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Albert,' ' Fearn's Pippin,' ' Cox's Orange,' ' Bramley's Seedling,' 

 ' Akera,' ' Braddick's Nonpareil,' ' Blenheim Orange,' ' Rosemary 

 Russet,' ' Tibbett's Pearmain,' 1 Bismarck,' ' Cornish Gilliflower ' ; 

 and amongst the Pears, ' Pitmaston Duchess,' ' Jean van Geert,' 

 ' Doyenne du Cornice,' ' Beurre Ranee,' ' Clairgeau,' ' Marie 

 Benoist,' 'President Osmanville,' - Durondeau,' 'Beurre Fou- 

 queray,' 'Conference,' ' Gilogil,' ' Directeur Alphand,' 'Marie 

 Louise,' ' Beurre Dumont.' 



Class 18. — Collection of not less than 75, or more than 100, 

 distinct varieties of Hardy Fruits, in baskets or dishes, grown 

 entirely in the open air ; to be arranged on a table of about 

 24 ft. by 6 ft. or an equivalent space ; Foliage Plants may be 

 added and branches of any fruit-bearing trees or bushes. 



First Prize, Gold Medal (given by the Fruiterers' Company), to 

 Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone. 



This splendid collection, well worthy of the honour it received, 

 consisted entirely of magnificent Apples and Pears, with the 

 exception of two dishes of Grapes, ' Sweetwater ' and ' Miller's 

 Burgundy,' and two dishes of Plums, - Wyedale ' and ' Cheshire 

 Damson.' 



Again it is difficult to specify when all were so remarkable, 

 but amongst the Apples (besides those mentioned under 

 Class 17) were fine specimens of ' Lord Grosvenor,' ' Frogmore 

 Prolific,' ' Waltham Abbey,' 'Annie Elizabeth,' 'Worcester 

 Pearmain,' ' Allington Pippin,' ' Cellini,' ' Newton Wonder,' 

 4 Tyler's Kernel,' ' Stone's,' ' Lord Derby ' ; and amongst the 

 Pears, ' Baltet Pere,' ' Duchesse d'Angouleme,' ' King Edward,' 

 4 Louise Bonne,' ' Emile d'Heyst,' ' Marie Louise d'Uccle.' 



Class 19. — Collection of not less than 30, or more than 50, 

 distinct varieties of Hardy Fruits, in baskets or dishes, grown 

 entirely in the open air ; to be arranged on a table of about 

 '24 ft. by 3 ft. or an equivalent space ; Foliage Plants may be 

 added, and branches of any fruit-bearing trees or bushes. 



First Prize, Silver (iilt Knightian Medal, to Mr. H. Berwick, 

 Sidmouth. 



Mr. Berwick staged a grand collection of large and highly 

 coloured Apples and Pears, mostly in large basketfuls. Amongst 

 the Apples the most remarkable were 'Peasgood's Nonsuch,' 



