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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



from which the collections were procured the greater would be 

 the value and interest of the exhibition. 



It was requested that every collection of fruit should be 

 accompanied with as much information as possible with regard 

 to the soil, exposure, and physical conditions of the districts in 

 which they had been grown. For this purpose the following 

 form was enclosed, and the information so obtained has been 

 incorporated in the body of this Report : — 



Form sent out to be filled up by Exhibitors. 



NATIONAL APPLE AND PEAK CONFERENCE, 1888. 



Apples. 



1. Exhibitor's Name and Address. 



2. Class or Classes for exhibition. 



3. Selection of twenty-four varieties most suited for culture in the dis- 

 trict, named in order of succession. 



4. Selection of twelve varieties most suited for culture in the district, 

 named in order of succession. 



5. Selection of ten varieties suited for market culture, stating to what 

 extent they are grown in the district. 



6. Situation :— Sheltered or otherwise. 



7. Character of soil, sub-soil, &c. 



8. General remarks as to modes of cultivation, stocks, pruning, &c. 



In order to carry out the objects of the Conference in various 

 parts of the country, the following gentlemen were requested to 

 act as a Committee, those marked with an asterisk forming the 

 Executive : — 



Baillie, E. T., Messrs. Dickson & 

 Sons' Nurseries, Chester. 



Bannister, W., The Gardens, Cote 

 House, Westbury-on-Trym. 



Barr, Peter, 12 King Street, Co vent 

 Garden, W.C. 

 *Beddome, Colonel, Sispara, West 

 Hill, Putney. 



Blackmore, B. D., Teddington. 



Breeze, G., The Gardens, Petworth 

 Park, Petworth. 

 *Bunyard, George, The Nurseries, 

 Maidstone. 



Bunyard, T., The Nursery, Ash- 

 ford. 



Burnett, J., The Gardens, The 

 Deepdene, Dorking. 



*Cheal, J., The Nurseries, Crawley, 

 Sussex. 



* Cole man, W., The Gardens, East- 

 nor Castle, Ledbury. 



Cornu, Philip Le, High View Nur- 

 series, St. Heliers, Jersey. 



Crump, W., The Gardens, Madres- 

 field Court, Great Malvern. 



Cranstqn, John, The Nurseries, 

 Hereford. 



Crowley, Philip, Waddon House, 

 Croydon. 



Cummins, G. W., The Gardens, 

 The Grange, Wallington. 

 *Dean, A., Bedfont, Hounslow. 



Denning, W., Heathfield Nursery, 

 Hampton. 



