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lent condition, one or two being overripe. The first prize was awarded 

 to Mr. Crump, gardener to the Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim, 

 for a medium-sized oval delicately netted example of Blenheim 

 Orange, a thin-rined few-seeded variety of excellent flavour. 

 Mr. T. Coomber, gardener to J. H. Rolls, Esq., M.P., The Hendre, 

 Monmouth, was placed second with a round and very handsome 

 fruit of Hendre Seedling, a Melon evidently of considerable merit 

 and high quality. Mr. Norman, gardener to the Marquis of Salis- 

 bury, Hatfield House, secured third honours with a very large fruit 

 of Read's Scarlet-flesh. 



Strawberries. — Of these nearly thirty fine dishes were staged. 

 In the class for three dishes Mr. Norman, gardener to the Marquis 

 of Salisbury, Hatfield, secured first honours with Sir C. Napier, 

 Sir J. Paxton, and President ; Mr. Goldsmith, gardener to P. C. 

 Hardwicke, Esq., Hollanden, Tonbridge, second with James Veitch 

 (extremely large), President, and Sir J. Paxton; and Messrs. 

 Barnwell and Tilbury, Crescent Road, Worthing, third with the 

 same varieties as the first-prize trio. For one dish Mr. Mortimer, 

 gardener to Major Storer, Purley Park, Reading, was placed first 

 with President, large and remarkably well coloured ; Mr. James, 

 Redlees, Isleworth, being a very close second with Sir J. 

 Paxton; and Mr. Gibson, Halstead Place Gardens, Sevenoaks, 

 third with equally fine fruits of the same variety, but not so well 

 dished. 



Tomatoes.^ Eleven very large and handsome dishes were exhi- 

 bited, first honours being well won by Mr. Iggulden, gardener to 

 Capt. D. Wingfield, Orsett Hall, Romford, with grand smooth 

 examples of Stamrordian. Mr. Crump, Blenheim, followed with an 

 excellent dish of Hathaway's Excelsior ; Mr. Miller, gardener, to 

 J. T. Priend, Esq., Northdown, Margate, with smaller but smooth 

 crimson fruit of Hooper's Acme. 



VEGETABLES. 

 There was a very marked advance in the number of entries in 

 the vegetable classes, several of the collections staged being very 

 meritorious. In the clas9 for ten dishes ten collections were 

 staged. Mr. Miles as usual occupied the premier position, staging 



