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and beauty of the Plums, especially Mr. Rivers’ seedlings 
‘ Transparent,’ ‘ Golden Transparent,’ and ‘ Monarch ’ : their 
character was maintained all through the Show. Never mind 
who showed them or where they had been grown, these three 
were always excellent, and often really wonderful. The new 
Plum ‘ Admiral,’ said to be equal to ‘ Monarch,’ but ten days 
later, was also very beautiful to look at, but this being its first 
appearance it requires the test of one or two seasons more. Mr. 
Colwill, of Sidmouth, had (for the time of year) some marvellous 
‘ Northumberland Fillbasket ’ Raspberries and very good ‘ Coe’s 
Golden Drop ’ Plums. Among Apples, Mr. Bunyard’s ‘ Ailing- 
ton Pippin ’ was in very fine form, and on all sides those who 
had grown it were speaking well of it. ‘ Chelmsford Wonder ’ 
(fig. 102), as shown by Messrs. Yeitch, was grand: it is said to 
have all the good qualities of ‘ Wellington ’ without its short¬ 
comings in want of hardiness and liability to canker. ‘ Jubilee,’ 
from Messrs. Cheal, is also fast coming to the front, and will 
probably be more heard of in future. The same was said in some 
quarters of ‘ Sandringham.’ But it is a safe rule not to run 
after novelties too rapidly. ‘ Newton Wonder,’ the great Midlands 
Apple sent out by Messrs. Pearson, of Chilwell, is no longer a 
novelty, but should be, and thoroughly deserves to be, universally 
grown as a January cooking!Apple. 
