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excellent crops in ordinary seasons, and if there were a demand 

 for them, they would be found very profitable. 



4.— G. W. McHattie, Newbattle Abbey, Dalkeith. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited ... ... ... ... 41 



Ohservatiom. — Examples small and wanting in colour, 

 those of Comte de Lamy, Beurre d'Amanlis, Louise Bonne of 

 Jersey, and Marie Louise being the best. Mostly grown on 

 walls. 



. 5. — Okmiston & Renwick, Nurserymen, Melrose. 

 Number of Varieties Exhibited ... ... ... ... , 91 



CoUeeted from the following Gardens, viz. : — 



(I.) Abbotsford. 



Observations. — The examples of Jargonelle, Marie Louise, and 

 Flemish Beauty very good. 



(2.) Hoebridge. 



Observations. — Some examples of St. Lawrence (Bellissime 

 d'Ete) noted as good. 



(8.) Makerston. 



Observations. — Examples of Louise Bonne of Jersey noted as 

 specially fine, also Doyenne du Comice and St. Lawrence 

 (Bellissime d'Ete). 



(4.) Maxton Manse, The Rev. M. H. Graham. 



Observations. — Doyenne Boussoch, very fine examples ; also 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey, Beurre Diel, Beurre d'Amanlis, and 

 Doyenne du Comice. 



Exhibitors Remarks.— Siiimiion, on the south bank of the 

 Tweed, 260 feet above the sea-level. Soil, heavy clay (15 inches 

 deep ) ; cold, stiff subsoil. For walls I prefer the Quince stock, 

 which is much improved by occasional applications of lime 

 compost at the roots. The Quince is of no use for orchards, 

 owing to early blossoming. They should be planted very 

 shallow, and without manure except as a mulching. Summer 



