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view : but the importance of the subject, and the hope that 

 further discussion will be unnecessary, have induced us to 

 give our views at length. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. Foreign Notices. 

 ENGLAND. 



July Exhibition of the London Horticultural Society. — In our last number, 

 we gave an account of the June exhibition of the Society, but owing to 

 want of room, were compelled to omit that portion which related to the 

 fruit. To make up for this, we now give the account of the exhibition of 

 Fruit alone at the July show, when it was not only more abundant, but the 

 specimens much finer : — 



The exhibition itself was an excellent one for July, more especially when 

 we consider the very unfavorable weather we have had. The Heaths, of 

 which we had lately to complain, were here brought, as a whole, in first-rate 

 condition ; the Orchids were a decided improvement on the June show, both 

 as regards quantity and quality ; and there was a large and magnificent ex- 

 hibition of Fruit, which in July generally forms a prominent feature of attrac- 

 tion ; we shall therefore commence our report with it. The display on this 

 occasion was not only extensive, but contained many productions of very 

 superior merit. The Pine-apples, of which there were 60 in all, were gen- 

 erally large and handsomely grown. Some of the 32 Melons produced also 

 were large and fine ; the Grapes, too, were admirable on the whole, although 

 there were some exceptions as regards colouring ; we allude more partic- 

 ularly to the fine bunches of Black Hamburgh from the garden of the Duke 

 of Marlborough, at Blenheim, which were fine specimens of growth, but 

 not being well coloured, were on that account disqualified. To proceed to 

 a more detailed account, we shall first advert to the collections of Miscella- 

 neous Fruit, of which there were three. That to which the first prize was 

 awarded was produced by Mr. Spencer, gr. to the Marquis of Lansdowne, 

 at Bowood. It contained fine Black Hamburgh Grapes, whose bloom was, 

 however, somewhat rubbed off by travelling; good Violet Hative and New- 

 ington Nectarines, together with Royal George Peaches, finely swelled ; 

 Circassian and Bigarreau Cherries, Elton and British Queen Strawberries, 

 Hybrid Green-fleshed, Terry's prize, and Beechwood Melons, and two Prov- 

 idence Pine-apples, the heaviest weighing 7 lbs. 6 oz. ; also two Queens, 

 and a well-grown Black Jamaica, the latter weighing 4 lbs. 1 oz. The 

 next collection in point of merit was shown by Mr. Fleming, gr. to the Duke 

 of Sutherland at Trentham. It comprised three Queen Pines, two Melons 



