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special mention should be made of Messrs. T. Jones & Ingram, 

 of the Frogmore Gardens ; the then gardener at Deepdene ; J. 

 Woodbridge, of Syon ; Chas. Ross, of Welford Park ; Cox, of 

 Eedleaf ; Frost, of Dropmore ; Fleming, of Trentham ; Ingram, 

 of Belvoir ; Speed, of Chats worth ; Ford, of Leonardslee ; Don, 

 of Bedgbury ; Luckhurst, of Maidstone ; Wildsmith, of Heck- 

 field ; and others now passed away. The forerunner in modern 

 culture was probably Sir Henry Scudamore Stanhope, of Holme 

 Lacey, Hereford. In later times Mr. R. D. Blackmore, of 

 Teddington, has been the pioneer in testing the newer varieties, 

 and Dr. Hogg's " Fruit Manual " owes no small part of its value 

 to Mr. Blackmore's experience. The gardens of Barham Court, 

 Teston, have of late supplied the champion prize hardy fruits ; 

 whilst Messrs. Goodacre, Blair, McHattie, Hunter, Mclndoe, 

 and others being the most successful in hot-house fruits. 



I have now sketched in outline the "Progress in Fruit 

 Culture " during the sixty years of Queen Victoria's reign. 

 Much more could be added if time permitted, but I am sure you 

 will agree that the rate of progress in horticulture has been quite 

 as rapid and far-reaching as in many other of the industrial arts 

 and sciences ; and I look forward confidently for still greater 

 progress in the future among the many intelligent gardeners, 

 nurserymen, and hybridists of our time who are not slow to 

 avail themselves of the vast opportunities that lie around them. 



LIST OF FINE FRUITS IN CULTIVATION, 1837. 



Apples 



Alfriston. 

 Astrachan, Red. 

 Beauty of Kent. 

 Beachamwell. 

 Blenheim Orange. 

 Codlin, Manks. 

 Codlin, Carlisle. 

 Codlin, Keswick. 

 Calville White. 

 Cornish Aromatic. 

 Court Pendu Plat. 

 Court of Wick. 

 Christie's Pippin. 

 Duchess of Oldenburg. 

 Dutch Mignonne. 

 Dutch Codlin. 

 Devonshire Quarrenden. 

 Emperor Alexander. 

 Flower of Kent. 



Gravenstein. 



Gloria Mundi. 



Hambledon Deux Ans. 



Hanwell Souring. 



Hoary Morning. 



Hawthornden. 



Hollandbury. 



Irish Peach. 



Joaneting. 



Kent Fillbasket. 



Minchull Crab. 



Margaret or Red Joaneting. 



M argil. 



Norfolk Beaufin. 

 Nonpareil, Braddick's. 

 Nonpareil, Ross. 

 Nonpareil, Scarlet. 

 Nonesuch, Old. 

 Pearmain, Hereford. 



