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GROUP II.— EASTERN COUNTIES. 



CAMBRIDGESHIRE, 



Exhibitor. 



1. — Miss Frances Cheere, Papwortli Hall, near St. Ives. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited 13 



Observations. — Specimens very large, extremely well grown 

 and clear skinned, those of Doyenn6 du Comice, Beurr6 Hardy, 

 Beurre Bachelier, from pyramids on the Quince, and Glou 

 Morceau, Marie Louise, and Conseiller de la Cour, from walls, 

 being specially fine. 



Exhibitor s Bemarks. — Situation, sheltered. Soil, very strong 

 loam on blue gait, but made better by burnt earth and manure. 



GROUP IL— EASTERN COUNTIES. 



ESSEX. 



Exhibitors. 



1. — F. C. Barker, Heatherdale, Woodford Green. 



(For the Epping Forest District Committee.) 



Number of Varieties Exhibited G2 



Observations. — Examples very good, clear skinned. The fol- 

 lowing w^ere specially noted : Doyenne Boussoch, from Espalier 

 on the Quince, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Doyenn6 du Comice, 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme, General Tottleben, and Easter Beurre. 



Exhibitor's Piemarks. — Grown mostly on pyramids on the 

 Quince. Soil, stiff loam, on clay subsoil. 



2. — W. Dance, Gardener to Colonel Lowe, Gosfield Hall 

 Halstead. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited 60 



Observations.— ^xsim^leB small, mostly gathered from Pyra- 

 mids on the Quince. The following were noted : Huyshe's 

 Bergamot, Flemish Beauty, and Louise Bonne of Jersey. 



Exhibitors Remarks. — Situation, sheltered from north and east ; 

 aspect, south. Soil, a light sandy loam, resting on clay, 



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