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Cranford Muscat. The buuches were intended to have Leen 



submitted at last meeting, and having been kept over from that 

 time, the berries had become much shrivelled; but instead of being 

 detrimental to the merits of the Fruit, it seemed to contribute 

 to the richness of flavour, which was very decided, and'there was 

 not a symptom of cracking in the berries. As this variety has 

 been sent to Chiswick to be grown alongside of Chass(?las 

 Musque, the Committee suspended judgment upon it till that 

 experiment has been made. 



Mii. F. E. KiNGHOBN, of Eichmond, sent beautiful fruit of 



Adams' Pearmain, and of Eosemary Eusset, both first-rate 

 Apples ; they were of fine colour, and the flavour was very rich 

 in both cases. 



C. W. Strickland, Esq., Chairman of the Yorkshire Com- 

 mittee, sent fruit of Chapman^s Eibston^ a variety that Mk. 



Stkickland submitted at the December meeting in 1860, when 

 it was found to be "a particularly fine and richly flavoured 

 dessert apple." Those now exhibited came far short in quality 

 to those of last year, being hard and tough in the texture of th 

 flesh, very acid, and inferior in flavour. This is the more 

 remarkable as the past season was so much more favourable for 

 the maturation of fruits than the last. Mb. Steicklanp also 

 sent a fine large green kitchen Apple, with very tender fl.esh, 

 which was highly approved by the Committee on account 

 of its mild acidity, which was very peculiar, and resembled 

 that of the gooseberry ; and a dessert variety called Neddy, a 

 small ovate apple, the flesh of which was tough, dry, and not 

 good. 



Charles G. Templar, Esq., of High Ackworth, near Ponte- 

 fract, sent a dish of what is supposed to be a chance seedling 

 Apple. The Committee considered it a very excellent tender- 

 fleshed apple, with a brisk flavour and fine aroma, and requested 

 that it might be*again submitted at next meeting. 



A seedling Apple was received from E. T! Head, Esq., of 

 Alphington, near Exeter, which was considered a very good apple, 

 but not of such merit as to justify the Committee in recommend- 

 ing it as an addition to existing varieties. 



George F. Wilson, Esq., Giahurst Cottage, Weybridge 

 Heath, brought a specimen of Chaumoutel Pear, which was 



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