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GROUP IX.— CHANNEL ISLES. 



GUERNSEY. 



Exhibitors. 



1. — John L. Mansell, 3, Somerset Terrace, St. Peters. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited ... ... ... ... 11 



Observations. — The examples of Wilhams's Bon Chretien, 

 Clapp's Favourite, and Souvenir du Congres, sent in the 

 month of September, were large, fine, and highly-coloured. 



2. — The Rev. Canon Thuestan, Mount Row. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited ... ... ... ... 25 



Observations. — Examples of fair average merit. The following 

 were specially noted, viz. : Doyenne du Comice, Beurre Hardy 

 (very fine), Beurre d'Amanlis, Madame Treyve, Marechal de la 

 Cour, Pitmaston Duchess, Beurre de Jonghe, Olivier de Serres, 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey. 



E.rliibitors BewarJxs. — Grown in a small garden, sheltered 

 by walls 7 to 11 feet high. Soil, light garden ; subsoil, sandy loam, 

 upon granite. The trees are grafted on the Quince ; some few 

 varieties are double grafted, and the cordon method of training 

 and pruning is followed. They are planted in borders 6 feet wide 

 and about 180 feet long, trenched to the depth of 2^ feet, witli 

 6 inches of broken bricks in the bottom — a double row of 

 trees, about 18 inches apart, trained obliquely on wire trellis 

 down the centre of the border, and a roAV horizontally, 

 74 feet apart on either side. In a border of the above 

 dimensions, 268 trees are planted. The surface is forked to the 

 depth of 3 inches three times in the year, but never dug ; it is 

 never allowed to become dry. In the spring and autumn, a top 

 dressing of manure is given. The trees under this treatment 

 keep in good health and bear large crops of fine fruit. 



GROUP IX.-CHANNEL ISLES. 

 JERSEY. 



Exhibitors. 



1. — Joshua le Coenu & Son, High View Nurseries, St. Heliers. 

 Number of Varieties Exhibited ... ... 72 



