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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Class 21. — Collection of not less than 30, or more than 50, 

 distinct varieties of Apples, 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 Gilt Knightian Medal, to Messrs. George 

 Bunyard & Co., Maidstone. 



A superb collection of very large, heavy, and highly coloured 

 fruits. The varieties were ' The Queen,' ' Gold MedaJ,' ' Striped 

 Beefing,' 1 Peasgood's Nonsuch,' ' Waltham Abbey,' ' Bowhill 

 Pippin,' ' Lord Grosvenor,' ' Cellini Pippin,' ' Tower of Glamis,' 

 'King of Tomkin's County,' ' Hambling's Seedling,' 'Twenty 

 Ounce,' ' Stirling Castle,' 'Wealthy,' 'Tyler's Kernel,' 'Castle 

 Major,' ' Ecklinville,' 'Mere de Menage,' 'New Hawthornden,' 

 ' Murfitt's Seedling,' 'Worcester Pearmain,' 'Lord Derby,' 

 ' Baumann's Red,' 'Gloria Mundi.' 'Cox's Pomona,' 'Mrs. 

 Barron,' ' Lady Henniker,' ' Warner's King,' ' Newton Wonder,' 

 'Cornish Giant,' 'Royal Jubilee,' 'Grenadier,' ' Hormead 

 'Pearmain,' 'Bismarck,' ' Bramley's Seedling,' 'Gascoyne's 

 Scarlet,' 'Pott's Seedling,' ' Bietigheimer,' 'Alexander,' 'Winter 

 Ribston,' 'Stone's,' 'Golden Spire,' 'Lane's Prince Albert,' 

 ' Foster's Seedling,' ' Washington,' ' Belle Pontoise,' ' Manx 

 Codlin,' ' Lord Suffield,' ' Farmer's Seedling,' and ' Golden 

 Noble.' 



Mr. John Basham, Bassaleg, Monmouth, received the 

 Second Prize, a Silver Knightian Medal, for a very meritorious 

 exhibit, some of the dishes being remarkably fine. 



Class 22. — Collection of fruit-bearing branches or sprays, of 

 any kind or variety, of various frnit bushes or trees ; to occupy a 

 table not exceeding 24 ft. by 3 ft. 



First Prize, £3 ; Second Prize, £2 ; Third Prize, £1. 

 No competition. 



Division III. 



Fruits groivn in the Open Air. 

 Open to Gardeners and Amateurs only. 



Class 23. — Apples, 24 dishes, distinct, 10 Cooking, 8 Dessert. 

 The latter to be placed in the front row. 



