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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GABDENER. 



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Avon, had in his forty very fine fruit of Louise Bonne of Jersey, 

 Beurre Magnifiqne. Easter Beurre, Gansel's Ber^amot, Dnchesse 

 d'Angouleme, and Hnyshe's Prince Consort, besides many others. 

 From Mr. Carmiehael came fifty varieties, including Beurre de Bance, 

 Beurre Clairqeau, Dnchesse d'AngoulC-me, Seckle, Beurre Diel, 

 Enight's Monarch, the beautiful Forelle speckled like a trout, hence 

 another name for it, tbe Trout Pear. Messrs. Lucombe, Piuce, & Co., 

 Exeter, sent sixty kinds, of which the most noticeable for size were 

 Prince Albert, Huyshe'sBergamotjHuyshe's Victoria, Beurre Clairgeau, 

 Delices d'Aremberg, and Beurre Diel. Messrs. Baltet frcres, of Troyes, 

 Imd a collectiou of upwards of three hundred kinds, and many of the 

 specimens magniticent. Certainly this was the most complete collection 

 ■we have ever seen. To enter into details would be almost a hopeless 

 task. We cau merely signalise a very few, as Dnchesse dAngoulOme, 

 British Queen. Beurre Clairgeau, Triomphe de Jodoigne, Lieutenant 

 J*oiteven, Colmar Van Mons, Benrre Bachelier, and Beurre Hardy. 

 Mr. Spivey ; Mr. Pragnell ; R. U''ebb. Esq , Culham House, Reading ; 

 Mr. Wildsmith, gardener to Viscount Eversley, Heckfield ; Mr. Ste- 

 phenson, gardener to T. C. Barker, Esq. ; and Mr. Lydiard, Bath- 

 •easton, also sent collections. 



The next Class, 5, was for collections of Dessert Pears. Here 

 jVIessrs. Baltet, of Troyes, made a grand display, sending very fine 

 specimens of Conseiller de la Cour, Doyenne du Cornice, Dnchesse 

 d'Angouleme, Beurre Diel, Prince Imperial, Beurre Baltet pere. and 

 a multitnde of other sorts. Mr. Moffat sent some verj* fine specimens 

 of Glon Mor^eau, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Beurre Hardy, in all forty- 

 -sight kinds ; and among the other exhibitors were Mr. Stephenson, 

 Mr. Chaff, Mr. W. Thompson, and G. F. Wilson, Esq. The last- 

 named had magnificent fruits from trees which had been gi-own fifteen 

 j-ears in pots. The Coaumontel, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Triomphe 

 de Jodoigne, Easter Beurre, Marie Louise, and Marechal de la Cour 

 were the finest specimens from pot culture, indeed from any culture, 

 we have seen. 



Class 6 was for Kitchen Pears, and here again Messrs. Baltet took 

 •the lead, although several others had good collections. 



Of Grapes, such as those shown both for tbe International and 

 Hoyal Horticultural Society's prizes, it is difficult to speak too highly. 

 Mr. Meredith exhibited — that is a simple statement ; we are accustomed 

 to find Mr. Meredith first, and yet he was not so in this ease — that is 

 a good guarantee that the Show was of no mean order. Messrs. 

 Xane, of Great Berkhampstead, sent one of the largest and most 

 ii e an tif ally- ripened bunches of Muscat of Alexandria we have ever 

 seen; it only wanted a fortnight longer to have been perfection. In 

 .addition to this they had a collection in which were magnificent 

 bunches of Black Hamburgh, Golden Champion, Muscat of Alexandria, 

 Alicante, and Black Muscat of Alexandria. Mr. Meredith sent very 

 ■fine bnucbes of Black Hamburgh, Madresfield Court — this compact 

 in bunch and great in berry — Child of Hale, Lady Downe's, Treb- 

 biauo, and Alicante, all of first-rate size and quality. In other ex- 

 hibits we noticed from Mr. Clarke, gardener to J. C. Browne, Esq., 

 Holmbush, Horsham, good specimens of Kempsey Alicante ; from Mr. 

 Bannerman, gardener to Lord Bagot, Blithefield, a splendid 6-lb. 

 ^^Ench of Gros Guillaume ; from the same exhibitor Lady Downe's and 

 Alicante ; from Mr. Clarke, Lady Downe's ; from Mr. Morris, gar- 

 dener to H. T. Salmon, Esq., Gayton House, Northampton, splendid 

 bunches of Mrs. Pince, rubbed in carriage ; Black Hamburgh, and 

 Black Prince. 



Mr. Meredith, of Garston,sentavery good collection of White Grapes; 

 Mr. Morris, another ; and the latter and Mr. Meredith had fine single 

 bunches of Trebbiano, by far surpassed by Messrs. Lane's splendid 

 bunch of Muscat of Alexandria. Messrs. Lane had also a magnificent 

 collection, including Black Hamburgh and Golden Champion, with 

 grand berries. In their collection of Black Grapes Gros Guillaume, 

 the Muscats, and Trebbiano were also exceedingly find. From the 

 Chiswicb Gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society came a col- 

 lection in which were some truly remarkable bunches of Gros Guil- 

 laume, Madresfield Court, Black Monukka, which is a seedless Grape, 

 and others. 



Messrs. Rivers & Son, Sawbridge worth, sent a very large and inter- 

 ■esting collectiou of Apples not for competition, likewise Messrs. Lee, 

 •of Hammersmith, Mr. Cadger, of Luton Hoo, and Messrs. Paul. 



Mr. Miles, gardener to Lord Carrington, Wycombe Abbey, exhibited 

 a fine Smooth-leaved Cayenne Pine Apple of 9f lbs. from a plant 

 nineteen months old, also two Queens, one of 4^, another of i^lbs., 

 irom plants thirteen months old. Mr. Burnett, gardener to W. Terry, 

 Esq., Peterborough House, Folham, sent three fine Queens, weighing 

 respectively 4 lbs. 6 ozs., 4 lbs. 11 ozs., and 5 lbs. ; while Mr. Jones, 

 gardener to Earl Vane, Wynyard Park, Stockton, had a splendid 

 Qjieen, but over-ripe, of 5 lbs. 13 ozs. Mr. Tillery, gardener to the 

 Duke of Portland, Welbeck Abbey, brought a collection of fruits, con- 

 sisting of Peaches, Plums, Melons, &c. ; Mr. Pragnell also had an 

 excellent collection. Mr. Moffat exhibited three fine specimens of 

 Golden Gem Melon, large and most tempting in appearance. Mr. 

 Spivey also sent a collection. Some very fine fruit of Lord Palmer- 

 ston and Walburton Admirable Peaches came from Mr. J. Saltfoid, 

 Islington Gardens, Ruddington ; from Mr. Golbourne, gardener to J. 

 Biyth, Esq., Woolhampton, twelve very fine Salway Peaches; and 

 from Mr. Turner, of Slough, Belle de Fontenay Raspberry, the fruit 

 very large and fine, and freely produced, ■which this variety has not 

 the reputation of doing* 



Messrs. Carter & Co. offered prizes for collections of six varieties of 

 American Potatoes. Mr. Frisby, gardener to H. Chaplin, Esq., 

 Blankney Hall, Sleaford, was first with King of the Earlies. Climax, 

 Bresee's Prolific, Peach Blow, Early Kose, and Early Goodrich, 

 Second came Mr. Garland, of Killerton, with Climax, King of Earlieg, 

 Early Kose, Early Goodrich, Bresee's Prolific, and Bresee's Peerless, 

 All these were large, but had an air of coarseness. Mr. D. Lumsden, 

 gardener to the Right Hon. R. C. Nisbet Hamilton, Blosholm Hall, 

 also exhibited large tubers of several of these varieties. Messrs. Lee, 

 of Hammersmith, sent a very good collection. Messrs. Criscuolo, 

 Kay, ife Co., 57, Gracechurch Street, had fine specimens of Tripoli 

 Onions. 



Messrs. Wheeler, of Gloucester, sent splendid fruit of Brockworth, 

 Park Pear, which is large in size and excellent in flavour. Mr. 

 Glover, Epping, had very good samples of Williams's Bon Chretien 

 Pears, and excellent Apples. 



Of Edible and Poisonous Fungi, which were one of the leading 

 features of the Show, Messrs. Hoyle & Austin, Mr. English, of Epping, 

 and Worthington G. Smith, Esq., sent collections. To these we may 

 probably revert hereafter. 



FrxiT Co3niiTTEE. — George F. Wilson, Esq., in the chair. Mr. 

 Turner, Royal Xnrseries, Slough, sent examples of a Cucumber named 

 Wizard, a handsome variety with a few black spines. Mr. Hepper, 

 gardener. The Elms, Acton, sent very fina examples of Hepper's Giant 

 Tomato. Mr. Wildsmith, gardener to Viscount Eversley, Heckfield 

 Park, Winchfield, Hants, sent some very fine examples of Veitch's 

 Autumn Giant Cauliflower. Mr. Evershed, Minsted Gardens, Godal- 

 ming, sent a good collection of vegetables, consisting of Cauliflowers, 

 I Peas, Vegetable Marrows, &c. Mr. Gardiner, Eatington Park, Strat- 

 I ford-on-Avon, sent a collection of twenty-five varieties of Potatoes. 

 Messrs. Carter & Co., High Holborn. sent a fine lot of Onions. The 

 Committee considered the Naseby Mammoth and Nuneham Park to 

 be very closely allied, and both to be good selections of the White 

 Spanish ; and the new White Intermediate and the Bedfordshire Cham- 

 pion to be identical, and much resembling the old Globe. Mr. Bland, 

 gardener to Earl Kilmorey, Gordon House, Isleworth,senta fine basket 

 of MiishrooUis. Messrs. Veitch &; Sons sent a large and interesting 

 collection of Beets, with examples baked and boiled, and growing — viz.. 

 Nutting's Dwarf Red, Dewar's Dwarf Red, Whyte's Black, Cattell's 

 Crimson, Dell's Crimson, Pine Apple, Egyptian Turnip-rooted, also 

 the Improved Silver or Sea-kale, and the Red Brazilian for decorative 

 purposes. Messrs. Veitch also sent iome very fine Endives — viz.. 

 Eraser's Improved Broadleaf, White Batavian, Digswell Prize, White 

 Curled very fine. Green Curled, and Moss Curled. Mr. W. Taylor, 

 9, Southbrook Road, Lee. Kent, sent examples, accompanied with a 

 long communication, of Chenopodium Quinox, which is good used as 

 a Spinach. 



Mr. Wells, Southend, sent some examples of Grapes gro'svn in Wells's 

 ground vinery. The varieties were Golden Champion, Black Ham- 

 burgh, Muscat of Alexandria, Muscat Hamburgh. They were not so 

 good as in former years. Mr. Wildsmith. gardener to Lord Eversley, 

 sent a large bunch of Black Hamburgh Grapes grown on an old Vine 

 transplanted last season. Mr. Bannerman, gardener to Lord Bagot, 

 Blithe-field, Rngeley, sent a Grape stated to be a seedling, but which 

 was considered to be the Mill Hill Hamburgh. Mr. Parsons, Ranelagh 

 Nursery, Leamington, sent examples of the Abercairney Grape, which 

 is the true Alicante. Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, & Co., sent examples 

 of a white seedling Grape, having large bunches and fair-sized oval 

 berries with a nice sweet flavour. Mr. A. Ingram, Alnwick Castle 

 Gardens, sent examples of a seedling Grape bearing strong resemblance 

 to Mrs. Pince's Black Muscat, but which the Committee considered 

 superior to that variety in flavour. Mr. Gardiner, gardener to Lady 

 C. B. Percy, Guy's Cliffe, Warwick, sent examples of a seedling Grape 

 which produces the bunshes sometimes white, sometimes black, and 

 sometimes variegated. It was considered the same as the Aleppo or 

 Variegated Chasselas. Mr. Pearson, nurseryman, Chilwell, Notting- 

 ham, sent several seedling Grapes of great promise. One named 

 Abram Bass, a large oval black berry like Alicante, ■with a strong 

 Muscat flavour, was considered highly promising. Several others in 

 the style of the Alicante were good. From the Society's Garden, 

 Chiswick, came examples of Madresfield Court Black Muscat and 

 Frankenthal grown in a cold house. The Madresfield Court was fine 

 in appearance and superior in every respect to the Frankenthal, thus 

 stamping its value and its capabilities for cultivation in cold houses. 



Mr. G. Camford, gardener to H. D. Streattield, Esq., Cheddington, 

 Edenbridge, Kent, sent some examples of Late Admirable Peaches. 

 Mr. Poulton, gardener to C. S. Dickins, Esq., Coolburst Park, Hors- 

 ham, sent some fine examples of Walburton Admirable Peaches. Mr. 

 J. Groom, gardener to Earl Stradbroke, Henham Hall, Wangford, 

 Su^'olk, sent some good Walburton and Late Admirable Peaches. Mr. 

 W. Cox, the Gardens, Madresfield Court, Great Malvern, sent some 

 fine examples of Rivera's Victoria Nectarine, a very fine variety, to 

 which a special certificate was awarded. 



Mr. Carr, gardener to P. L- Hinds, Esq., Byfleet, Surrey, sent very- 

 large and fine examples of the Avocado Pear, or Persea gratisaima. 

 Mr. W. Paul, Waltham Cross, sent a Pear named Souvenir dn Congres, 

 which was approved of by the Committee, bnt had past its best. G. F, 

 Wilson, Esq., Heatherbank, Weybridge Heath, sent weU-grown ex- 

 amples of Doyenne da Cornice Pears. 



