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fruit was disqualified because of being wrongly named, Mr. Lunisden's fruit, who was 

 placed second, was not also rendered ineligible to compete — two of bis disbes containing eight 

 fruits each, instead of six, as stated in tbe schedule. Tbe question naturally arises, would 

 the disqualification also have arisen if the fruit had been exhibited unnamed ? Perhaps, if 

 "incorrect" spelling was visited by disqualification, it would only be pushing to a legiti- 

 mate issue the position of the Judges. This does want reforming, for at every exhibition 

 of fruit orthographic errors are the rule instead of the exception. It will be seen that in 

 Mr. Solomon's group of fruit, Uvedale's St. Germains Pear was shown under a French name. 

 Perhaps Mr. Bousie's cause of disqualification might have arisen from some continental 

 frynonyme having been affixed to his fruit. Mr. D. Lnrnsden, gardener to Lady Hamilton, 

 Sleaford, was second with Marie Louise, Beurre Bosc, and Gansel's Bergamot; third, Mr. 

 T. Frost, gardener to E. L. Betts, Esq., Aylesford. With a single dish, Mr. Ingram, Frog- 

 more, was again first with British Queen ; second, Mr. W. Bain, gardener to A. Perkins, Esq., 

 Hounslow, with Seckel : and third, Mr. Culvcrwell, Thorp Perrow Gardens, Bedale, with 

 Hacon's Incomparable. With a single dish of Kitchen Pears, Mr. S. Snow, Wrest Park, 

 was first with Uvedale's St. Germains ; second, Mr. Wilmot, gardener to Mrs. Crompton, 

 Boehampton, with Catillac ; third, Mr. S. Ford, gardener to W. E. Hubbard, Esq., Horsham, 

 with Uvedale's St. Germains. 



Apples were as fine as they were numerous. Mr. Bousio was first with twelve dishes of 

 dessert Apples, having splendid fruit of Clark's and Cockle Pippins, Beauty of Wilts, 

 Eosemary Eusset, lung and Eibston Pippins, Court-Pendu Plat, Formosa, Nonpareil, 

 Gravenstein, Benwell's Pearmain, Devonshire Quarrenden, and Cox's Orange Pippin. Second, 

 Mr. J. D. Whiting, gardener to H. T. Hope, Esq., Dorking, with Franklin's Golden Pippin, 

 Adams' Pearmain, King of the Pippins, Ashmead's Kernel, Sweeney Nonpareil, Blenheim 

 Pippin, Herefordshire Pearmain, Eibston and Eldon Pippins, Braddick's Nonpareil, Court- 

 Pendu Plat, and Mickleham Pearmain. Third, Mr. T. Frost. Extra, Mr. A. Ingram. 

 With six dishes, Mr. W. Hall, gardener to Captain Tyrrell, Ealing, was first, with Fearn 

 Pippin, Braddick's Nonpareil, King of Pippins, Eibston Pippin, Court-Pendu Plat, and 

 Blenheim Orange. Second, Mr. G. Lane, St. Mary's Cray, with Forge Seedling, Kerry 

 Pippin, Buck's Nonsuch, Bull's New Golden Eeinette, King of Pippins, and Cornish Gilli- 

 fiower. Third, Mr. A. Simpson, gardener to Lady Molyneux, Stoke Farm. Extra, Mr. J. 

 Wilmot. With three dishes of ripe fruit, Mr. J. Wright, gardener to Mrs. Eamsden, 

 Twickenham, was first, with beautiful fruit of Grolden Eusset, King of Pippins, and Duchess 

 of Clarence. Second, Mr. Newton, gardener to G. J. Graham, Esq., Enfield Chase, Avith 

 Margil, Eibston Pippin, and Scarlet Nonpareil. Third, Mr J. Widdowson, gardener to 

 C. A. Barnes, Esq., Bickmansworth, with Eibston, King of Pippins, and Golden Eeinette. 

 Extra, Mr. A. Simpson, with one dish of ripe fruit. Mr. G. G-rover, Hammersmith, was first 

 with splendid specimens of Kirke's Incomparable. Second, Mr. W. Salmon, West Ham 

 Abbey, with Cornish Gilliflower. Third, Mr. J. Barnett, gardener to B, Botfield, Esq., 

 M.P., Shiffhal, with Golden Eeinette. Extra, Mr. J. Ford, having King of Pippins. With 

 six dishes of kitchen Apples, Mr. S. Snow was first, with remarkably fine examples of Bull's 

 Golden Eeinette, Wellington, Blenheim Pippin, Eeinette du Canada, Gloria Mundi, and 

 Alfriston. Second, Mr. A. Mcffatt, gardener to Viscount Maynard, Dunmow, with W ellington, 

 Blenheim Orange, Old Hawthornden, Eeinette du Canada," Wilson's Defiance, and Magnum 

 Bonum. Third, Mr. D. Ayres, Eanelagh House, Fulham, with the larger collection of 

 twelve dishes, a class that contained remarkably fine fruit, " without spot or blemish." Mr. 

 J. Butterfield, Basingbourne, was first, having Cat's Head, Blenheim Orange, Normanton 

 Wonder, Nelson's Codlin, Emperor Alexander, Kentish Brading, King's Pippin, Norfolk 

 Beaufin, Waltham Abbey Seedling, Bedfordshire Foundling, Eoyal Eusset, and Golden 

 Noble. Second, Mr. Cox, gardener to W. Wells, Esq., Eedleaf, with Waltham Abbey Seedling, 

 Yorkshire Greening, Wellington, Celini, Dutch Codlin, Emperor Alexander, Poor Man's 

 Profit, Gloria Mundi, Eoyal Eusset, Claude, Norfolk Beaufin, and Blenheim Orange. Third, 

 Mr. A. Moffatt, Dunmow. With three dishes, Mr. Snow again led the way, having equally 

 fine fruit of Alfriston, Gloria Mundi, and Golden Noble. Second, Mr. G. Scrymger, gardener to 

 E. Palmer, Esq., Eeading, with Yorkshire Greening, Emperor Alexander, and Blenheim 

 Orange. Third, Mr. D. Ayres, Fulham. With a single dish, Mr. Snow was first, having 

 Alfriston ; and with the heaviest five kitchen Apples, the same good fortune attended him, 

 having a dish of Alfriston weighing 5 J lbs. With a single dish, Mr. Culverwell, Bedale, was 

 second to Mr. Snow, having fine specimens of King. Mr. W. Green, Kelvedon, had the 

 second best dish of heavy Apples, the variety being American Pippin. 



A dish of Oranges came from Mr. H. Baker, gardener to J. Harrison, Esq., Leicester. 

 Melons were shown by several growers, of the usual kinds seen on the exhibition tables. 

 Mr. Tillyard, of Stanmore, was first, and Mr. Bousie was second, with a single dish of Plums 

 the variety in each case being Coe's Golden Drop. Some fine Eaby Castle Currants came 

 from Mr. G. Terry, gardener to L. Ames, Esq., St. Albans ; and some Strawberries were also 

 produced ; but, as might have been expected, they were very small. Mr. Parsons, of 



