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N. Miller, Esq., Bishop's Stortford, who had a handsome Queen, 

 weighing 51b. 6 oz. Some plants of Thoresby Queen, stocky and 

 well grown, with large but unripe lumpy frnit unequally swelled, 

 which seemed characteristic of the variety, came from Mr. A. 

 Henderson, gardener to Earl Manvers, Thoresby Park, Oiler ton. 



Grapes formed an excellent exhibition. Eor black sorts, Mr. 

 Squibs, Ick worth Park, was first with moderate-sized bunches, 

 remarkable for their fine berries and dense black colour. Mr. 

 Standish, Ascot, received a well-merited Eirst-Class Certificate 

 for nicely ripened samples of his new Grape, Eoyal Ascot, which 

 deserves all that has been said in commendation of it. The finest 

 sample of G-rapes, however, consisted of three bunches of Ham- 

 burghs, shown for the Stowmarket Medal by Mr. Meads, gardener 

 to Baikes Currie, Esq., Minley Manor, Farnborough, Hants. 

 These were large, irregular clusters of fine berries, pretty well co- 

 loured, and weighed together 2u|lb. 



The Cup offered by the ' G-ardeners' Chronicle ' for a col- 

 lection of fruit and vegetables was awarded to Mr. Pottle, gardener 

 to B. D. Colvin, Esq. ; and the prizes offered by the ' Journal of 

 Horticulture' for two desserts, were taken by Mr. Carmichael, 

 gardener to H.B.H. the Prince of Wales, Sandringham, and Mr. 

 Blair, gardener to Sir Gr. N. Middleton, Bart., Shrubland Park. 



The show of Implements was not extensive ; but some very 

 good articles were produced in several of the classes, especially 

 among garden-seats, engines, suction-pumps, lawn-mowers, and 

 models of greenhouses. 



August 6. — Mr. Shaw, of Manchester, and Mr. "Williams, of 

 Holloway, each exhibited some very curious dwarf varieties of 

 Atliyrium Filix-foemina, raised by Mr. G-lover ; they were 

 severally named, Gloveri, Glomeratum ramosum, Frizellice ramo- 

 sum, and Frizellice cristatum. Messrs. Jackman & Son, of Wok- 

 ing, contributed a boxful of magnificent blooms of Clematis, in- 

 cluding the following new kinds: — Lady Bovill, lavender; Mrs. 

 Bateman, violet, a variety which in general produces blossoms 

 having six petals instead of four or five ; and Thomas Moore, a 

 fine kind, having reddish-purple blossoms shaded with violet and 

 white stamens. C. lanuginosa Candida, in the same collection, 

 found to be a fine white sort, which, when intermixed with the 

 charming varieties just named and others of the Woking hybrids, 

 must produce a striking and beautiful effect. Gr. E. Wilson, 

 Esq., furnished a beautiful Japanese Lily, Lilium Thunbergianum 



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