GROUP I. SOUTHERN COUNTIES SUSSEX. 



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Observations. — Examples small and rough. 



Exhibitor s Remarks. — Fully exposed to south and east. Soil, 

 cold heavy clay. 



3. — Geo. M. Breese, Petwortli Park Gardens, Petworth. 



N amber of Varieties Exhibited 68 



Observations. — A remarkably fine lot of fruit. Examples large 

 and well grown, of exceptionally high colour and richly 

 flavoured. The following were specially noted : Beurre Clairgeau, 

 from pyramid ; Catillac, from wall, highly coloured ; Bellissime 

 d'Hiver, from cordon on the Quince, extremely beautiful ; Emile 

 d'Heyst, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Durondeau, Marie Benoist, 

 from cordons on the Quince ; Hacon's Incomparable, Fondante 

 d'Automne, Beurre Diel, from walls ; Pitmaston Duchess, 

 Bergamote d'Esperen, Josephine de Malines. 



Exhibitors Bewarks. — Soil, maiden loam, mixed with black 

 garden mould ; originally light, rich loam, from 3 to 4 feet deep, 

 resting on sandstone rock. 



I get the finest fruit from cordons on Quince, but it takes 

 seven years to establish a good wall of cordons. I find many sorts 

 refuse to grow, for years remain stunted and miserable ; some 

 sorts are not improved in flavour when grown large on the 

 Quince stock. I often get excellent Pears from pyramids — not 

 pruned too hard — also from wall trees on Pear stocks, which, 

 although not such fine-looking fruit, are of excellent flavour. 



4. — Edwin Burbury, Castle Gardens, Arundel. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited 30 



Observations. — Examples of average merit, those of Beurre 

 Clairgeau, Beurre Bosc, Easter Beurre, and Pitmaston Duchess 

 being the most meritorious. 



Exhibitor s Beuiarks. — Situation, warm and sheltered. Soil, 

 light ; subsoil, chalk. 



5. — Wm. Carmichael, Bognor. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited 5 



Observations. — Examples of good 'average merit, those of 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey especially good, 



