.. Gogar Burn esponding 
Class for Madresfeld Court, grandly finished bunches, 
Weighing a 
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competition was very close. However, it will be 
something to say that the two heaviest bunches on 
record were shown a same tins me at Edinburg 
; and here are the details : E first EX 
weighed was that shown by Mr. Tu 
Douglas, Esq., Eskbank, Dalkeith, айа E mist he 
61b. 40z.; the varie y being Raisin de 
x w M 
{ е b Я іс 
really t scale at 25 02 n 
e pri rded in er named, 
Mr. Curror taking besides a Veitch Memorial Medal 
6 ог the bes ch white Grapes, other than 
Muscats," in the sho Than the courtesy of 
two gardeners represented we were enabled to 
secure early photographs of each, and we hope in our 
ext to be a o place illustrations of the bunches 
before our readers. In the meantime we may say tha 
bu 
rather loose, though the berries, for such a size, were 
i It may also be interesting to state 
nch grown at a ee was т of 
four produced on a cane about I t long, two of 
the other three of у would Weih. pe 6 Ib. pets 
and the third about 18 lb. We tru 
caled 12 Ib. 8 oz. ; and 
Magee, Kin Edar, "Belfast, staged Trebbiano to 
the weight of 9 lb. 8 oz 
In iy class for eight ре of Meg one bunch 
of each, the competition lay between Mr. Hunter, 
Tambien Castle, ^ aot ston, inc to the Earl of 
jue Glamis Castle, and Mr. G. , gr. to 
. H. Moncure, Esq., Rockfield, Dundee, and th 
frons were eventually awarded i e order named 
Mr. r's bunches ra gt heaviest all through, 
aving a solid, mas: ve, "g ing appearance, but 
hic distinguished the 
Glamis Castle cimens. ieties staged b 
Mr ысы were vam cs ftue Raisin de Calabre, 
Bur 's Prince, Alexandria, Black 
Alicante, Royal Vineyard, , Gros Colman, and Trebbiano eA 
дасе s wanittics тее bet Judged by avout, 
be enumerated a —Mrs. Pin 
t example 
of каре o and the judges m denm it for the 
ard of a V. as ial Medal as the best bunch 
e show. s Gripes shown by 
igh UY and крон се 
hampion, Gros Colman, 
Hamburgh, and Mrs. Pince's Black Muscat, oa Tatter 
being ERIS the best bunch of black Gra 
ow, and a Veitch Memorial Medal was 
Ae two Ft the Veitch rim 
of Forfar—a fact which should EA well for 
the success of the International ace ow elis it is pro- 
pose ito old in Dundee ne xta 
€ urg FA but large Mr. 
Te White ‘Tokay, Madresheld Caiit ‘Raisin de 
Calabre, Black Alicante. An extra of £3 
ied to Mr. Hunter, and the other competitors 
on Christie, Esq., 
Corstorphine ; and in the corr 
ut 4 lb, each, shown by Mr. Bruce, gr. 
to James Fildes, Esq., came in rst ; Mr. a Man- 
ley Hall, зеет" doe came in a good 2 ,and Mr 
J. Fraser, gr. ir G. Montgom ery, M2P;; 
Stobo, 3d. FT e nine competitors with col- 
e 
lections of four varieties of Grapes, and the rst prize 
to Viscount de Vesci, Abbey L 
showing well, 
. Brace, The -— 
bunch of black Grapes, judged by erii was а sm 
one of Muscat of Alexandria, shown by Dich 
son ; and text to it came Mrs. Pince’s Black Muscat, 
from Mr a Wynyard Park. In the correspond 
ing class white Е Mr. Methven, gr. to 
Colonel Campbell, В Blytheswood, was Ist, with Duch 
of а = Е Black Alicante, 
e 
Y "Мт, Сиг т; Ре ouglas, Esq., Esk- 
bank, was judged the best for bloom, and it would cer- 
e 
best two bunches of Black pow da in = сы роог 
class, were cont — d by Mr. xe Edga to J. Clel- 
land, Esq., t, Co. Down a ber rries, well- 
hammered. and d bik ured. e the ‘a ape n class 
for a ed Mr. J. o W. Raffin, 
Goodall, gr. 
Esq., ouse, Newington, was 1а and with 
Lady DO ne's, Mr. ton, gr. to Si Kinloch, 
Gilm Drem, took the leading award with ne 
most even pair we remember to have seen, 
PINES. 
us hee ME king of fruits was shown in 
mall numbers 
as ayennes, 
large h ome, shown r. Stewart, gr. to 
harles Tennant, Esq., The Glen, and to which an 
took the Ist prize, with even better examples. 
ngram, gr.to the Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick, 
was 2d, with smaller but stiff, good exa iples ; and 
t 34 @ award went to Mr. mes gr. to the Marquis 
of Londonderry, Wynyard Park, Durha 
Charlotte Rothschilds, Mr. Miles, gr. to Lord Caring- 
LS Wycombe рор was is in his usual style ; and 
e corres nog 
ard w 
Bective, Kirby 
specimens, weighing about "s Ib. pi In the same 
class Mr. Ingram, Кый, was a good 24. 
COLLECTIONS OF FRUIT. 
Next to the Grapes the collections of fruit stood 
highest in point of merit, ough in the class for 
twelve sorts we were somewhat 
low average of quality displayed. Тһе class for a 
collection of sixteen sorts brought out three M Taur 
t 
collections, and the prizes went to Mr. Johnston, 
Glamis, Mr. Stewart, The Glen, and Mr. Ingram 
ton i 5 in the order named, Mr. їн, s col 
ack Alicante, Muscat of om dria, ЕИ 
ine ; Wal 1 
George Peaches; Conqueror of Europe, Lord Strath- 
more’s favourite Melon ; ; Shipley di чанар, Murray 
and Pitmaston Orange Nectarines, Brown Turkey 
Figs, and Jefferson and Ma yer bu Plata — 
a fine assortment of fruit, Mr, Stewart and Mr. 
[caedi Ei weis were both of great excellence. 
There arge competition in iy class for qu 
sorts of “fruits, ts, exclusive of Pines, and Mr. W. 
Upjohn, gr. to the Earl ı of Жетеге, Worsley Tall 
Manchester, was the winner of the Ist _ prize, with 
large i2 good Melons, Peaches, Nec Plums, 
Pears, Ap Black Hamburgh and Buckland 
Sweet т. D. Dickson was 
gr 
нея in the class for i gary о lusive o 
ines, and the highest award went to 
^ to Sir David Baird, 6; ewbyth, 
Prestonkirk, who had good Peaches and Apricot 
pples, rs, and Plum c r. Shand, gr. to 
the Earl onsd. Lowther nr was also a 
of Lonsdale, 
successful competitor in the same 
APPLES AND PEARS. 
ow of kitchen Apples was a good one as 
regards quii, but they were not shown in dt 
numbers as we had expected. pes dessert bag tie 
rather poor, both in numbers and of 
Pears the show was fair only. 
onington, were Manes 02) good, the 
varieties being the New Hawthornden, Lord лаг ч 
гй е e ey Lord ric osvenor. 
with very fine oe "Lorá 
Seed. Stirling Caste "Ecclinville, а nd N 
thornden ; an . Edgar was 3d. 
5 
ns. The viest Apples 
Suffield variety, hid ‘Mr. Gray, gr 
Cow sq., Castle Do ouglas, ' The e were of very 
С. quality. The best twelve Pears were con- 
ri т. Ingram, AREE did samples of 
Colmar, King Edward, Beurré Rance, Mari 
‚ Van Mons’ Leon le C $ 
Jargonelles, and for six Pears, tw 
ach, Mr. McLean, Gosford, came in Is 
PEACHES AND NECTARINES. 
Gray, Kinfour Castle, 
Perth, camein2d, Inthefor эзе. class, аз well as in this, 
хей — rite 5}, irdy, Esq., Birk- 
od, n 3d ; and Mr. Jack, gr. to the Duke of 
Cleveland, ^ Battle Abbey, Sussex, had an extra 
prize. Elruge and. «iis Пане were the leading 
he m «x six fine 
e, and of 
varieties of Necta and in t 
le pnr d of the Prisc from Mr. б. C 
s of 
Elruge ; Mr. Jack coming in 2d with ата ao 
and Mr, J. Loudon, the Quinta, 3d, with E 
MELONS, APRICOTS, PLUMS, AND Fics, 
this number included none of any particular merit. 
= the sca sre fleshed class, Mr. Methven, ier Svar 
a n Ist, Hero of Bath ; 
but large and ‘he bait aite fruit, from Mrd 
5, 
манат gr. to T. Nelson, Esq. St. Leonard's 
Park, Edinburgh, best in the 
fleshed class. There 
some 
larly good. Mr. Gibso 
Vogrie; Mr. 
was the 
runswiCks came . ` 1 
К. C. Taylor, Esq., Broughton Place, M. 
MICRCMANEODE ERU, 
Amongst the — not ' 
mention a bunch of ра ur w x I 
W. Fortune, gr. to ine, Ped Я es 
Lem ў dá "— bunch from Mr. 
gr. to Lady En necs and Gooseberries we 
well represented, b t uality. 
Tropical fruits were рте bya firer aa from 
Mr. to W. Maxwell, Esq., Munches, 
which included p уйинин: ч 
Passiflora macrocarpa, P. vitifolia, and P. quadrangu- 
is; Guavas, Oranges, and a small fruit of Monstera 
deliciosa. Mr. Turner, Slough, show fine 
samples of Cox's Orange Pippin пони esse 
bie ae me and Doyenné Bo 
m small trees. Six large and solendidly coloured 
