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hension probably arises from an incorrect report 
published in a local paper, from which e umably 
the Gardeners’ Chronicle report was P This 
reads:—''Mr. J. F, Edney, а farmer, ye West 
Ti therley, gave e to ned bought seed fro 
sold peii dentia gos the 
вве 4 roduced from it. roe 
he sold to Mr. Toogood as Kale seed.” We 
unable to say how the misunderstanding gae ot pur but 
e of our 
require it, He sol 
good & Son as Kale seed.” As tothe question, * selec- 
tion alludedtoby * Agri-horti, den ier several 
fully “ d" b dp cil 0 
nowledge of the e of the work. 
trates did not consider it necessary to call them), 
including two noblemen's stewards, who were all 
These witnesses bad 
een brought with — абе en-plants to 
ed Pp. hear of two or 
sabe with scs little trouble. Zoog 
PRESERVING OF FR 4 —Permit me to 
naa Mr J. J. Willis, Harpenden, for his courteous 
and useful answers to my qu 
a 
needs teaching, as thoroughly as 
ae and practice of plant-feeding and land- 
manuring. Ю, Т, Fish. 
GLUT ie FRUIT.—Many kinds of fruit are 
over-abundant i 
0 
п Great 3 аз а fruit · importin 
country, that n to have thought of our 
exporting fruit in seasons of plenty to less-favoured 
countries in no п d not 
ur merchants try the ney earn of sending 
nh ere packed in boxes and 
d, too, is badly supplied 
ева it be American ata late hart о of the 
i; .thene ——— у, ——— and 
Cac on irc in the height of their season, might 
added to this list 
THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL &OCIETY.— 
2 ке: 2 * nd 
чүл eee tla us old са of 
if they have meri- 
x PM just the cow favour 
of those who "dis Bearer London. The 
THE GARDENERS’ 
Mr. vnd should have so far forgotten himeelf as 
ds made at the Drill Hall 
ersons fro 
stant] exhibitin meritorious, if not always n 
4 ti s, it is evident that they 
ar 
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whole thing ія а farce? If these awa 
then are the labours of the Society's Committees 
farces, ios is 
horticu lture. 
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fal show of fruit at the Crystal P. 
"o адн івту attract опа the Society could offer 
the pri ivileges еа: хора enjoy, just because he 
Why envious of other’s 
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nual ly, prod et " 
show; and the fellow -— see all t 
the year can produce, i 
and ши. of Омен бн, always interest- 
€ and attractive to lovers of gardening ; and ther 
pre the copies of the dou iat ot ees к» Mr, 
ye 
Do not let us seek to 
scuttle the ship in our efforts to save the pilot. 4. D. 
x2 ADE MaRKS.— With respect to your remarks 
l,there is no doubt the Trade Marks Act аа 
stands - & very unsatisfa 
basis, Some years ago veral et 
pounds in croes-fertilising “Whe ats, а "d produc 
number of varieties which were distinct and of e 
own these Wheats and offered 
about the ete a а us to еним; 
and this in face of ee e had registered 
the brand as a tra ied godes or 3 to 
— eene bene we were advised that 
ther complaint w. 
that not scaly: did the farmers advertise the Wheat 
s Sta s 4 and although they 
ave been tak 
which graduall 
а ae rs grows erh 
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THE “ THOROUGHF he gigantic 
Oaks of Sherwood Forest are remarkable for various 
рес йин. ere Green ndale Oak, which we have 
ignated the thorou hfare tr b. - 
way through its trunk, i a bu 2-р 
apace 240 fee 
from side hus side, There is rdc ps 
enough to hold a dozen imme м in ite rank i 
together, The People, September 22, 1895, 
CHRONICLE. 
[Остовкв 5, 1895, 
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SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
GREAT ер aay - BRITISH- bus FRUIT 
RYSTAL PALA 
Ps 26, 27, ai 
(Continu d from page 3714) 
Tus important exhibition was — on the 
we went to press last week. We there 
only ж а portion of our тер 
— of the та read at 
* Conference, will be found in E following 
oh 
Single Dishes of Fruit Grown in the Open Air (Amateurs лі 
Gardeners only). ы 
DESSERT APPLES. 
The fruits exhibited in 
and the quality was generally high. The most suç- 
ш pret ri was Mr. on, gr. to Jno, Hip 
GREAVES, Esq., Maiden Ba Reading, whose fruits were 
— in size to any others staged; 2nd, Mr. McKenzie, 
F. W. CORNWALLIS, Esq., Linton Park, Maid- 
ward, gr. to ROGER h 
ie and 3rd, Mr 
sq., Barham Court, М ide 
Cors Orange Pippin,—This class is always largely con- 
өз and there were magnificent fruits exhibited. The lst 
prize for this popu was tak y Mr. Т, TURION, 
w ad first-rate specimens, or he would not 
. W. Collins, oa to J. E. 
BORLAND, Esq., Sutton, Surre 
King of t the Pipp pins. — This excellent Apple was shown 
dishes. 
Very great difference was noticeable in the degree of 
size "e of co. i 
T 
n the fruits from different localities. 
n, bined excellent colour 
г. JNO. TURNER, Brighton, and Mr. 
fruits of ces quality. 
's Pearmain,—These аз being 
of more . ме 2 хох had the bet, 
and Mr. Potter, gr, to Sir MARK COILETT, Bart, oaks, 
eae en by Mr. C. Boss, gr. to 
Captain Cansrains, New 
bout 3 “exhibitor 
d not strike 
staged dishes of 
to H.C. Mor ae 15 
merican other was only shown in віх instanc 
of the fruits were ore than ave quality, 
colour was е 1 went to Mr. McKenzie, ths 
and to Mr. THOS. SPENCER, and the 3rd to Mr. 8. T. T н 
Reinette du .—Mr. @ко, WoopDwARD had first- at 
i ge Apple. He was followed by 
Prinsep, gr. 
Uckfield. There were seven dishes on the ta! ü 
is an invaluable M edi a8 per 
. W, 3 
Kosemary Russet.—Mr. Р. Ca VANAG н, Roehampton 
S.W., who won 186 place for this variety, bad good mor 
exhibition fruits; Mr. T. TURTO zi ller, 
highly-coloured не d- and Mr. Bridges, gr. 
., Brentford, was T 
Scarlet Non, pareil — eight exhibitors, and чә Н | 
was taken зр М. Empson, gr. to Mrs eh GFIELD, 124 M. dir. 
Mr, MCKENZIE, gr., Linton Park, was 20 
WOODWARD 3rd. looked - 
Worcester Pearmain, in about twenty-one — G. 
very bright, the colour generally being #90. ш, 
WAKEFIELD, Bears ai P 
Mr. KILLICK, Langley, Maidstone, v ý А i — 
Mease, gr. A. TATE, Esq., Leatherhea taged, 
Any other variety — Thirty dishes or upwards were 
from Mr. P, CAVAN AGE, Roehamp 
COOKING APPLES. 
Aljriston.—Of the dozen — of this excellent 0 
Apple, th ul was . 
excellent fruits; Mr. GEO. WoopwaRD madea 
Mr. P. CAVANAH was 3rd. 
Bismarck. ual dozon. exited . 
smarck, an Apple th an: ө fairly hife Ме. 860 
McKenzie had excellent fruits, and was lst; ЧУ Mr. б. 
its of almost equal Auge) eg, 
Goldsmith, gr. to Bir E. G. LODER, . in whioh H“ 
heim Oranga Pippin showed the opinon There Y” 
be'd by being exhubited ш insta 
and 3rd respectively, had 
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