EXHIBITORS IN CLASSES. 



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Mr. H. Merryweather. 

 Mr. G. Thompson. 

 Mr. J. Watkins. 



The examples contributed in this class were highly credit- 

 able, Mr. Dean staging some very fine Cox's Orange, Mr. 

 Watkins Warner's King, and Mr. Merry weather remarkably 

 fine fruit of Bramley's Seedling, Domino, and Clarke's Seedling. 



Class XI. 



Apples grown on Special Stocks, of which particulars 

 had to be given (not exceeding twelve varieties). 



Exhibitors. 



1. Messrs. E. Veitch & Sons, Exeter. 



Examples sent were all from trees grafted on the English 

 Paradise, which by themselves were of no value. 



Class XII. 



Apples as grown and sent to market, one peck of each 

 (not exceeding twelve varieties). 



This Class formed rather an attractive feature, and was found 

 of great interest. 



Exhibitors. 



1. Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co. 



These were staged in neat shallow baskets, the samples being 

 large, full of colour, and uniform in size. The sorts were Pott's 

 Seedling, Cox's Orange, Stirling Castle, Baumann's Bed Winter 

 Beinette, Lord Suffield, Duchess of Oldenburg, Worcester 

 Pearmain, Warner's King, Cellini, Ecklinville, Beauty of Kent, 

 The Queen. 



2. Mr. G. Thompson, Gardener to Messrs. Wells, Hounslow. 

 These were put up in the ordinary market style, in small 



round baskets with blue paper. The sorts were : Small's Admir- 

 able, Stirling Castle, Dumelow's Seedling, Warner's King, Alma 

 Pippin, King of the Pippins, and Harvey's Wiltshire Defiance. 



3. Messrs. Paul & Son 



Staged theirs in square shallow trays, which displayed the 

 fruit well. The sorts were Claygate Pearmain, Dumelow's Seed- 

 ling, Bed Hawthornden, Yorkshire Beauty, Stirling Castle, Blen- 

 heim Orange, King of the Pippins, Fearn's Pippin. 



