mr. Graham, of Cranford. a^ain suhmiffp^ frm't nfhi'a a^Pfilinf/ 



