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Pears, twenty-four fruits, received by rail. First, £1, E. Leigh, 

 Esq. (gr. Mr. Geo. Woodward) ; second, 10s., Mr. Garraway ; 

 third, 5s., Mr. J. Clarke, Albion Nursery, Farnham. 



Note. — In Classes 135 to 139 the "grading," "packing," "packages" 

 and their " cost " will be taken into account by the Judges. In Classes 137, 

 138, 139, the fruit must have travelled at least 20 miles by rail. It must 

 be directed Secretary, R.H.S., Crystal Palace, Sydenham, and be plainly 

 marked " Packing Competition " ; it should be timed to reach the Palace on 

 Friday, September 28. 



Class 140. Packages, superior to the ordinary bushel and 

 half -bushel baskets, for the carriage of Apples, either by rail or 

 road. The packages must be shown of two sizes, one holding 

 42 lbs., the other 20 lbs. of fruit, and their cost must be stated. 

 Open. Prize offered by Messrs. Monro & Co. and Messrs. 

 Webber & Co., Covent Garden salesmen. Prize, £%, Mr. Savage, 

 Peckham. 



Class 141. The best collection of Fruits, Nuts, Grains, Seeds 

 and Pulses, to illustrate their value as foodstuffs. In this class 

 only it is not necessary that all the exhibits should be of British 

 growth, or have been grown by the exhibitor ; two of them must 

 have been so grown, and weight will be given to the most home- 

 grown collection. Every variety shown must be named, and the 

 place of its growth indicated as correctly as possible. Given by 

 the Vegetarian Federal Union, of the Memorial Hall, Farringdon 

 Street. First, £7, C. Lee Campbell, Esq. (gr. Mr. Wright). 



Miscellaneous Exhibits. 



Silver Gilt Knightian Medal. 



Awarded to Her Majesty the Queen (gr. Mr. 0. Thomas) for 

 a collection of fruit. 



To Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for a collection of fruit. 



To Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, for a collection of 

 fruit. 



Silver Knightian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Spooner & Sons, Hounslow, for a collection of 

 fruit. 



Silver Banhsian Medal. 

 To A. Weir, Esq., Bendarroch, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, for 

 examples of a new system of packing. 



To Messrs. C. Lee & Son, Ealing, for a collection of fruit. 



