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exhibit, consisting of 100 dishes of Apples, 90 of Pears, 10 of late 

 Plums, and a few dishes of Figs, Medlars, and Cherries. But 

 what, perhaps, most attracted the attention of the general public 

 was the beautiful and exquisitely coloured fruiting sprays of 

 Physalis Francheti, the new and enlarged ' Winter Cherry ' of 

 gardens, recently brought from Japan by a member of the firm. 

 Gardeners, however, were at least equally attracted by a tray of 

 48 simply superb fruits of Cox's Orange Pippin, the like of which 

 for culture have seldom if ever been seen. 



Messrs. Veitch also contributed a large table of ornamental 

 fruited and berried plants, for which the thanks of all lovers of 

 such decorative autumnal subjects must have been most cordially 

 awarded. They were not only lovely in themselves, but most 

 instructive ; and it must have come as a surprise to many, if not 

 to most, that we have such a wealth of beautiful berry-bearing 

 plants growing in England. The following plants were repre- 

 sented in the group, the English names being added when 

 well known : — 



Alnus cordifolia. The Heart-shaped Alder. 

 ,, pendula. 



Amelanchier floribunda. The Canadian Grape Pear. 

 Arbutus procera = A. Menziesii. 



,, Unedo. The Strawberry Tree. 

 Asparagus officinalis. 

 Bcrberis vulgaris. The Barberry. 

 ,, Thunbergii. 

 „ aristata. 

 „ asiatica. 

 Cerasus lusitanica. The Portugal Laurel. 



„ laurocerasus. The Laurel. 

 Colutea arborescens. The Woody Bladder Senna. 

 Comus sanguinea atrosanguinea. The Dark Blood-red Dogwood. 



„ vias. The Cornelian Cherry. 

 Cotoncaster vniflora 

 ,, Simonsii. 

 ,, bacillaris. 

 „ buxifolia. 

 „ microphylla. 

 ,, horizontalis. \ 

 ,, frigida. 

 „ affinis. 

 Cratcegus oricntalis. The Eastern Hawthorn. 



Aronia=C. Maura. The Mediterranean Hawthorn. 

 ,, glandulosa= G. flava. The Yellow-berried Hawthorn. 

 , prunijolia = C. crus-galli. 

 ,, vielanocarpa. The Black-fruited Hawthorn. 

 ,, oxyacanfha. The Hawthorn. 

 Laelandi. 



,, cordata. The Washington Thorn. 

 ,, coccinea corallina. 



