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GEOUP YL— NORTHERN COUNTIES. 

 CUMBERLAND. 



Exhibitors. 



1.— Miles MacInnes, Lintock Caatle, Carlisle. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited 1 



Observations. — Small examples of Kinof Edward. 



E.vhihitors /?^y//^/;7.'.>>.— These seem very small according to the 

 " Fruit Manual." It is a remarkable fact, however, that 

 Edward I. undoubtedly slept at Lintock Castle the night before his 

 death, and it is possible that the old tree here may be the parent 

 of the " King Edwards," which were originally named from this 

 fact. 



2.— Miss Johnston, The Beeches, Redlerby, Carhsle. 

 Number of Varieties Exhibited 1 



GROUP VI.— NORTHERN COUNTIES. 

 LANCASHIRE. 



Exhibitors. 



1. — The Right Hon. the Earl of Lathom, Lathom House, 

 Ormskirk. (Gardener, James Hathaway.) 



Number of Varieties Exhibited 38" 



Observations. — Examples of fair average merit in respect of 

 size, and clear skinned, those of Duchesse d'Angouleme, Doyenne 

 du Comice, Easter Beurre, Winter Nelis, Louise Bonne of Jersey, 

 Marie Louise, &c., from wall-trained trees, were very good ; also 

 some specimens of the Black Pear of Worcester and Beurre 

 d'Amanlis, from bush trees. 



Exhibitor's Fiemarks.- — Situation, rather low and damp, well 

 sheltered by belts of forest trees on the north, north-east, and west 

 sides. Soil, poor, black, and sandy ; subsoil, a strong adhesive 



