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Mr. A. R. Allan, Hillingdon Court Gardens, 

 led for pears, and showed Charles Ernest 

 and Durondeau finely; Mr. J. Coleman 



second . 



Tlie next grouping found Essex, Suffolk, 

 Norfolk, Cambridge, Hunts, and Rutland 

 associated, and here the premier award for 

 apples fell to Mr. Andrews, gardener to the 

 Riffht Hon. W. Lowther, Campsea Ash, Suf- 

 folk, who showed very good examples of 

 Peasgood's, Ix>rd Derby. Belle de Pontoise, 

 Bismarck, Cox's Orange Pippin, and Ril>ston 

 Pippin; Mr. A. Humphrey, gardener to Sir 

 Montagu Turner, Havering, Romford, 

 second. Pears in this division were l>est 

 staged by Mr. W. Allan, gardener to Colonel 

 Harbord, Gunton Park, Norwich, who was 

 followed by Mr. W. Messenger, gardener to 

 G. H. Berners, Esq., AVoolverstone Park, 

 Ipswich. 



Lincoln, Northampton, Warwick. Leices- 

 ter, Notts, Derby, Staffs, Shropshire, and 

 Cheshire formed the next group, and here Mr. 

 J. Taylor, gardener to F. Bibby, Esq.. Hard- 

 wicke Grange, Shrewsbury, led fboth for 

 apples and for pears, and he showed finely in 

 each case, some of his best disTies being of 

 Warner's King, Stirling Castle, Cox*s Orange 

 Pippin, Marie Louise d^Uccle, and Souv. dxi 

 Congres. Mr. H. Collier, gardener to Sir 

 Oswald Mosley, Bart., Rolleston Hall, Bur- 



main, The Queen, Jao. Grieve, ami ( * \ > 

 Pomona. 



Among Irish growers Mr. T. E. Tomaliu, 

 gardener to the FLarl of Bei>sborough, Bess- 

 borough, Piltown, led for brightly-coloured 

 apples, with Mr. C. B. Broad/ Aghern, 

 Couna, CO. Cork, second. There were no 

 pears from the sister Isle, and no exhibits 

 a*t all from the Channel Islands. 



DESSERT APPLES: SINGLE DISHES. 



Over two dozen classes were provided for 

 single dishes of specified dessert apples, and 

 in each class the first prize wa^ 7s.. and tlie 

 second 5s. We give the first prizewinner in 

 each inst-ance. 



Adam's Pearmain, eleven entries, Mr. J. 

 Bond. Aliington Pippin, eighteen entries, 

 Mr. C. Wotton, gardener to the Earl of 

 Westmorland, Woodcock Park, Sitting- 

 bourne. American Mother, seven entries, 

 Mr, C. Page, Dropmore, Maidenhead, a 

 finely-coloured set. lielle de Boskoop, four 

 entries, Mr. G. Richardson. Bens Red, two 

 entries, Mr. C. B. Broad, Conna^ co. Cork. 

 Blenheim Orange, seventeen entries, Mr. A. 

 Tidy. Charles Ross, ten entries. Rev. W. H. 

 Bull, Westgate-on-Sea. Christmas Pear- 

 main, two entries, Mr. J. Brock, Goodwood. 

 Claygate Poarmain, one entry, no award. 

 Coronation, three entries, Mr. J. Brmk. 



Anme Elizabeth, seven entri»es, Mr. J. 

 Bond. Beauty ot Kent, lour entries, Mr. A. 

 Basile, Woburn Park Gardens, Weybridge. 

 Bismarck, eight entries. Mr. A, Andrews. 

 Blenheim Orange, nine entries, Mr. P. B. 

 Awctxk, gardener to D, A. Seligman, Esq., 

 Iden Manor, Staplehurst. Bramley's Se;^d- 

 ling^ six entries, Mr. C. Wo'ton. Byford 

 Wonder, two entries, Mr. J. Copj). Dume- 

 low's Se<*dling, nine entries, Mr. J. Skelton. 

 I'X'klinville, five entri<*s. Mr. C. Page. Ed- 

 ward VIL, one entry, {'olonel IhillcK'k, (^hiii- 

 dingfold, Snrrcv. Emmett Early, one entry, 

 Mr. J. R. Smitfi. gardener to J. l^nvis, Es<j., 

 liedgebury Park, iJoudhursl. EmjK^ror Alex- 

 bander, ten entries, Mr. G. Richardson. A 

 grand dish of fruits that was probably the* 

 best of the t^i had no class card, and was 

 therefore not judged. Gas<»oyne's Sc^arlet, 

 ten entrie^i, Mr. J. Vert ; here, too, there 

 was a splendid dish of fruit** without a class 

 card, and therefore not judged. 



(lolden Noble, eiglit en*ries. Mr. J. Bond. 



(irenadier, two entries, Mr. C. Page. Hamu- 

 li ngs Se<^dling, ten entries, Mr. J. Bond. 

 T*ady Ilenniker, five entries, Mr. J. R. 

 Smith. Lane*s Prince Albert, twelve en- 

 tries, Mr. T. A. Tomalin. T/ord Derbv, four 

 MDrics, Mr. J. Coleman. Mere de Menage, 

 tnree entries, Mr. G. Richardson. Newton 

 Wonder, eight entries, Mr. J. Bond. Norfolk 



Back row. — Bramley's Seedling, Peasgood's Nonsuch, Mere de Menage, Lord Derby, Barnaek Beauty, Enqjeror Alexander. 

 Middle row. — Beurre Alexandre Lucas, Doyenne du Cornice, Pitmaston Duchess, Beurre Baltet pere. Conference, Marie Benoist. 



Front row. — Charles Ross, Blenheim Pippin, Ribston Pippin, King of the Pippins, Wealthy, Coxs Orange Pippin. 



E.H.S. FRLIT SHOW.— FIRST PRIZE COLLECTION OF APPLES AND PEARS. 



Exhibited by the Ipswich Gardeners* Society in the Affiliated Societies' Class. 



ton-on-Trent, second for apples and also for 

 pears. 



Curiously enough there was only one ex- 

 hibit in the class open to Worcester, Here- 

 ford, Monmouth, Glamorgan, Carmarthen, 

 and Pembroke, and this was of pears from 

 Mr. W. E. Hyde, Old Post Office, Trumpet, 

 Ledbury ; a second prize was aw^arded. 



The six Northern Counties and the Isle 

 of Man sent four exhibits. Mr. J. C. 

 McPherson, gardener to Baron de Forest, 

 Londesborough Park, Yorke, scored for 

 apples; and Mr. W, Chuck, Brodsworth Hall, 

 Doncaster, came second. For pears the same 

 exhibitors filled similar positions. 



Scotland sent three exhibits, one of apples 

 and one of pears from Mr. Staward, gardener 

 ^ R. M. Pilkerton, Rsq., St. Fort House. 

 Newport, Fife; he was awarded a second 

 pr.ze for apples, and a first for pears, and his 

 varieties in the latter case were Tliompsons, 

 papp's Favourite, Beurre Diel, Marechal de 



Chas. Ernest, and Bergamotte 

 « Esperen. Mr, J. Duff, gardener to Colonel 

 Gordon, Threave House, Castle Douglas;, was 

 a capital first for apples, and showed Peas- 

 food's, Gascovne's. Scarlet, Worcester Pear- 



Cop p. 



Cox's Orange Pippin, twenty-two entries, Mr. 

 J. Smith Kelly, gardener to the Ducheir:s of 

 Albany, Claremont, Esher— a fine dish. Duke 

 of Devonshire, four entries, Mr, J. 



Ferndale, Teignmouth. 



Egremont Russet, six entries, Mr. J. Bond. 

 Houblon, three entries, Mr. J. Copp. James 

 Grieve, seven entries. Mr. J. Copp. King of 

 Tomkins County, nine entries, Mr. T. E. 

 Tomalin, Bessborough. Lord Hindlip, two 

 entries, Mr. T. E. Tomalin. Margil, eight 

 entries, Mr. J. Coleman. Rival, six entries, 

 Mr. J. Brock. Ribston Pippin, seventeen 

 entries, Mr. W. Allan. Edmund's Pippin, 

 one entry, Mr. W. Allan. Wealthy, eight en- 

 tries, Mr. W. Messenger. Any otlier early 

 variety, thirty entries, Mr. H. Markham, 

 gardener to Viscount Enfield. Wrotham Park, 

 Barnet, Avith Ellison's Karly Orange. Any 

 late variety, not previously named, iwenty- 

 four entries, Mr. W. Allan, lirst with Winter 

 Ribston. 



COOKING APPLES: SINGLE DISHES. 



In this division sing'e d'sh classes were 

 provided for a large number of specified 

 varieties with prizes as for dessert apples. 



Beau':y, six eiitr:i>. Mr. A. Andrews. Peas- 

 good's Nonsuch, eleven entries. Air, F. Brock 

 — a grand dish. Pott's Seedling, two en- 

 tries, Mr. G. Ijonghurst. Rev. W. Wilks, 

 three entries, Mr. T. E. Tomalin. Royal 

 Jubilee, two entries, Mr. J. Brock. Stirling 

 Castle, two entries, Mr. C. Page. The Queen, 

 seven entries, Mr. T. E. Tomalin. Tower of 

 Glamis, five entries, Mr. B. J. Meyer, Wier- 

 .ton Place Gardens, Maidstone. Warner's 

 King, nineteen entries, Mr. C. Wotton. Any 

 variety not included above, twenty entries, 

 Mr. Tomalin. with Loddington in fine form; 

 indeed. Air. Tomalin's fruits were very fine, 

 and his numerous succct^ses should prove dis- 

 tinctly favourable to the sjteadily-growing 

 fruit industry in Ireland. 



CHOICE DESSERT PEARS, 



Alx)ut forty classes wore ]>rovided for spe- 

 cified varieties of ciiuio- des-<>rt pears, and 

 in each class prizes ot 7s. and 5s, respectively 

 were offered. In these classes we give the 

 first-prize winner only. 



Beurre Alexander Lucas, nine entries, 

 Air. T, Turton. Beurre d*Amanlis, one 

 entry, a second prize to Air. G. Longhurst. 



