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Manks Codlin were very fine ; and amongst the Pears Durondeau, 

 Beurre Clairgeau, Marie Louise d'Uccle, Mary Louise, Beurre 

 Diel, Pitmaston Duchess, and Glou Morceau were very good. 

 Rivers' Monarch Plum was also finely shown. 



Messrs. Paul & Sons, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, con- 

 tributed a large collection of Apples and Pears. The fruit was 

 of excellent quality ; but, as is usually the case, lacking in 

 colour to that grown on the south side of London. Among the 

 Apples in this contribution Warner's King, Peasgood's Nonesuch, 

 Eibston Pippin, Lord Suffield, Gold Medal, Tower of Glamis, 

 Stirling Castle, Cox's Pomona, Lord Derby, Frogmore Prolific, 

 and Duchess of Oldenburg, and a little known variety Trans- 

 parent de Crousels. Of Pears, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Vicar of 

 Winkfield, and Marie Louise were noticeable. 



The English Fruit and Rose Company, King's Acre 

 Nurseries, Hereford, sent a fine collection of 170 dishes of 

 Apples and Pears. Amongst the former Lord Suffield, Colonel 

 Vaughan, ^Royal Codlin, Cellini, Gascoyne's Seedling, Lady 

 Sudeley, Wealthy, Warner's King, Peasgood's Nonesuch, Potts' 

 Seedling, Yorkshire Beauty, Duchess' Favourite, Grenadier, 

 Ecklinville Seedling, and Tom Putt were the best ; the Pears 

 being admirably represented by Doyenne du Cornice, Beurre 

 Superfin, Durondeau, Gratioli de Jersey, and Beurre d'Amanlis. 



Arranged on one table was a very large collection of Apples 

 and Pears grown by Messrs. J. Peed & Son, Mitcham Road, 

 Streatham, S.W. This contribution included a hundred distinct 

 varieties of Apples and fifty varieties of Pears. The best in- 

 cluded Peasgood's Nonesuch, Worcester Pearmain, Cox's Pomona, 

 Lady Henniker, Frogmore Prolific, Gold Medal, Golden Spire, 

 Bismarck, Kentish Fillbasket, Newton Wonder, Ringer, and 

 King of Tomkins County. Amongst the Pears were Marguerite 

 Marillat, Pitmaston Duchess, Flemish Beauty, and King Edward. 



Messrs. W. Thomson & Sons, Tweed Vineyards, Clovenfords, 

 sent some fine Grapes, including a bunch of Gros Colmar, 

 4f lbs. in weight, with berries i.\ inches in circumference. 



The Committee of the School of Handicrafts for Boys at 

 Chertsey showed a collection of forty-five varieties of Apples and 

 Pears, most of which, though small, from an exhibition point of 

 view, did great credit to the institution. 



A collection of cider Apples came from Messrs. Gaymer 



