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with sugar. Mr. Rivers also exhibited several sorts of stocks 

 used for dwarfing the Apple-tree. 



November 5. — At this meeting, for the best three dishes of 

 Dessert Apples, Mr. Curd, gardener to M. Gr. Thoyts, Esq., was 

 awarded the First Prize, with Blenheim Orange, Royal Pearmain, 

 and Ribston Pippin, Mr. J. B. "Whiting the Second. 



For the best dish of Huyslie's Victoria Pear, Mr. Plughes, 

 gardener to the Rev. Greorge Kemp, was awarded the Second 

 Prize. 



For the best dish of any other variety of Pear, there were 

 twenty-nine exhibitions, Mr. J. Grarland being awarded the First 

 Prize, with Doyenne du Cornice, which is a most excellent pear ; 

 Mr. Ruffett was awarded the Second Prize. 



Mr. Perkins, gardener to C. Keyser, Esq., Stanmore, exhibited 

 three very fine Pipley Queen Pines, for which a Special Certificate 

 was awarded. 



Mr. James Drewett, The Denbies, Dorking, exhibited a Melon 

 called " Denbies Greenflesli" The Committee considered it the 

 best-flavoured melon that had come before them this season, and 

 awarded it a First-Class Certificate. 



Henry Webb, Esq., Redstone Manor, exhibited fine examples 

 of Ducliesse d' Angouleme Pears, to which a Special Certificate 

 was awarded. 



The Rev. Gr. Kemp exhibited a dish of Coe's Golden-Drop 

 Plum, much shrivelled, but exceedingly rich and good. 



December 3. — Mr. S. Ford, gardener to W. E. Hubbard, Esq., 

 St. Leonard's Lodge, Horsham, exhibited a large and excellent 

 collection of exceedingly well-grown Apples and Pears, for which 

 he w T as awarded Two Special Certificates. Mr. Ford likewise ex- 

 hibited a very fine collection of twenty varieties of Potatoes and 

 some fruit of the Physalis Alkehengi and edulis. 



Mr. ¥m. Paul exhibited a seedling Apple of very handsome 

 appearance. It is above medium size, Pearmain- shaped ; colour 

 yellowish, streaked with red ; flesh white, soft, with a slight 

 flavour of the Ribston Pippin. It being somewhat past its sea- 

 son, the Committee requested to see it again. 



Mr. Vm. Paul also exhibited some very fine White Spanish 

 Onions, and examples of the stock used for grafting the Apple 

 upon in his nursery. 



Mr. Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, also exhibited examples of Apple- 

 trees worked 011 the French and English Paradise stocks. The 



