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Messrs. Downi e Laird and Laing sent a Hybrid Broccoli raised from Snow’s WINTER 
WHITE crossed with Maule’s Lare Wa HITE, but which in the opinion “т the Committee 
did not differ koe other Late White Broccolis already in м 
һ. Mr. Charles Turner, of Sion ugh, peut frui is Seedling Strawbe: 
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it again from the open ground. - Mr. J. Stevenson, mp to the жын of Durham, 
са Castle, стей. а oe zi a Seedling Pine Appl e. It ips narrow, and мре 
u eara une 
very long and tapering, well ойда. m^ a berries as idee as those of the RovAL 
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Mr. Stevenson, deem to the Earl of Durham, sent two Seedling 
bered respectively 7 and 8. "The former is a tall, conical, — init vi with a ong 
scale g the pips. The flesh is rich yellow, remarkably te nder and уе 
Ко. 81 is ЖОН ДЕ» е a Queen in shape and colour, with fine yellow flesh very july but 
with not вой flavour. No. 7 is decidedly the better one of the two, and ии пу а 
excellent fruit, but in the opinion of the Qo тата ее there was no c {ег ut it 
sufficient to warrant it being introduced as an improvement on other varieties Ad 
jn cultivation. 
Mr. George Edwards, gardener to G. Е. W. Miles, Esq., Ford Abbey, Chard, sent 
иа called GLASSE’s SEEDLING, a medium-sized round fruit of pale colour and slightly 
etted. Flesh very delicate te, melting, and of excellent аб 
July 1st.—A Sub-committee of the Committee met оп the др of Ње Rose 
Show to examine such Seedling Fruits as should den ра exhibite 
Mr. Аары Fowler, gardener to Lady Dalrymple, мт нб, Stranraer, 
N.B., sent fruit "d a large Fig, which weighed six ounces. was of a round-obovate 
shape а and Lapel rown colour, The flesh was pale monta У, but the flavour was 
inem p ы — MÀ of а orig вй which was Mim tn from Corfu in the early 
part of the Crimean war which amed Queen of the Isles. The 
bunches are very large е and x wall set; ra oe ap conical, of a green colour. 
The flesh is firm, crisp, an rackling, E as the fruit was not quite ripe it was im- 
possible to um а correct ариев 
Мг. Fleming, tne Gra to the Бе є of — at Pte sent a small 
bunch of a Seedli rape, raised acie hite Frontig- 
nau. 1% possessed cm characters of both pul, is be it was not p бісеру ripe. 
Mr. Turner, of Slough, sent frait of his Seedling Strawberry President, which was 
i to be a good market variety. 
r. P. Lydiard, of Bathe aiie — sent two md Strawberries. Gem of the 
Wert is a fine scarlet dee and a handsome fruit. It has a a strong pine- flavour, bu 
lacks sweetness. Victo im is of а у ин colour, апа is d re md for 
flavdur. Both are fine me 8-77 and will doubtless be useful во market. 
Mr. Ruffet, gardener to Lord Palmerston, Brocket Hall, sent a ees Strawberry 
Premier, a fin A rime keen seedling-looking н variety, and а tremendous bearer, judging 
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from the plant к! was exhibited. Т fruit, however, did not possess any ге- 
markable characteris нь 
Мг. г епег б the Duke of er Welbeck, sent a 
which жо ыы the Elruge. It was of good flavour, balise inany way supe- 
rior to others already in cultivation. 
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