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worth. They were considered to be very good specimens of that 

 fruit, similar to the Yellow Powis Mango fruited at Walcot Hall, 

 and figured in the 1 Horticultural Transactions,' 1826. 



Messrs. Veitch and Sons exhibited a collection of Beet, accom- 

 panied by cooked specimens of each variety, for the Committee 

 to taste. The collection consisted of the following varieties : — 

 Yeitch's Dwarf Eed ; Pine-apple ; Nutting's Dwarf Dark ; Oattell's 

 Crimson ; Dewar's Dwarf Eed ; Winton's Eed, var. 2, var. 3 ; Silver 

 or Seakail; and "White Silesian, — amongst^ which a new sort, 

 marked var. no. 2, was considered the best. 



Prom the Garden of the Society, Chiswick, came specimens of 

 Doyenne du Cornice Pear, which the Committee considered to be 

 one of the most delicious Pears of the season. 



Nov. 20, 1866. — Mr. Euffett, gardener to the Viscountess 

 Palmerston, Brockett Hall, Herts, exhibited the following collec- 

 tion of Apples: — Cox's Orange Pippin, Sam Young, Margil, 

 Court of Wick, Coe's Golden Drop, Braddick's Nonpareil, Eib- 

 ston Pippin, "Wyken Pippin, Pearn's Pippin. These were all 

 first-rate sorts ; the specimens of Sam Young were unusually 

 large and fine, quite free from the defect of cracking, which this 

 variety is very liable to. Cox's Orange Pippin was, as usnal, very 

 fine, and also Coe's Golden Drop and Pearn's Pippin. Mr. Euf- 

 fett also exhibited specimens of Chaumontel and Old Colmar 

 Pears, both very good. A Special Certificate was awarded. 



Mr. Cox, Eedleaf, exhibited very beautiful specimens of Golden 

 Noble and Waltliam Abbey Seedling Apples, both first-rate kitchen 

 Apples, and very distinct. Also specimens of Chaumontel and 

 Winter J¥elis Pears. The Chaumontel were considered richer 

 and more juicy than those exhibited from Hertfordshire by Mr. 

 Euffett. 



Mr. Earley, gardener to F. Pryor, Esq., Digswell, Herts, ex- 

 hibited some very fine roots of Salsafi/ and Scorzonera, The Sal- 

 safy was from 12 to 15 inches in length, of a nice, regularly taper- 

 ing form ; the Scorzonera was also very good. A Special Certifi- 

 cate was awarded. Mr. Earley also exhibited very fine specimens 

 of remarkably tall Brussels Sprouts, being upwards of 3 feet 

 high, covered with sprouts from the ground to the top. A Special 

 Certificate was awarded. 



Messrs. Yeitch and Sous exhibited the following collection of 

 Celery : — Yeitch's Silver "White, Hood's Dwarf Eed, Incomparable 

 White, Solid Eed, Paris Dwarf White, New Eed, Seymour's 

 White, Ivery's Nonsuch, Coles's Crystal White, Cole's Defiance 



