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THE HEEEFORDSHIRE APPLES IN NORMANDY. 



THE GREAT APPLE CONGRESS IN ROUEN. 



[SPECIAL REPORT.] 



Rouen, October 8th, 1884. 

 A GEVER.L Congress of the Pomological Societies of France is now being held here. 

 The "Association Pomologiqne de TOuest," has its centre of operation in the 

 capital of Normandy ; and the present Congress is held with the co-operation of 

 the "Societe Po,nologique de France," the "Societe Nationale et Centrale de 

 France," the Societies of Horticulture and Agriculture "dela V.lle de Rouen, 

 et "des Uc^partements de la Manche, d'lle et Vilaine, et de la Seine Infeneure. 

 The union of all these societies has necessarily produced a very large meeting, 

 attended by all the leading pomologists ot France, and a very extensive and im- 

 portant exhibition of apples, pears, and other fruits, with cider presses and all 

 other mechanical contriv.inces for the manufacture of cider. 



The Woolhope Club heard last year of the appointment of this grand Congress, 

 and decided to send a deputation to attend it, in order to make a comparison 

 between the apples and pears of Normandy and those of Herefordshire The 

 gentlemen who were named in the spring for this purpose were Dr. Bull of Here- 

 ford Dr Hog-', of London, and Mr. Piper, of Ledbury, and it was left to them 

 to tike s'uch steps as they thought advisable on behalf of the Club These gentle- 

 men did not fail to make every preparation worthy of so grand and important an 

 occasion. They resolved that the Herefordshire apples and pears of all kmds 

 should be fully represented, together with samples of Herefordshire cider and 

 perry The gardens of Stoke Edith, of Holme Lacy, of Thing-hill, and other 

 Lair places were freely placed at the disposal of the Woolhope Club, and an 

 excellent display of fruit was selected. Four large boxes of fruit, containing 238 

 different varieties, with seven fruits of almost each variety, were very carefully 

 packed by Mr. Illman and his assistants, from King's Acre, and two other boxes, 

 containing six varieties of the best kinds of cider and two of the best perry, were 

 also sent. These boxes were sent the week before, and the deputation were very 

 glad to find them all safely there on their arrival. The exhibition of table rm 

 was held in the Great Hall of the Hotel des Societes Savantes, and an excellent 



