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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Hollandbury, Hoary Morning, Warner’s King, Blenheim Pippin, Lord Derby, 
Lewis’s Incomparable, Emperor Alexander, Mere de Menage, Lady Henniker, 
Lord Suffield, Worcester Pearmain, Cockpit, King of the Pippins, Waltham 
Abbey Seedling, Cox’s Pomona, and Gloria Mundi. 
Other exhibitors of smaller collections are Mr. J. Roberts, Gunnersbury 
Park, Acton, who has fifty dishes, the fruit mostly of fine appearance. Mr. R. 
Bray, Bedfont Villa, Bedford, has seven varieties ; Mr. Wood, gardener to 
Mrs. Sanderson, Duke’s Avenue, Chiswick, has thirty dishes ; Mr. G. Thomp¬ 
son, Croxby House, Hounslow, shows twenty varieties ; and Mr. J. Wood- 
bridge, The Gardens, Syon House, Brentford, contributes forty varieties, 
including some very handsome samples of Lord Derby, Blenheim Pippin, 
Warner’s King, Alfriston, and Loddington. 
The collection grown in the Chiswick Gardens is, however, the most 
remarkable in this county, comprising nearly 300 varieties. As it is 
thoroughly representative of the leading sorts we give the names of all those 
shown. Many of the finer kitchen Apples are admirable in size and form, 
and the dessert varieties are fairly coloured and clean. Several curiosities 
are included, one of the most notable being a blue streaked Nova Scotian 
Apple, which bears a bloom resembling that of black Grapes, with a distinct 
bluish tint, and possesses a good flavour. The names of the varieties are as 
follows :— 
Culinary Apples. —Alexander, Baldwin, Barchard’s Seedling, Baumann’s 
Red Winter Reinette, Beauty of Kent, Beauty of Wilts, Bedfordshire Found¬ 
ling, Belle Bonne, Banwell’s Large, Blenheim Pippin, Blue Pearmain, Brabant 
Bellefleur, Calville’s St. Sauveur, Cambusnethan Pippin, Cellini, Cogswell, 
Cox’s Pomona, Cox’s Seedling, Cumberland Favourite, D’Eclat, Derbyshire 
Crab, Devonshire Buckland, Duke of Glo’ster, Duke of Beaufort, Dumelow's 
Seedling, Dutch Codlin, Dutch Fullwood, Dyer, Edmund Jupp, Empress of 
Russia, Fair Maid of Kent, Fallwater, Flanders Pippin, Flower of Herts, 
Freask’s, French Codlin, French Crab, Frogmore Prolific, Gascoigne’s Seed¬ 
ling, Gestreifer Herbst Suisse Apfel, Gelbe Richard, Gloria Mundi, Glory of 
England, Golden Noble, Grenadier, Grange’s Pearmain, Greig’s Harvest 
Reinette, Gumner Furst^n Apfel, Higg’s Seedling, Hoary Morning, Holland¬ 
bury, Holland Pippin, Hollow Crown Pippin, Holzen’s Herbst Apfel, Hub- 
bardson’s Nonesuch, Hunt’s Royal Red, Kentish Codlin, Keswick Codlin, 
Kirke’s Schone Rambour, Knight’s No. 1, Landsberger Reinette, London 
Pippin, Longville’s Kernel, Lord Suffield, Lucombe’s Seedling, Maiden’s 
Blush, Mammoth Pippin, Mank’s Codlin, Mary Greeds, Mere de Manage, 
Miller’s Glory, Minshall Crab, Muckenham Rother Winter Koenig Apfel, 
Myatt’s George IV., Nelson Codlin, New Hawthornden, New Hawthorn- 
den (Paul), New or White Hawthornden, No Core, Nonesuch, Norfolk 
Bearer, Norfolk Coleman, Norfolk Beaufin, Northend Pippin, Northern 
Greening, Old Hawthornden, Old English Codlin, Orme, Penny Loaf, 
Pomme Poire Blanche, Pomme Water, Pattiswick Seedling, Potts’ Seed¬ 
ling, Red Bough, Reinette du Greville, Rhode Island Greening, Kosenhager, 
Rother Eisen, Royal Codlin, Round Winter Nonesuch, Rymer, Sage No. 1, 
Schlesvig Jordbaersaeblo, Seedling R. Dudley, Shepherd’s Newington, Small’s 
Admirable, Somersetshire Deux Ans, Stirling Castle, Stone’s Apple, Striped 
Beaufin, The Queen, Thompson’s Seedling, Thoresby Seedling, Tower’s Glory, 
Transparent Codlin, Twenty Ounce, Wadhurst Pippin, Waltham Abbey 
Seedling. Wagner, Warner’s King, Withington Fillbasket, Winter Coleman, 
Winter Hawthornden, Winter Majetin, Winter Pearmain, Winter Redstreak, 
Winter Strawberry, Yellow Beaufin, Yellow Bellefleur, Yellow Bough, York 
Glory, and Yorkshire Greening. 
Dessert Varieties. — Adams’ Pearmain, Autumn Pearmain, Algarkirk 
Seedling, Burchardt’s Reinette, Brickley Seedling, Bradley’s Pearmain, 
Brownlees’ Russet, Betsy, By son Wood Russet, Brown’s Imperial Russet, 
Braddicks’ Nonpareil, Barcelona Pearmain, Baddow Pippin, Beachamwell, 
Barton’s Incomparable, Baxter’s Fearmain, Braddick’s Nonpareil, Burr Knott, 
Beat’s Pippin, Bess Pool, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Colonel Vaughan’s, Calville 
rouge precoce, Carnation, Court of Wick, Calville Blanche, Cockle’s Pippin, 
Court Pendu Plat, Cornish Aromatic, Cornish Gilliflower, Claygate Pearmain, 
Caraway Russet, Cluster Golden Pippin, Coe’s Golden Drop, Dundee, 
Datzer’s Gold Reinette, Downton Nonpareil, Downton Pippin, Duchess’s 
Favourite, Dutch Mignonne, Duchess of Oldenburg, Eldon Pippin, Evagil, 
Early Nonpareil, Englische Koenig Pearmain, Egg or White Paradise, 
Fish’s Pippin, Federal Pearmain, Flat Nonpareil, Formosa Nonpareil, 
Fenn’s Ribston Pippin, Fearns Pippin, Franklin’s Golden Pippin, Grange, 
Golden Russet, Gravenstein, Gogar, Golden Ball, Golden Nonpareil, Golden 
Russet, Golden Reinette, Golden Pearmain, Golden Russet Nonpareil, 
Haffner’s Golden Reinette, Hughes’ Golden Pippin, Herefordshire Pear¬ 
main, John, Isle of Wight Pippin, Kroon Apfel, King of the Pippins, 
King Harry, Knight’s Lemon Pippin, Lippan Wilding, Leathercoat Russet, 
Loan’s Pearmain, Lord Burghley, Lamb Abbey Pearmain, La Fameuse, 
Malakovna, Morris’ Russet, Muskirke Gelbe Reinette, Miller’s Luken 
Hagen, Martin’s Nonpareil, Morris’s Court of Wick, Margil, Manchester 
Pippin, Mela Carla, New Rock Pippin, Nonpareil d’Angleterre, New 
Green Nonpareil, Northern Spy, Ord’s, Old Pomeroy, Omar Pasha, Osto- 
gotho, Old Golden Pippin, Parry’s Pearmain, Powell’s Russet, Pearson’s 
Plate, Princess Royal, Pomme de Neige, Pigeon’s Heart, Pitmaston Non¬ 
pareil, Pure Golden Pippin, Pitmaston Pine, President Defay, Ponto Pippin, 
Peach, Quatford Aromatic, Reinette du Canada, Reinette du Caux, Ribston 
Pippin, Ronalds’ Royal Pearmain, Ronalds’ Orange Pippin, Ross Nonpareil, 
Red Winter Reinette of Schmidtbegers, Reinette Kapuziner, Royal Russet, 
Reinette d’Holland, Sudbury Beauty, Screveton Golden Pippin, Seigende 
Reinette, Sam Young, Stubton Nonpareil, Sweeney Nonpareil, Sops in Wine, 
Stadway Pippin, Staten, Scarlet Nonpareil, Spenser’s Green Seedling, Summer 
Nonpareil, Swedish Reinette, Vale Mascal Pearmain, Vineyard Pippin, Vic¬ 
toria, Van Mons Reinette, Wheeler’s Russet, White Nonpareil, Wormsley 
Pippin, Werder’s Golden Reinette, White Molascha, and Yellow Ingestrie. 
Mr. A. Wyatt, Market Gardens, Hatton, has seven varieties, handsome 
samples of Hanwell Souring, Alfriston, Blenheim Pippin, Beauty of Kent, 
Ribston Pippin, Duchess of Gloucester, and King of the Pippins being 
included. 
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. 
Mr. R. Gilbert, The Gardens, Burghley, Stamford, contributes the 
principal collection from the above county. 100 varieties being staged, 
including several new and older seedlings, some of which are well known in 
the district. Some of the more recent are seedlings with such popular names 
as “ The Butcher,” “ Parcels Post,” ic. The former of the two is, if distinct, 
a fine Apple—large and of symmetrical form. A small red Apple named 
Sell’s Prolific is also noteworthy. It is said to be good for either cooking or 
dessert, and keeps until March. It has been known about Stamford for 
fourteen years, and was raised by Mr. Sells of Uffington. Of the ordinary 
varieties the following are well represented :—Emperor Alexander, Scarlet 
Nonpareil, Wyken Pippin, Summer Golden Pippin, Golden Noble, Round 
Winter Pearmain, Reinette du Canada, Loddington, Peasgood’s Nonesuch, 
New Hawthornden, Warner’s King, Claygate Pearmain, Blenheim Pippin, 
Golden Noble, and Duchess of Gloucester. Mr. J. Harlock, Lilford Hall 
Gardens, Oundle, shows a dozen varieties, all the fruits being very hand¬ 
some, especially Emperor Alexander from standard trees, Worcester Pear¬ 
main, Beauty of Hants, and Warner’s King from espaliers, and Mere de 
Menage from a standard. 
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. 
Messrs. J. R. Pearson, Chilwell, stage the principal collection from this 
county, about 100 varieties being shown in very creditable condition. Most 
of the standard varieties are included, such well-known sorts as the following 
being the most notable :—Fearn’s Apple, Warner’s King, Lady Henniker, 
New Bess Pool, Ecklinville, Golden Reinette, Cox’s Pomona, Emperor Alex¬ 
ander, White Russet, Cellini, Spencer’s Favourite, Ringer, Eve Apple, Stirling 
Castle, Ribston Pippin, Cobham, and Reinette du Canada. Mr. H. Bradley, 
Southwell, exhibits forty-five varieties packed in dried Lycopodium in small 
boxes. Several of the varieties are remarkable for their high colour, though 
not above the average size, Dumelow’s Seedling, Lord Derby, Ecklinville, 
King of the Pippins, Lord Lennox, and Worcester Pearmain being the most 
notable ; the last in particular is finely coloured. 
OXFORDSHIRE. 
Messrs. John Jefferies & Co., Oxford, have the largest collection in the 
Exhibition, no less than 343 dishes, which probably represent at least fifty 
more varieties. These have been collected on the same principle as the 
Tweedside Apples—namely, from a number of gardens in the county, and 
as the varieties bear labels stating the name, soil, situation, description of 
the tree, and other particulars, this exhibit is most interesting and instruc¬ 
tive. The following have contributed to this collection :—Mr. J. Britain, 
Southleigh, Witney ; Mr. Thomas, gardener to Mrs. Drake, Bicester; Mr. 
Hope, gardener to the Earl of Jersey, Middleton Park, Bicester; Mr. W. 
Holloway, Cowley ; Mr. Gould, gardener to Mrs. Stone, Streatley ; Mr. 
Pearse, gardener to W. M. F. Melliar, Esq., North Ashton Hall; Mr. G 
Thompson, gardener to Sir W. Herschell, Littlemore, Oxford ; Mr. Finlay, 
gardener to Col. North, Banbury ; Mr. J. Gee, Oxford ; J. Druce, Esq., 
Eynsham ; Miss Watson-Taylor, Headington ; and Mr. F. Warland, Kidling- 
ton. From so many different districts and soils the Apples vary considerably 
in all characters, but generally they are of average size and colour,with a few 
exceptionally fine specimens scattered through the collections. The varie¬ 
ties that are the best shown in the majority are the following :—Fearn’s 
Pippin, King of the Pippins, Warner’s King, Golden Pippin, Claygate Pear¬ 
main, Ribston Pippin, Herefordshire Pearmain, Blenheim Pippin, Dumelow’s 
Seedling, Ecklinville, Mere de Menage, Emperor Alexander, and Lord Derby. 
SOMERSETSHIRE. 
The exhibits from this county are not, as a rule, distinguished by great- 
size or remarkable colour, but they include many curious and interesting 
varieties. Mr. R. H. Poynter, Taunton, has about eighty varieties, amongst 
them being Blenheim Pippin, Warner’s King, Dunster Codlin, Ribston 
Pippin, Tom Putt, finely coloured ; Royal George, Sweet Morgan, Haw¬ 
thornden, Curry Codlin, a large Apple, yellow, shaded with red; Lord 
Suffield, Cellini, New Hawthornden, and the peculiar conical bright red 
Apple the Sheepsnose, the Sweet Sheepsnose being of similar shape, but a 
soft green with a tint of red. Mr. J. Scott, Merriott, has 200 varieties, but 
these also are small, though Beauty of Hants, Cox’s Pomona, Golden Winter 
Pearmain, and Golden Noble are fine. 
SURREY. 
Several fine collections were arranged under this county, but, strangely 
no trade collection was staged, all being from gentlemen’s and amateurs 
gardens. The majority of the samples were fine as regards size and form ; 
but, as in several other cases, the colour was rather weak, except in a few 
instances. Mr. G. W. Cumming. gardener to A. H. Smee, Esq., The Grange, 
Wallington, contributes 200 varieties, which are grown in a low damp 
situation, and therefore could not be expected to be of extraordinary merit. 
Some extremely good samples were, however, shown of Lord Derby, 
Warner’s King, Wadhurst Pippin, Burr Knot, Emperor Alexander, Elsinore, 
Cornish Gilliflower, Packham Robinson, Golden Reinette, Clove Pippin. 
Several seedlings and local varieties are included from Mr. Smee’s large 
collection. Mr. J. Burnett, The Gardens, Deepdene, Dorking, contributes 
100 varieties of good quality and well labelled, giving the soil and stock 
upon which they are grown, thus furnishing much useful information. 
Some of the most notable examples are Stunner Pippin (Crab stock, clay 
soil), with Tower of Glamis and Norfolk Beefing on the same stock and 
soil. King of Pippins (Crab stock, sandy soil) was also good, with Cox’s 
Orange Pippin from an espalier (stock and soil the same as the last), and 
Wei ford Park Nonesuch on the Paradise stock and greensand soil. 
Mr. T. Taylor, gardener to J. McIntosh, Esq., Duneevan, Oatlands Park, 
has ten varieties mostly for name ; but including two dishes of Landsberger 
Reinette, one from a tree in a dry sunny position, the fruits being clear 
wax-like, yellow, very beautiful, and the others from a tree in a moist 
position, the fruits greenish with a tinge of red round the eye and on one 
side—quite distinct from the former, except in shape. Mr. J. Dean, Titsey 
Gardens, Limpsfield, shows sixty varieties ; Mr. J. Barclay, The Durdans, 
Epsom, twenty-four varieties, amongst which a dish of Scarlet Nonpareil 
from a standard tree are notable for their high colour. Mr. H. Matthews, 
Betchworth, has twenty-four varieties, Palmer’s Glory and Queen Caroline 
being most handsome. Mr. B. Greaves, Brome Hall Gardens, Holmwood, 
sends twelve varieties for name ; and Mr. Ridout, gardener to T. B. Hay¬ 
wood, Esq., Reigate, has a beautiful collection of thirty-six dishes, repre¬ 
senting sixty or seventy varieties mostly in capital condition, and with 
many instructive notes respecting the soil, situation, and stocks. 
SUSSEX. 
The leading collection from this county is that from Messrs. Cheal and 
