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flavour," culinary Apples and culinary Pears for aize, weight, and quality. Cox's 

 Orange Pippin and Marg^l were equal 1st for flavour; Thomson's Seckle and 

 Fondante d'Automne being ranged in the order named for the like quality. The 

 heaviest dish of five Apples (Warner's King) weighed 71b. 3oz. ; the heaviest 

 Api^le (Gloria Mundi), lib. 12oz. ; the heaviest dish of five Pears (Uvedale's St. 

 Germain) 71b. 14oz. ; the heaviest Pear (one of the same kind) lib. 12oz. 



Di\'ision IV. (vintage fruits) consisted of six Classes, most of which were 

 well filled, the cider Apples and perry Pears of the district being pronounced by 

 the judges very good ; those from Devonshire, though larger, were not regarded 

 aa of equal quality for making high-class cider and perry. 



The cottagers' classes (36 to 39) constituted Division V. and were very fairly 

 fiUed. 



Dr. Hogg, L.L.D., &c., London, and Mr. A. F. Barron, from the Royal 

 Horticultural Gardens, Chiswick, were the judges in all the classes save those in 

 Division IV. (vintage fruit), the exhibits in which were adjudicated upon by the 

 Rev. C. H. Bulmer, assisted by Mr. G. H. Piper, of Ledbury. 



Messrs. Cranston and Co. (Limited) showed a very fine collection of Apples, 

 &c., not for competition. Messrs. R. Smith and Co., Worcester, showed some 

 highly-coloured specimens of the Worcester Pearmain. Another collection of 

 Apples, &c., not for competition, was exhibited by the Midland Counties' Fruit, 

 &c., Co. (Limited), Worcester. Philanthes. — The Gardeners' Chronicle, October 

 30th, 1880. 



ADDRESS BY THE RETIRING PRESIDENT, 

 J. H. KNIGHT. 



[Delivered at the Annual Meeting, April 19th, 1881.] 



The present meeting brings to a close my year of office as President of your Club, 

 and, in accordance with your rules, it is now my duty to make some remarks upon 

 our proceedings during the year. Before I proceed to do that, I feel I ought to 

 make some apology to you for the very inefficient way in which I have been able 

 to perform the duties devolving upon your President. It was not from any merit 

 or special qualification of my own that I was requested to take that office — it was 

 intended by you as a compliment and a token of good feeling towards the city 

 whose Mayor and chief magistrate I had then the honour to be. I felt it my duty 

 to accede to your request that I would become your President, and thus to give 

 a practical proof that I, in common with my fellow-citizens, had a most friendly 

 appreciation of the great and valuable services rendered by your Club, of which 

 our city may well be proud. 



I take this opportunity of expressing my warm thanks for the kind assistance 

 I have received from your members generally, and will now proceed to review our 

 year's proceedings. 



