— 
June 29, 1895. 
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F. M. BURTON, 1 ee Gainsborough, showed the 
same cross as C. nii. 
. 2 ee Esq , 
sent Gongora 
Northchurcb, Berkhamsted, 
Fruit Committee. 
Dr. Hogg in the chair; and Rev. W. 
: G. i 
A. Lai A, Herrip, G. 
Wytbes, F Q. Lane, G. Ne — and R. Fife, 
neces the attendance of 
ree, as 
circumstan 
exhibits was the reve 
prse unusua ly go 
th (gr., Mr. e 
display of fruit and vegetables 
Lord Llangattock, The Hendre, Monmce u 
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were two = The Duchess, white-fleshed fruit, handsome 
nt 1 ki s A 
N a A. Sim MONDS, Esq., Red Hill, Andover, Hants 
( O. Brooking), came good green-fieshed Melons Red 
Hili — 
The Ear 
l of RADNOR, Longford e, (Kr., Mr 
H. W. Ward), sent the Farl’s Favourite Melon, a hand- 
green flech vari that Ns flav. as also di 
Champion and The Gem, sent f yon y Earl PERCY 
(gr., Mr. G. Wythes), both n having flesh partly green, 
partly scar! 
A very fne — of M ipse, green · flesh, twenty- 
ah 8 N . — J. MORTIER, $ Swiss . 
ey committee unanimously confirmed th 
—— award of =a to it, Also from the same exhibitor 
SHINS 
„ 125.—cyPRIPEDIUM KIMBALLIANUM, 
Fie 
Shown at the Meeting of the Royal H 
tune twelve very oe and richly-coloured Queen Pines 
“ist mur TORR) „„ on, a goat — a 1 sie 
l was a From th 
eya ord TAS large, and ere b flech, ee 
The ‘Mar uis of SALISBURY, Hatfield House (gr., Mr. 
ence dent twelve handsome Melons. Hatfield 8 
at ur good. flesh soft and sweet but not cf th e best flavour 
uralt Commendatio on), A Melon, rigged Favourite, 
white * rather too soft, from R. BURRELL, 3 
Nestley ches Bury St. Edmunds N 1 5 Ei hop), Was 
ugh to secu: 
Melon, Lord Ho 
sad Gu P 5 
rest and t another at e s 
T, an Stoke. P „Bucks (g. Mr. E. Johnson), 
From the Royal — Frogmore, sent by Mr. O. THOMAS, 
day last. (See p. 800.) i 
were a dozen very handsome fruits of Cucumber Marvel. A 
Staats, 
M 
€ 
t 
Impro a 
Early Offenham, Early — Market, and Veitch’s 
Maia Crop. from this firm came a good 
Peas, the best 1 — I., Chelsea Gem, 
Gradus, Excelsior, Earliest Marrow, &c. A Cultural * 
mendation = aw i ; k r 
ties of Strawberries, though many were rather 
— Wees ted. The New Monarch was remarkably 
ndifferently represen 
fine, others very good Royal 
Water Latest test of All, Sir C. Napier, 
* CANNELL & Sons, Swanley, had some of the finest 
fruits of Royal Sovereign yet seen, though they were pot 
e before = committee, The Marquis of eto 
gr., Mr. M. Gilbert), also sent fine fruits ts of Royal Sovereign, 
ea a — Ce gars 
h pale-coloured — of 
Mr. BARRON brought ap egs ape asiga = a quantity 
of fruit in clusters of se es of Straw on; 
and Mr. Colts, Bollo — — a ed nice fruits 
that 
of his — May Queen. t resembles Keen's Seedling 
IVERS sent a dish of ly Rivers Nectarine from 
Sawbridgeworth (Vote of — 
ish of Runner us Ultra 2 H. MEE, 
Esq. (gr., G. nie 2 T — how early pods could be 
had from plan n pots grown under glass. A Cultural Com- 
mendation was aarded. Mr. WARD also sent from Longford 
samples of Peas. Stratagem, Daley 
r Te 1 and Favourite, the latter a 
whitish pod, very ungainly in fo pods nding in 
th verse Wey. awarded. 
© re ' Cultural Commendation w 
r. YTH also brou from Sy good dishes of 
Stratagem, Webb's Senator, and Carter's Daisy, the latter 
being a recognised 3 dwarf Pea of capital quality, 
received an Awar Meri 
rom Messrs. 3 — A & Co. olborp, came 
Spinach The Carter, end also Long Mises. se show the 
th 
distinction between them. was that Mr. Barron be 
requested to sow for tu ial in the autumn, not only the two 
varieties named, but also Victoria, Viroflay, and other of the 
The Rev. the Marquis of NoRMANBY, Mulgrave Castle, 
sent T Excelsior, which 
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came sana essrs, FELLOW 
ety Duke of York, the fruits fine and well- 
coloured (Silver Banh sian Medal). 
Lecture by the Rev. Geo. Henslow. 
In the afternoon, the Rev. Geo, Henslow gave a 
conversational lecture u 
of se b 
nce ng! 
had been arranged for that date. 
YORK GALA. 
„Juna 19, 20, : PE acai aa P 178). 
week to press, I I did n not do justice to this in every 
0 errors also crept in, 
In the classes hand- ets of cut 
and ball bouq: Ist, Messrs. PERKIXS, of Coventry, with, in 
case, almost, if not quite, perfectly 
was a lot of ppc enn a Su eaa 
classes, nearly all the prin: hailing } 
Tweed, a pity this interesting class of plants is so 
short-lived when exhibited in the usual way on stands! It 
making notes them. Ret 
's exhibits an important part of the 
and new and rare plants, the latter being several 
specimens of the Old Man Cactus,” which afforded much 
interest, Messrs. hed also a fine exhibit of 
Orchids, them being well - flowered plants in good 
variety of most of the leading and species, Mesare. 
Cursusn, of Highgate, L , N., had a splendid group of 
Carnations, not for competition. Tt would be difficult or 
a “ grass very gar 
perfectly thy. * Reading are 
w exhibitors at York of this ciasa of exhibits. judging by 
Kc. (a Vote of Thanks 
Messers. CLIPRAN, of Altrincham, had a very fine exhibid of 
