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GROUP II. EASTERN COUNTIES ESSEX, 



3. — Saltmarsh & Son, Nurserymen, Chelmsford. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited 80 



Ohservatiojis. — Examples exhibited mostly gathered from 

 pyramids and espaliers. The following varieties were noted in 

 this collection : Doyenne du Comice, from pyramid on Quince ; 

 Huyshe's Victoria, from standard on Pear ; Marie Benoist, from 

 espalier on Quince ; Huyshe's Bergamot, from pyramid on Pear ; 

 Durondeau, from espalier on Quince ; Beurre Superfin, from 

 espalier on Pear ; Marie Louise d'Uccle, from pyramid on 

 Quince, &c. 



Exhibitoi 's Eemarks. — Situation, slightly sheltered. Soil, loam 

 of various medium textures, free from sand ; subsoil, varying 

 from loamy gravel to friable yellow loam. 



4. — E. Spivey, Gardener to J. A. Houblon, Esq., Bishop's 

 Stortford. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited ... ... ... ... ... 53 



Observations. — A very fine, well-grown lot of fruit. The fol- 

 lowing were noted : Marie Louise and Josephine de Malines, 

 from wall trees ; Pitmaston Duchess and Doyenne du Comice, 

 from pyramids on the Quince ; Conseiller de la Cour and 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme, from espaliers on the Quince ; Madame 

 Treyve, from wall. 



5.- — PiOBERT Warner, Broomfield, Chelmsford. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited 27 



Observations. — Examples rather small in size, but highly 

 coloured. The following varieties, grown on the Quince, were 

 very good : Beurre Sanspareil, Beurre Clairgeau, Doyenne du 

 Comice. Examples of the latter, grown on the Pear stock, were 

 very pale in colour. 



Exhibitor's 7iV^;infrA'.s.— Situation, partly sheltered by buildings 

 and belts of trees. Soil, garden, one foot deep ; subsoil, clay with 

 chalk stones, sort of marl. No particular mode of cultivation, 

 only the cross shoots cut out. We use both the Quince and 

 Pear stocks, but Quince stocks on this soil will not last good more 

 than twelve years. 



