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representative of British fruit culture, both under glass and 

 outside. The arrangements were excellent in every respect, 

 the disposal of the tables being an object-lesson for the 

 managers of other shows to copy. These were arranged 

 in two long lines, with intervals about equal to the length of 

 each separate set of tables, and in these open spaces diamond- 

 shaped arrangements of the tabling were made, these form- 

 ing the central line, the angles pointing into the open spaces 

 of the other two lines. This afforded most excellent means 

 of close inspection, with the additional convenience of easy 

 access to different parts of the show. These arrangements 

 also made it far easier for exhibitors to stage their produc- 

 tions as well as for the judges to perform their work. Both 

 Mr. Barron, the R.H.S. Superintendent, and Mr. Head, 

 Chief of the Horticultural Department of the Crystal Palace, 

 are to be congratulated on this arrangement." 



The Gardeners' Chronicle, the Journal of Horticulture, indeed 

 all the leading horticultural papers, had similar highly apprecia- 

 tive remarks. The Gardeners' Magazine actually went to the 

 trouble of making an analysis of the fruits shown, which, as it 

 may interest gardeners, we have asked leave to reprint below. 

 But in estimating the size and extent of the Show it must be 

 borne in mind that the analysis is only of the fruit sent for com- 

 petition, and does not include any of that (like the magnificent 

 exhibit of Her Majesty, for instance) sent simply for exhibition. 

 And it is estimated that these non-competitive exhibits contained 

 a quite equal number of dishes of fruit to those sent for the 

 prizes. 



For the prizes there were no less than 1,301 separate entries, 

 and the analysis shows that there were staged 1,027 dishes of 

 Apples of 172 varieties ; Pears, 829 dishes of 106 varieties ; 

 Grapes, 105 dishes of 21 varieties ; Plums, 90 dishes of 21 

 varieties ; Peaches, 51 dishes of 12 varieties ; Nectarines, 15 

 dishes of 8 varieties ; Damsons, 6 dishes of 4 varieties ; 

 Quinces, 6 dishes of 1 variety ; Bullaces, 5 dishes of 2 

 varieties ; Figs, 4 dishes of 1 variety ; Apricots, 2 dishes of 

 1 variety ; and Gooseberries, 1 dish. Total, 2,148 dishes of 

 857 varieties. 



