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EEUIT COMMITTEE. 
Special Certificates were given to Mr. Cox for Eivers's Victoria 
Nectarine, and to Mr. Carr, gardener to P. L. Hinds, Esq., for 
Avocado Pear, Fersea gratissima. Messrs. Carter's Prizes for six 
varieties of American Potatos were taken by Mr. Frisby, gardener 
to H. Chaplin, Esq., and Mr. J. Grarland, Killerton. 
The exhibition of Fungi was extraordinarily good ; but unfortu- 
nately the principal awards were not confirmed, in consequence 
of the subjects not having been properly entered. The most inter- 
esting species perhaps was Agaricus clavipes from Mr. W. Gr. Smith, 
which, though not new, has been confounded hitherto with A. 
eUicus,Sow. Mr. Beech sent from Castle Ashby excellent specimens 
of the Geaster which had been exhibited before. A splendid spe- 
cimen of Thelephora multizonata came from Mr. Smith, of Epping, 
together with Polyporus Scliweinitzii. Polyporus intyhaceus and 
P. frondosus were well represented. Agaricus porrigens from 
Inverary appeared in great perfection, and some beautiful spe- 
cimens of Glavaria formosa from Mr. Broome. Mr. Michael 
Terry sent a great many interesting species. Mr. W. G-. Smith 
sent cultivated specimens of Goprinus atramentarius. The whole 
was a great success ; but it was unfortunate that there was a mis- 
take about the entering, in consequence of which the Prizes were 
carried off by very good, but still inferior collections. 
The International Fruit Show was also a great success, nothing 
like it having been seen in London since 1862. All our best fruit- 
growers sent immense collections ; and the foreign element was 
well represented by M. Baltet, of Troyes. 
GENEEAL MEETING. 
Major Trevor Clarke, in the Chair. 
MM. Andre, Gillekens, and Spruyt, delegates from France and 
Belgium, were present. 
Mr. Berkeley called attention to the two varieties of Avocado 
Pear which exactly accorded with the two figures in the ' Bota- 
nical Eegister and Magazine,' where it is stated that the fruit is 
deleterious except when ripe. 
The large Gourd sent as a sort of Vegetable Marrow was in 
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