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good’s Nonesuch. Mr. G. T. Miles, The Gardens, Wycombe Abbey, High 
Wycombe, shows twenty varieties from bush trees on the Paradise stock, and 
they are all distinguished by a clean fresh appearance. Golden Noble, King 
of Pippins, Ecklinville, Emperor Alexander, Nelson’s Glory, Lord Grosvenor, 
Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Beauty of Kent, Lord Suffield, Blenheim Pippin, Fearn’s 
Pippin, and Mere de Mdnage taking the lead amongst the varieties. Mr. A. 
G. Bridgeman, Thames Bank, Marlow, has thirty-five fine varieties, and Mr. 
H. Cakebread twenty-four varieties. 
CHESHIRE. 
The two great firms in this county town contribute the chief portion of 
the exhibits from Cheshire—namely, Messrs. James Dickson & Son and Messrs. 
F. and A. Dickson & Son. Each of these firms stage a hundred varieties, 
comprising some very handsome specimens, indeed they are the best shown 
from the northern counties. The varieties that are most deserving of notice 
are, in the former’s collection, Golden Knob, Hoary Morning, Lady Henniker, 
Mere de Manage, Golden Winter Pearmain, Gloria Hundi, Alfriston, Warner’s 
Apple, almost black; Ecklinville, Wippell’s Seedling, Wormsley Pippin, 
Gravenstein, Maltster, Hollow Core, Smiling Beauty, Fearn’s Pippin, Emperor 
Alexander, Gloria Mundi, and Lemon Pippin. Mr. J. Garland, gardener to 
Sir T. D. Ackland, Bart., Killerton, Exeter, has sixty varieties, including 
some uncommonly fine specimens, such as Warner’s King, 12g inches round ; 
Alfriston, 12 inches ; Dumelow’s Seedling, 11^ inches ; and Emperor 
Alexander, 11J inches, the last-named being very handsome, though we 
recently saw a fruit of the same variety 13 inches in circumference. Winter 
Hawthornden, Royal Russet, Tom Putt, Red Autumn Calville, Autumn 
Pearmain, and Blenheim Pippin are good, together with several prolific cider 
Apples, such as Fremlett’s Bitter and White Cluster from bush trees. Mr„ 
A. P. Rogers, Furzebrook, Axminster, has fifty varieties of fair quality. 
DORSETSHIRE. 
A collection of 140 varieties from Mr. W. G. Pragnell, gardener to G. D. W, 
Digby, Esq., Sherborne Castle, constitute the whole of the Dorset exhibits. 
Fig. 59.—DR. MOFFATT—DANGER (See page 313). 
King, and Emperor Alexander. From the other firm, in addition to the above, 
Lord Derby, Mere de Menage, Tower of Glamis, Nelson’s Glory, Annie 
Elizabeth, Pott’s Seedling, Queen Caroline, and Cox’s Pomona are fine. Mr. 
Selwood, The Gardens, Eaton Hall, Chester, shows 160 varieties, the finest 
specimens being those of Annie Elizabeth, Golden Noble, Yorkshire Greening, 
Mere de Mdnage, Ecklinville, and Dumelow’s Seedling. Mr. J. Maddocks, 
The Gardens, Oakfield, Chester, has twenty-seven varieties, including large 
specimens of Lord Suffield, Nelson’s Glory, and Alfriston, most of the others 
being small, a3 those are in the collection previously mentioned. 
DEVONSHIRE. 
Exhibits from the cider county do not occupy very extensive space, but 
Messrs. R. T. Yeitch & Son of Exeter have an important contribution of 100 
varieties, which are represented by large and handsome fruits. They com¬ 
prise New Hawthornden, Lord Suffield, Yeitch’s Cluster being also referred 
to the latter variety; Blenheim Pippin, Kingston Black, a very dark red 
These are very fine, some exceedingly handsome fruits being shown of the 
larger varieties. They have all been grown on cordon trees except Blenheim 
Pippin, Warner’s King, and one or two others. The best of the collection 
are Hollandbury, handsome in size and colour; Cox’s Pomona, Peasgood’s- 
Nonesuch, Hawthornden, Beauty of Kent, Beauty of Hants, Bellefleur de- 
Brabant, Ecklinville, Golden Noble, Hoary Morning, Royal Somerset, 
Yellow iugestrie, Old and Scarlet Nonpareils, Downton Pippin, and Agre- 
mont Russet. 
ESSEX. 
This county is not largely represented, and with the exception of the 
Chelmsford collection the examples staged are not of remarkable merit, being: 
mostly small and greatly wanting in colour. Messrs. J. Saltmarsh & Sod, 
Chelmsford, have about 120 varieties, instructively labelled with particulars 
concerning the soil, situation, and stocks upon which the fruit shown has 
been grown. Most of the standard sorts are well to the fore. Peasgood’s 
Nonesuch from a standard in a low gr avelly position is good, Warner’s King 
