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a large representative display. Mr. Haycock contributed 100 dishes of 
nearly as many varieties, the fruits even, clean, well coloured, and in the 
majority of cases of great size. Amongst so many that are good it is 
difficult to make a selection, but the following are some of the best:— 
Calville Malingre, New Hawthornden, Worcester Pearmain, Bess Pool, 
Eeinette Grise, King of the Pippins, Golden Spire, Washington, 
Beauty of Kent, Brabant Bellefleur, very fine; Tower of Glamis, 
Cornish Aromatic, Bedfordshire Foundling, Ribston Pippin, Lord Derby, 
Melon Apple, Summer Golden Pippin, Belle Josephine, Peasgood’s Nonesuch, 
Warner’s King, Lord Suffi -ld, Mere de Mbnage, Reinette du Canada, Cox’s 
Pomona, Fearn’s Pippin, Domelow’s Seedling, Ashmead’s Kernel, Manks 
Codlin, and Ecklinville. Following closely for the second place Messrs. T. 
Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, have 110 dishes, the fruits not quite so large 
as the Maidstone samples, but even and good. Very notable were Lord 
Derby, Lidy Henniker, Melon Apple, Emperor Alexander, Bailey’s Sweet, 
Bedfordshire Foundling, Sops in Wine. Stirling Castle, Nelson Codlin, Mere 
de Menage, Cellini, Dumelow’s Seedling, Winter Pearmain, Blenheim Pippin, 
Warner’s King, King of Tomkins County, King of the Pippins, Fearn’s 
Pippin, Old Winter Russet, Cockle Pippin, and the little known Amasia and 
Pigeonnet. Mr. H. Waterman, gardener to H. A. Brassey, Esq., M.P., 
Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent, is third with sixty dishes, including good 
fruits of most of the leading culinary varieties ; Mr. J. H. Goodacre, Elvaston 
Castle Gardens, Derby, being fourth with ninety-nine dishes, somewhat 
irregular and smaller fruits than in the preceding. 
In the amateurs’ class for twenty-four dishes of kitchen and dessert 
Apples, distinct varieties, Mr. Haycock is again the most successful of the 
six exhibitors, winning the premier prize with magnificent specimens of the 
following :—Reinette du Canada, Cox’s Orange, Reinette Flandre, Reinette 
du Caux, Margil, Mere de Menage, Golden Knob, Peasgood’s Nonesuch, King 
of the Pippins, Belle du Bois, Annie Elizabeth, Cornish Aromatic, Stone’s 
Apple, Ribston Pippin, White Nonpareil, Lord Derby, Lord Sufiield, Mother 
Apple, Golden Noble, Dumelow’s Seedling, Blenheim Pippin, Claygate 
Pearmain, and Reinette Van Mons. Mr. S. Ford, gardener to W.E. Hubbard, 
Esq., Leonardslee, Horsham, has secured the second position with a close 
even collection, very few ^points behind the preceding, and Mr. H. 
Waterman is third with nearly equally good fruits. For twelve dishes of 
Apples Mr. Goldsmith, The Gardens, Hollanden, Tonbridge, was adjudged 
first honours, his fruits being distinguished by good size and handsome 
appearance, equal to some of the best of those from Barham Court. The 
varieties are Blenheim Pippin, Golden Noble, Colonel Vaughan, Hall Door, 
Ribston Pippin, King of the Pippins, Warner’s King, Reinette du Canada, 
Lord Derby, Beauty of Kent, Fearn’s Pippin, and Cox’s Orange. Mr. C. 
Langley, Crabble House, Dover, and Mr. J. Sharpe, gardener to F. Hutchett, 
Esq., Parkfield, Grove Park, are second and third respectively with praise¬ 
worthy collections. 
Nova Scotian Apples. —Quite recently it was announced in our advertise¬ 
ment columns that an additional class had been provided for American and 
Nova Scotian Apples, Messrs. Northard & Co., 20, Tooley Street, London, 
having offered a cup for the best collection, and to this the Crystal Palace 
Company added £3 as first prize, £5 as a second, and £2 as the third prize. 
About eight collections were entered, and by a subsequent arrangement these 
were placed in two classes—namely, for large and small collections. The 
majority of these Apples were distinguished by their bright clear colours, 
and in many cases by their great size, but the really fine fruits are confined 
to comparatively few varieties, amongst which were Emperor Alexander, 
Gloria Mundi, and Chebucto Beauty, the richest coloured being Red 
Astrachan, Williams’ Favourite, a deep uniform red ; Red Doctor, and Five 
o’clock Tea, very much like Hoary Morning. The cup and first prize in the 
large collection class was awarded to Dr. H. 0. McLatchy, Wolfville, Nova 
Scotia, who had ninety dishes of finely coloured Apples of moderate size, but 
more even and clean than the others. The best varieties are Red Doctor, 
Gravenstein, Five o’Clock Tea, Twenty-Ounce Pippin, Gloria Mundi, Snow 
Apple, Pound Sweet, Emperor Alexander, Summer Bellefleur, Williams’ 
Favourite, Cat’s Head, King of Tomkins County, and Red Astrachan. The 
Fruit Growers’ Association have 100 dishes, but are placed second owing to 
their fruits being rather less regular and not quite so highly coloured as Dr. 
McLatchy’s. They included, however, good examples of King of Tomkins 
County, White Astrachan, Evangeline, Golden Russet, Gravenstein, Emperor 
Alexander, Dutch Codlin, Red Astrachan, Duchess of Oldenburgh, Maiden’s 
Blush, and Marquis of Lome. The third prize was awarded to Mr. H. O. 
Duncanson, Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, for ninety dishes, must of the 
fruits being of fair quality. In the small collection class Mr. R. W. Starr, 
Starr’s Point, Port Williams, Nova Scotia, is first with sixty dishes, the 
Apples being of moderate size, but highly coloured. Messrs. E. ct O. Chase, 
Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, are second with twelve dishes of much larger 
samples. Emperor Alexander being especially fine, and Mr. E. E. Dickie is 
third with the same number of dishes, the fruits being nearly as well coloured, 
Chebucto B.-auty being particularly notable for its rich red hue. 
Collections not in Competition. —Two large and interesting collections are 
contributed by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, and Messrs. J. Cheal and 
Sons, Crawley, both of which include a number of useful and well-proved 
varieties. From Chelsea 100 dishes are sent, the majority of the fruits 
being good examples of their respective varieties, which include all the 
most reliable of these in general cultivation. Worthy of special attention 
am the following ;—Red German, a handsome variety, rather above medium 
size, solid, dark red, with a few white dots, and said to be very prolific and 
of excellent quality for cooking ; The Sandringham is represented by' fine 
heavy fruits, well maintaining the good opinion already formed of it; 
Webb’s Kitchen Russet, an excellent culinary Apple ; and Reine des 
Beautes, a good late keeping variety. Of other better known varieties the 
best are Cox’s Orange, Worcester Pearmain, Tom Putt, Warner’s King, 
Peck’s Pleasant, said to be equal to Newtown Pippin ; Fearn’s, Ribston, and 
Blenheim Pippins, Mere de Mhnage, Yorkshire Greening, Cellini, and Lord 
Suffield. The Crawley collection includes ninety dishes, principally Apples, 
hut with afewPeirs. Both are good, but the former are especially fine, clear, 
and well coloured. All the leading varieties are shown, and handsome fruits 
of the following are observable :—Loddington, Cellini, Catshead, Fearn’g 
Pippin, Minchall Crab, Yorkshire Greening, Warner’s King, Golden Noble, 
Egremont Russet, Emperor Alexander, Forge Apple, Bess Pool, Glorih 
Mundi, Alfriston, Colonel Vaughan, Yellow Ingestrie, Duchess of Gloucester, 
and Worcester Pearmain. The Pears comprise fine fruits of Beurrd 
Clairgeau, Beurre Diel, Duchesse d’Angouleme, Uvedale’s St. Germains, 
Grosse Calebasse, and Pitmaston Duchess. 
PEAKS. 
Similar classes were provided for these as for the Apples, but the entries 
are not so numerous, and the exhibits are, of course, wanting in colour and 
attractiveness compared with the Apples. In a few cases some very hand¬ 
somely ripened fruits are staged, and some of the best of these are the 
examples of Pitmaston Duchess shown (not for competition) by Mr. James 
Butler, Orchard Lane Gardens, Sittingbourne. These are large, handsome, 
finely ripened fruits, chiefly from diagonal cordon trees about twelve years 
old, but a few were from standards. In the best collection of Pears class Mr. 
Haycock, following up his success in other classes, has secured the leading 
position in this with seventy-five dishes of large specimens, the finest being 
of the following varieties :—Beurrd Diel, Gansel’s Bergamot, Conseiller du 
Cour, Ne Plus Meuris, General Todtleben, Brown Beurrd, Nouveau Poiteau, 
Triomphe de Jodoigne, Easter Beurrd, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Vicar of 
Winkfield, Marie Benoist, Pitmaston Duchess, Beurre Superfin, Duchesse 
d’Angouleme, Reine des Tardives, Catillac, Uvedale’s St. Germain, Beurrd 
Hardy, Fondante de Cuerne, Zephirin Gr6goire, Beurrd Bachelier, Beurrd de 
Capiaumont very handsome, Doyennd du Comice, Glou Mor 5 eau, Passe 
Crasanne, Baronne de Mello, and Williams’ Victoria. Mr. Goldsmith has 
the second-prize collection of sixty dishes, his samples being not quite so 
large as Mr. Haycock’s, but all are good, and some are very handsome. Mr. 
Waterman also has several fine dishes in the third lot; those from Messrs. 
T. Rivers & Son, who were fourth, being smaller. Four competitors have 
entered the amateurs’ class for twelve dishes of Pears, and Mr. Haycock has 
secured the first prize, that being the fourth awarded to him in the Exhi¬ 
bition. His fruits are similar to those in the preceding class, comprising 
Conseiller du Cour, Passe Crasanne, Durondeau, Beurre Hardy, Nouveau 
Poiteau, Pitmaston Duchess, Easter Beurre, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Duchesse 
d’Angouleme, Doyennd du Comice, and Beurrd Superfin. Mr. Goldsmith 
and Mr. W. Dance, gardener to Col. Lowe, Gosfield House, Halstead, are 
the other prizetakers with slightly smaller fruits. 
PUMPKINS AND GOURDS. 
The strangely formed and often richly coloured or handsomely streaked 
varieties of the Gourd family are not often seen at exhibitions, and the dis¬ 
play of these fruits at the Palace is therefore especially interesting. Apart 
from those in competition a large collection is exhibited from the Royal 
Horticultural Society’s Gardens, Chiswick, which comprises an extra¬ 
ordinary number of beautiful forms, and all under names. These vary in 
size and form from the red and yellow Mammoth, 60 to 80 lbs. each, to the 
miniature Coloquinte, only 2 or 3 inches long, and in colour from the 
darkest green, almost black, to yellow, orange, and dark red, including 
also many strange diversities of shape, upon which appropriate titles are 
bestowed. In the two classes for collections of Pumpkins and Gourds and 
for Ornamental Gourds the exhibits are good, but their great defect is that 
the varieties are unnamed. In the first-named class Mr. C. Osman, South 
Metropolitan Schools, Sutton, Surrey, took the lead, followed by Mr. J. 
Smrges, Moat House, Chipstead, Redhill, the chief difference between the 
two being that the former has the greatest number of fruits. With Orna¬ 
mental Gourds Mr. T. Glen, gardener to Mrs. Montefiore, Worth Park, 
Crawley, was awarded premier honours for the only collection, which com¬ 
prise some exceedingly handsome and brilliantly coloured fruits. The 
heaviest Gourd is shown by Mr. Sturgess and weighs 80 lbs.; the second 
and third from Messrs. J. Squire, 37, Weston Hill, Upper Norwood; and Mr. 
J. Sharpe, gardener to F. Hatchett, Esq., Parkfield, Grove Park, Lee, being 
but little inferior in weight, Mr. Osman having an extra prize for one 
weighing 58 lbs. 
VEGETABLES. 
Several classes were devoted to vegetables, and in the principal one—that 
for the “ best exhibition of vegetables arranged for effect ”—some exceed¬ 
ingly fine collections are entered. Mr. H. Waterman has secured first 
honours with one of the most tastefully arranged exhibits we have seen, and 
the general quality of the vegetables is also highly satisfactory. It includes 
a great number of varieties, such as Brussels Sprouts, Savoys, Red and 
Green Cabbages, Beet, Parsnips, Turnips, Spinach, Peas, Beans, Endive, 
Artichokes, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, and small Salads. They are all arranged 
in Parsley, and tastefully garnished with red and orange Capsicums, produc¬ 
ing a very pretty effect. Mr. J. Neighbour, Bickley Park Gardens, Kent, 
who is second, also has a tasteful and praiseworthy collection, Mr. Goodacre 
being a close third. For twelve dishes of vegetables Mr. J. Neighbour is 
the principal exhibitor, followed by Mr. C. J. Waite, Glenhurst, Esher ; and 
for six dishes of vegetables Mr. T. Beckett, Cole Hatch Farm, Amersham, 
Bucks, is first, Mr. Leonard Harris, High Wycombe, Bucks, taking the second 
place. Messrs. Sutton & Sons’ prizes for ten dishes bringing good competi¬ 
tion. Mr. W. Meads, gardener to Viscount Barrington, Beckett Park, Shriven- 
ham, won the premier position with fine examples of Major Clarke’s Red 
Celery, Henderson’s Prolific Potato, President Garfield Tomato, Veitch’s 
Autumn Giant Cauliflower, 'Tender and True Cucumbers, Hollow-crowned 
Parsnip, Early Nantes Carrots, White Globe Turnips, Veitch’s Exhibition 
Sprouts, and good Onions. Mr. J. Waite and Mr. Osman are the other prize- 
takers, each showing well. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. —Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, show 
bunches of heavily fruited yellow and red Crabs, with dishes of Monarch 
Plums, also Lord Palmerston and Golden Eagle Peaches. A. V. Box, Esq., 
Brentford, has a number of fully expanded Pear blossoms and young leaves 
from a tree of the Louise Bonne variety. Mrs. Joliffe, Yafford House, Sher- 
well. Isle of Wight, has eight dishes of Apples, including some fine Blenheim 
Pippins; and Mr. J. Deverill, Banbury, has a large collection of Onions 
Romsham Park Hero being the principal. 
INTEENATIONAL POTATO SHOW. 
October 8th to 10th. 
The annual Exhibition of Potatoes at the Crystal Palace has become 
firmly established as one of the chief horticultural events of the year, and 
