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LORD' RANCLIFFE (Ellis).— Fruit, round, of medium size. Skin, 

 hairy, light yellow. Flavour, good. In 1864 it weighed 28 dwt. 

 8 gr. 



Bush, large and spreading; an excellent bearer, and makes long, 

 straight wood. 



MAGISTRATE (Diggles).— Large and obovate. Skin, red, and 

 downy. A first-rate variety. Bush, spreading. 



MAGNET (Bratherton). — Fruit, very long, from two to two and a 

 quarter inches in length, and well proportioned. Skin, hairy, light red. 

 In 1854 it weighed 28 dwt. 20 gr. 



An excellent bearer, ripens early, and hangs well ; makes long, slender 

 wood, and forms a large spreading bush. 



MAJOR HIBBERT (Etchells).— Fruit, long, tapering towards the 

 stalk. Skin, smooth, light red. Weighed 25 dwt. 15 gr. in 1864. 



A very late variety ; makes long, slender, trailing wood, and forms a 

 large spreading bush. 



MARLBOROUGH (Lavington).— Fruit, very long. Skin, a little 

 hairy, light red shaded with grey. Flavour, good. 



Bush, an excellent bearer, large and spreading. A new late variety. 

 Grown as a seedling, 27 dwt. 18 gr. 



MATCHLESS (Turner).— Fruit, long oval. Skin, smooth, deep 

 green. Flavour, good. In 1864 weighed 27 dwt. 18 gr. 

 Bush, spreading, bears freely. Makes long, slender wood. 



MAYOR OF OLDHAM.— Fruit, round, from 12 to 13 eighths in 

 length, and 4^ to 4| inches in circumference. Skin, smooth, very 

 thin, dull greenish white. Flesh, tender, and of exquisite flavour. 



Bears freely, and makes a fine bush, but the fruit is not now large 

 enough for exhibition. 



MISS BOLD (Pigeon's Egg). — Medium sized, roundish. Skin, red, 

 and downy. Of first-rate quaUty, and early ; it somewhat resembles 

 Red Walnut, but is better. Bush, spreading. 



MISS NIGHTINGALE (Walton).— Fruit, round, of medium length. 

 Skin, smooth, greenish white. In 1864 weighed 24 dwt. 19 gr. 

 Bush, spreading ; makes strong, pendulous wood, and bears freely. 



MITRE (Skellum). — Fruit, thick and round. Skin, hairy, bears 

 freely, greyish white. Flavour, good. In 1864 weighed 26 dwt. 12 gr. 



Makes strong, erect wood, and forms a large bush, which bears 

 freely. 



MODEL (Oldfield).— Fruit, tapering slightly, from 12 to 14 eighths 

 in length, and from 4| to 5 inches in circumference, with long slender 

 stalk, which is winged at the joint, Skin, hairy, dull pale green. 



