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better proportioned, both having large handsome well-coloured berries ; Mrs. 
Pearson, one bunch a tiifle greenish, the other unusually well finished ; Gros 
Maroc, very handsome, berries lai'ge, and bloom exquisite. The second 
position was obtained by the Rev. Walter Sneyd, Keele Hall, Newcastle 
(gardener, Mr. J. Wallis), with a most praiseworthy collection, but scarcely 
so even as the preceding. The varieties were Gros Colman, of fair size, but 
excellent colour; Lady Downe’s, good bunches and colour; Buckland 
Sweetwater, medium size bunch, finely ripened; Black Hamburgh, rather 
small berries, but well finished ; Gros Guillaume, of moderate size, fine 
bloom ; Alicante, good bunch, dense bloom ; Golden Queen, clear and good 
berries; Gros Maroc, very handsome in bunch, berry, and colour ; Mrs. 
Pearson, bunch of medium size, but well ripened. Messrs. Rothschild, 
Gunnersbury Park, Acton (gardener, Mr. Roberts), were' awarded the third 
prize with fine bunches, a little deficient in colour in one or two instances, 
the black varieties being placed on white paper and the white on pink. The 
varieties were Alnwick Seedling, fine colour; Poster’s Seedling, small berries 
not fully ripe ; Buckland Sweetwater, fine berries, one slightly wanting in 
colour ; Gros Guillaume, large bunches ; Madresfield Court, splendid colour ; 
White Tokay, Alicante, Muscat of Alexandria, and Gros Maroc. 
Only two collections of five varieties were contributed, but both were very 
praiseworthy, including neat even bunches, well finished. The Duke of 
Northumberland, Syon House, Brentford (gardener, Mr. J. Woodbridge), 
took the lead with Madresfield Court, medium size and fine colour ; Muscat 
of Alexandria, even compact bunches, well ripened ; Muscat Hamburgh, 
small berries, but excellent colour, as black as possible ; Trebbiano, large 
well-formed bunches, and Lady Downe’s, neat bunches with dense bloom. 
Lord Heytesbury, Heytesbury, Wilts (gardener, Mr. J. Horsefield), followed, 
showing Foster’s Seedling, well ripened, but small berries ; Muscat Ham¬ 
burgh, fine bunch of good colour; Chatsworth Seedling, a favourite Grape 
at Heytesbury, very large bunches, rather small berries, somewhat irregular 
in shape and size, but of a fine black colour ; Alicante, medium size bunches, 
dense bloom ; and Trebbiano, large bunches and good colour. 
In the five classes devoted to special varieties, three bunches of each, 
the competition was keen, and some excellent examples of the respective 
Grapes were staged. 
Muscat of Alexandria. —Twelve competitors entered with this favourite 
and useful variety, the majority staging well-ripened bunches ; taking 
them altogether, indeed, much better than this variety has been exhibited 
before this season. To the Marquis of Bath, Longleat, Warminster 
(gardener, Mr. W. Pratt) was adjudged the first prize for magnificent 
bunches, weighing in the aggregate about 15 lbs., the centre one probably 
exceeding G lbs. The berries, too, were extremely large and clean, but 
would have improved in colour in a week or two; this was, indeed, their 
oply defect, for seldom are such handsome examples of the variety seen 
either at exhibitions or in gardens. J. N. Hibbert, Esq., Chalfont Park, 
Gerrard’s Cross (gardener, Mr. C. Herrin), was second with fine, well- 
proportioned, and thoroughly lipened bunches ; Lord Suffield, GuntonPark, 
Norwich (gardener, Mr. W. Allan) being third with finely coloured but 
rather loose bunches. The other exhibits in this class were not fully ripe, 
with the exception of three meritorious bunches from Mr. W. Ward, Long¬ 
ford Hall Gardens, Salisbur}’, which deserve notice for their good colour. 
Blade Hamburgh. —-The best specimens of this variety were seen at Ken¬ 
sington earlier in the season. Those entered at this Show were not of 
remarkable merit in size of berry or colour, though some large bunches 
were staged. Mr. W. Pratt was the most successful of the seven exhibitors, 
securing the chief position with large but not well-proportioned bunches, 
and only fairly well coloured. Earl of Harrington, Elvaston Castle, Derby 
(gardener, Mr. J. H. Goodacre), was placed second with bunches of medium 
size, good colour, but not large berries. Mr. J. Roberts gained the third 
prize with neat compact birnches, but small and rather irregular berries. 
Gros Colman. —The competition in this cla.ss was confined to four exhi¬ 
bitors, all of whom had excellently coloured bunches with large handsome 
berries. W. H. Sewell, Esq., Warren Hill, Loughton, Essex (gardener, Mr. 
A. Smith), w'on the leading position with beautiful bunches bearing a dense 
bloom. The Earl of Scarborough, Sandbeck Park, Rotherham (gardener, Mr. 
J. Summers), w'as second, his samjfies having fine berries slightly rubbed. 
Messrs. H. Lane & Son, Great Berkhamiistead, were third, the berries of their 
bunches being large but wanting in colour. 
Alicante. —This was a very strong class, fourteen competitors entering, 
and the majority being extremely near in merit, and causing the Judges 
some difficulty in making their awards. Mr. W. Pratt was again placed 
first, being the third class in w’hich he secured premier honours, and his 
bunches were, like the others, remarkable for their size, weighing from 5 tbs. 
to 7 lbs. each, the berries rather small, fairly coloured, but slightly rubbed. 
Henry Tate, Esq., Park Hill, Streatham Common (gardener, Mr. Wm. Howe), 
followed closely wnth smaller but even bunches, and superbly coloured. 
The third place was accorded to A. Moss, Esq., Chadw'ell Heath, Essex 
(gardener, ilr. J. Worthing), who also had samples of medium size, but nearly 
as fine in bloom. 
Madresfield Court. —Of the four lots entered in this class, those from Mr. 
Roberts were deservedl 5 ’’ selected for the first place, three extremely even 
compact bunches, each w-eighing about 2 lbs., with large w-ell-developed 
berries, magnificently coloured. Mr. J. Woodbridge, who was second, had 
larger but looser bunches, slightly rubbed. Mr. Goodacre took the third 
place, two of the bunches being fine and one slightly deficient in colour. 
Any other variety. —This class was provided for any variety not named iu 
the preceding, and brought thirteen exhibitors, seven varieties being repre¬ 
sented. H. J. Atkinson, Esq., Gunnersbury House, Acton (gardener, Mr. 
J. Hudson), won leading honours with Alnwdck Seedling, each bunch about 
2 lbs., fine berries, even and dense bloom. Mr. Hudson has for some time 
grown this variety extremely well, but he has seldom shown it in better 
condition. The Marquis of Exeter, Burghley, Stamford (gardener, Mr. R. 
Gilbert), was placed second for Gros ]\taroc, fine berries and good bloom, but 
slightly rubbed. Mr. Summers was third with Gros Guillaume, very large, 
but only of fair colour. The other varieties staged Buckland Sweetwater, 
Foster’s Seedling, Muscat Hamburgh, and Lady Downe’s. 
The Highest-flavoured Grapes. —There were nine competitors in this class 
Mr. Woodbridge gaining the chief place for Muscat Hamburgh, well-ripened 
small bunches ; IMr. Roberts following closely with the same variety, and 
Mr. Hudson was third with Muscat of Alexandria, small but ripe and of a 
rich colour. Most of the other exhibitors had Muscat of Alexandria more or 
kss well ripened, and one showed White Frontignan. 
Varieties Certificated by the Boyal Horticultural Society. —Mr. Wildsmith 
secured the first position in this class avith Gros Maroc, having fine even 
bunches and berries, excellent in colour. Mr. Hudson was second with 
Alnwick Seedling in admirable condition, and Mr. W. Allan was third with 
Mrs. Pearson moderately good. The other varieties were Golden Queen and 
Mrs. Pince. 
Only one lot of four Vines in pots was exhibited—namely, by Messrs. 
Lane tfe Son, for which the first prize in the class was awarded. The plants 
were G to 8 feet high, of the varieties Foster’s Seedling, Lady Downe’s, 
Alicante, and Gros Colman, each bearing a dozen or more large handsome 
bunches, the black varieties being particularly good. 
From the Society’s gardens, Chiswick, an extensive collection of the best 
English and foreign Grapes was exhibited, and this compensated to some 
extent for the absence of entries in the class provided for foreign varieties. 
Twenty-eight baskets were staged, the principal varieties represented being 
the following:—Gros Guillaume, Black and White Frontignans, Pockling- 
ton. Royal Sluscadine, Black Hamburgh very fine, Gros Maroc excellent, 
Muscat of Alexandria fine in colour, Espiran, Alnwick Seedling beautiful. 
Due de Magenta, Alicante fine colour, Buckland Sweetwater, Ciotat, Chaptal, 
Mrs, Pince handsome, Gros Colman good. Black Monnukka, Raisin de 
Calabre, Lady Downe’s, and the Dutch Hamburgh, with its large flattened 
berries, 
APPLE3 AND PE.4.KS, 
Apples were splendidly shown in both the classes, and notwithstanding 
the unfavourable season,it is evident there is plenty of handsome samples, at 
least in Kent, which produced all the winning exhibits in the dessert class, 
and two of those in the culinary class. For three dishes of dessert Apples 
there were sixteen entries, Roger Leigh, Esq., Barham Court, Maidstone 
(gardener, Mr. Haycock), gaining the first prize with Cox’s Orange Pippin, 
Ribston Pippin, and Mother Apple, all large and finely coloured. The second 
place was taken by Mr. J. Staples, Chipstead Gardens, Sevenoaks, Kent, who 
had Devonshire Qu.arrenden, Red Astrachan, and Worcester Pearmain, but 
very few points behind Mr. Haycock’s samples, most richly coloured. 
H. A. Brassey, Esq., M.P., Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent (gardener, Mr. 
Waterman), followed with Worcester Pearmain and King of the Pippins 
extremely beautiful. In this class Mr. W. Jacob, Pound Street, Petworth, 
Sussex, showed dishes of Incomparable, a wax-like and pretty Apple, Jacob’s 
Strawberry, which has been previously noted, and Scarlet Pearmain, all very 
good. In the culinary Apple class the competition was extraordinarily keen, 
no less than nineteen lots of three dishes being staged, and the majority of 
these were extremely fine. Mr. Ross took the lead with Stirling Castle, 
Mere de Mdnage, and Lord Derby of great size; Mr. Haycock followed 
closely with Belle du Bois, Peasgood’s Nonesuch, and Warner’s King, very 
handsome ; Mr. Waterman being third for Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Warner’s 
King, and Blenheim Pippin. 
Pearl were not nearly so numerous, only one class being devoted to them 
—namely, for three varieties, six fruits of each. Seven collections were 
entered, Mr. Haycock deservedly winning first honours for superb fruits, 
which awakened the admiration of all who saw them, and the envy of many 
cultivators who are not favoured with such a climate and soil as Mr. 
Haycock has. The varieties were Pitmaston Duchess, Doyenne Boussoch, and 
Durondeau. Mr. Goldsmith, Hollanden, Tonbridge, was placed second with 
Williams’ Bon Chretien, Doyenne Boussoch, and Bonne d’Ezee. J. Har¬ 
greaves, Esq., Marden Erleigh, Reading (gardener, Mr. Turton), followed 
with nearly as handsome samples of Souvenir du Congres, Jersey Gratioli, 
and Brockworth Park. 
PLUMS AND PEACHES. 
Thirty dishes of Plums were entered in the class for two late varieties, 
nine fruits of each, and strangely enough the varieties for which the three 
prizes w^ere awarded were the same—namely, Coe’s Golden Drop and Pond’s 
Seedling, which were shown extremely fine and well ripened by a large 
proportion of the fifteen exhibitors. Mr. Staples w'as placed first, followed 
by '\V. E. Hubbard, Esq., Leonardslee, Horsham (gardener, Mr. S. Ford), 
and Captain Le Blanc, Northau House, Barnet (gardener, Mr. J. May). 
Peaches were grandly represented, twenty-seven dishes of large handsome 
fruits being staged. Mrs. Vivian, Singleton, Swansea (gardener, Mr. J. 
Harris) wmn the leading prize with Sea Eagle, richly coloured, finely 
developed fruits. Mr. Wildsmith was second with the Nectarine Peach of 
good size and very dark in colour, Mr. Haycock being third with Lord 
Palmerston, handsome and well ripened. Many other varieties were 
shown, amongst them being Walburton Admh-able, Bellegarde, Lady 
Palmerston (of a fine golden hue). Princess of Wales, large Late Admirable, 
Goshawh, and Dymond, which was remarkable for its extremely dark 
colour. 
Strawberries were poorly shown. For one dish any variety Mr. W. 
Chuck, Brodswmrth Hall Gardens, Doncaster, was first with Vicomtesse 
Hericart de Thury, small, and Mr. Ward was second with same variety, 
Mr. Roberts having the only dish of Quatre Saissons and securing the fii’st 
prize for it. 
VEGETABLES. 
A class was provided for a collection of eight kinds of vegetables, distinct, 
and the prizes being snbstantial—i.e., £5, £4, and £3 ; the competition was 
very close and good, eleven even and admirable collections being staged. 
The premier position was awarded to Mr. Miles, Wycombe Abbey Gardens, 
for some splendid samples, clean and fine in every point. The kinds were 
Veitch’s Exhibition Sprouts, very good ; Canadian Wonder Beans, excellent; 
James’ Scarlet Carrots ; Cave’s Pinesfield Onions, large and soliil ; Green 
Globe Artichokes, Edgeott Seedling Potatoes, Stamfordian Tomatoes, 
large and handsomely coloured; and Veitch’s Improved Masters’ Prolific 
Cucumbers, very even and neat. The Earl of Radnor, Coleshill House, 
Highworth (gardener, Mr. S. Haines), followed closely, his best dishes being 
Stamfordian Tomatoes, beautiful ; Canadian Wonder Beans, Breadfruit 
Potatoes, Leicester Red Celery, Telegraph Cucumbers, and Snowball Turnips, 
all well-grown samples. W. H. Miller, Esq., Rood Ashton, Trowbridge 
(gardener, Mr. H. Miller), was third, a very few points behind the preceding, 
snowing capital specimens of Stamfordian Tomatoes, Autumn Giant 
1 Cauliflowers, Purley Park Mero Cucumbers, Rowsham Park Hero Onions, 
