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Mr. A. Henderson, Trentham Gardens : third, Mr. W. Kailo, gardener to Earl Lovelace 

 Ripley, Surrey. With four dishes of Peaches, Mr. T. Dawson, gardener to Earl Cowper' 

 Panshanger, was first; second, Mr. A. Henderson, Trentham; third, Mr. T. Penning, 

 gardener to H. Prandreth, Esq., Houghton HaU, near Dunstable. With a single dish of 

 Peaches Mr. Eust, gardener to the Eight Hon. R. Sullivan, Fulhara, and Mr. Kaile, gardener 

 to Earl Lovelace, were equal first, the former having splendid fruit of Walhurton Admirable 

 the latter Barrington, the size of the fruit being astonishingly largo ; second, Mr. T. Dawson' 

 Panshanger ; equal third, Mr. T. Rutland, gardener to Capt. Peploe, Hereford, and Mr. s! 

 Snow, gardener to Countess Cowper, Silsoe, Peds ; and an extra prize to Mr. J. Westcott 

 the Gardens, Dulwich House. Very fine fruit of the following were displayed in these two 

 Classes— viz., Vanguard, Galando, Grosse Mignonne, Noblesse, Royal Charlotte, Improved 

 Admirable, Chancellor, Late Admirable, Royal George, and Champion. With four dishes of 

 Nectarines, Mr. T. Dawson was first; second, Mr. A. Henderson; third, Mr. E. Rutland. 

 Among these were good specimens of Violette Hative, Newington, Pitmaston Orange' 

 Elruge, Brugnon, Red Roman, and Ealgowan. 



With three dishes of Figs Mr. A. Pousie, gardener to Lord Taunton, Stoke Paris, 

 Slough, was the only competitor. With a single dish Mr. T. Bailev, gardener to T. T. 

 Drake, Esq., Shardaloes, Amersham, was first; second, Mr. J. Sayers* gardener to E. Ellis, 

 Esq., Epsom; third, Mr. S. Snow, gardener to Countess Cowper, Silsoe. Brown Turkey! 

 White Genoa, and Brunswick were the varieties shown. 



In the Class for three dishes of Cherries there was no competition. With a single dish 

 Mr. S. Snow was first; second, Mr. C. Turner, Slough; third, Mr. R. B add, gardener to 

 Earl Darnley, Gravesend; and an extra prize to Mr. R. H. Betteridge, Milton Hill 

 Abingdon. These consisted of Morello, Kentish, and Florence. 



With a single dish of Plums Mr. S. Snow was first; second, Mr. J. Wright, gardener to 

 Mrs. Ramsden, Twickenham; third, Mr. A. Alves, Southharrow, Bromley, Kent. With 

 four dishes the first prize was also taken by Mr. S. Snow ; second, Mr. Cox, gardener to 

 W. Wells, Esq., Redleaf, Penshurst ; third, Mr. T. Bailey, Shardaloes; and extra prizes to Mr 

 R. Budd, Gravesend, and to Mr. J. Sayers, Epsom. Such a show of Plums was scarcely 

 ever seen, the fruit being extraordinarily fine. The leading kinds were Magnum Ponum 

 Diamond, Coe's Golden Drop, Pond's Seedling, Goliath, Jefferson, Green Gage, Washington' 

 Kirke's, and Peine Claude de Bavay. From one competitor, Mr. Wilson, came fine fruit of 

 Brady's Green Gage. Waterloo, Golden Drop, and Fulton (a sort in the way of Washington) 

 aB from trees in pots grown in an orchard-house not artificially heated. ° 



With three dishes of dessert Apples Mr. A. Bousie, Stoke Park, was first ; second Mr 

 J . Mortimore, Carshalton ; third, Mr. W. Wren, gardener to G. Purser, Esq., Carshalton 

 Extra prizes to Mr. G. Grover, Hammersmith, and to Mr. J. Wright, Twickenham T he 

 best varieties were Cox's Orange Pippin, King of Pippins, Downton Pippin, Old Nonnareil 

 Eibston Pippin, Cellini, Fearn's Pippin, Duchess of Clarence, Kerry Pippin, Nonesuch Col' 

 Waugh, Devonshire Quarrenden, Esher Pippin, Court of Wick, Ball's Golden Reinette' 

 Cornish Gilliflower, Blenheim Orange, and Golden Pippin. With three dishes of Apples for 

 kitchen purposes, Mr. S. Snow was first; second, Mr. H. Anstiss, Chiswick' third Messrs 

 G. & J. Lane, St. Mary's Cray; and extra prizes to Mr. J. Mortimore, Carshalton' and to 

 Mr. A. Bousie, Stoke Park. These consisted of Baltimore, Reinette du Canada Dumelow's 

 Seedling, Waltham Abbey Seedling, Grenadier, Cox's Pomona, Hollandbury Eno-lish 

 Codlin, Emperor Alexander, Lewis's Incomparable, Lord Suffield, Lord Derby, Hawthornden 

 Scarlet Admirable, Dutch Codlin, Royal Russet, Duchess of Oldenburgh, Cellini Blenheim 

 Orange, Alfriston, Chancellor, Golden Noble, Kentish Fillbasket, Clifford's Golden Harvev 

 Lord Nelson, Cumberlean, London Pippin, and Yorkshire Greenin°\ 



With three dishes of dessert Pears Mr. W. Wren, Carshalton, and Mr. G Wilson 

 Gishurst Cottage, Weybridge, were equal first, the latter having Marechal de la Coiir Louise 

 Ponne, and Beurre d'Anjou (from trees grown in pots) ; second, Mr. H Beaslev The 

 Gardens, Twyford Abbey, Acton; third, Mr. J. Mortimore, Carshalton; and an extra prize 

 to Mr. H. Anstiss, Chiswick. Besides the sorts already mentioned were Duchesse d'An°mueme 

 Beurre Bosc, Marie Louise, Crasanne, Chaumontel, Bon Chretien, Napoleon, Glou Morceau' 

 Belle et Bonne, Beurre Diel, Beurre Ranee, Comte de Lamy, Van Mons Leon le Were 

 Gansel's Bergamot, Albertine, Beurre d'Amanlis, and Poire Peche. ' 



In the Miscellaneous Class prizes were awarded to Mr. A. Henderson for a box of Moor- 

 park Apricots, grown at Trentham Gardens; for six dishes of Currants to Mr Tivev 

 gardener to L. Ames, Esq., Hyde, near St. Alban's— viz., Raby Castle, Old Chamm°ne' 

 Red and Elack Naples, Red Grape, and White Dutch ; to Mr. J. Leslie for a basket of 

 Ridge Cucumber ; and to Messrs. H. Lane & Son, for Grapes and orchard-house trees'in pots 



Of seedling fruits, there was a yellow-fleshed Peach from Mr. Rust, °ardener to the 

 Right Hon. L. Sullivan, which was said to be late and good ■ a Nectarine from Mr T 

 Bailey, called Shardaloes, which was considered not to be better than the Violette Hative • 

 a promising black Grape, in the way of Snow's Muscat Hamburgh, from Messrs. Lucombe^ 



