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five bunches of Grapes in twelve varieties. The following were 

 very good — Alicante, Barbarossa, Mrs. Pince, and Gros Colman. 

 For this fine collection a silver Knightian medal was awarded. 



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

 Winchfield, sent twenty-two bunches of Grapes in ten varieties, 

 including Lady Downe's, Trebbiano, Black Hamburgh, and Ali- 

 cante well finished. This was also an excellent collection, and 

 a similar award was granted. Messrs. Osborn and Sons, Fulham, 

 exhibited a number of small plants of their new variety of Fig, 

 Osborn's Prolific, which well deserves its name ; but nothing was 

 awarded, as the fruit was not ripe. Mr. J. Walker sent a fine 

 dish of Pond's Seedling Plum well ripened, also a dish of Red 

 Currants, for which a vote of thanks was accorded. Messrs. 

 Yeitch and Sons of Chelsea exhibited ninety-five dishes of Apples 

 in good condition for the season. They had been borne by trees 

 growing in the Southfield Nurseries, Fulham. The collection 

 included all the best varieties, and a silver Knightian medal was 

 awarded for them. Messrs. ¥m. Paul and Sons, Waltham Cross, 

 also staged a large collection of Apples and Pears, comprising a 

 hundred dishes. The Pears were generally unripe. A bronze 

 Knightian medal was awarded. 

 Messrs. H. Lane and Son, Great Berkhampstead, exhibited a 

 large collection of Grapes, most of which were in fine condition, 

 but their Vines in pots were most excellent. Six Vines were 

 shown all bearing a large quantity of fruit, and generally well 

 ripened and coloured. Foster's Seedling had twenty-eight, 

 twenty-seven, and twenty-six bunches ; Black Hamburgh fifteen and 

 sixteen good bunches ; and Alicante fourteen bunches. For this superb 

 collection a gold medal was deservedly awarded. Mr. J. Perkins, 

 gardener, Thornton Hall, Eye, Sussex, sent a seedling Melon 

 named The Squire, fairly well netted. Mr. D. Beesley, gardener 

 to R. P. Coleman, Esq., Spilsby, sent a brace of Cucumbers 

 named the Improved Manchester Prize of good strain: this was 

 commended. Mr. J. Pond of Jersey exhibited two seedling 

 Shallots, one the Jersey Lily, and the other the Jersey Giant 

 Red. They are to be tried at Chiswick. Herr Ernest Benary 

 of Erfurt was awarded a first-class certificate for a purple-top 



