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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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frnits are of good size, particularly the following:—Bergamotte de Mille- 
pieds, Marie Louise, Delices d’Hardenpoint, Bezi Louvain, and Directeur 
Alphande, all on the Quince stock. Mr. Selway, The Gardens, Updown Park, 
Sandwich, Kent, has thirty-two varieties, rather small. Mr. W. Rogers, Tbe 
Cedars, Ashford, has twenty varieties ; and Mr. W. Herrington, Bettes- 
borough Rectory Gardens, Sandwich, has twenty varieties, mostly small. 
Hampshire. —Next in order of merit, though not in numbers, come the 
Hampshire Pea r s, as shown by Mr. W. Wildsmith, gardener to Viscount 
Eversley, Heckfield Place, Winchfield, who has ninety varieties, forming a 
beautiful collection, the fruits all of good size, clean, and even. The beat 
varieties were as follows :—Beurrd Diel, Calebasse Bose, Colmar d’Arem- 
berg, Winter Nelis, Catillac, and Urbaniste on the Quince. Durondeau on 
the Pear is shown of good size from bush trees, but fruits of the same 
variety on the Quince from cordon trees are equally fine in size and much 
better in colour. Beurre Beauchamp, good. Directeur Alphande, fine 
from a cordon on the Quince. Pitmaston Duchesse on Pear, trained to a west 
wall, is much finer than same variety from pyramid on the Quince. Easter 
Beurre on the Quince. General Todtleben and Doyenne du Comice, both 
on the Quince, are finely represented,, as also are Chaumontel, Verulam, 
Beurrd Benoist, Beurrb Sterckmans, Marie Louise, Gros Trouve, Bellissime 
d’Hiver, Glou Morgeau, Thompson’s, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Beurre Hardy, 
and Marechal de Cour. Rev. J. L. Carrick, Springfield School, Southampton, 
shows twelve varieties, Grosse Calebasse being very large, and Beurre 
Clairgeau of fine colour, all on the Pear stock. These were the only col¬ 
lections from Hants. 
Berkshire. —There is not a great display from this county; hut Mr. C. 
Ross, gardener to C. Eyre, Esq., Welford Park, Newbury, has”twenty-eight 
dishes of fine fruits of Pitmaston Duchess, Easter Beurrd, Catillac, Doyenne 
du Comice, Uvedale’s St. Germains, Bergamotte Reinette of a fine golden 
hue, and British Queen—all on the free stock. Mr. W. Allen, The Gardens, 
Rainsbury Manor, Hungerford, shows eighteen dishes, his best samples 
being Duchisse d’Angouleme from the Quince, Beurre Clairgeau from the 
Paradise, aud Beurre Diel from espaliers on the Quince. Mr. C. Howe, 
gardener to Sir R. E. Sutton, Bart, Benham Park, Newbury, has twenty- 
four varieties, Gansel’s Bergamot and Doyenne Boussoch being especially 
good, while Mr. J. Lawrence Ardmillan, Caversham, Reading, has fourteen 
dishes of rather small frnits. 
Hertfordshire. —There are several good representative collections from 
this county, and though the fruits are not large they are generally even 
and fairly, satisfactory. Messrs. Rivers & Sons, Sawbridgeworth, show 
eighty varieties mostly from Quince stocks as pyramid trees, comprising 
very good examples of Beurre Bachelier, Catillac, Marie Louise d’TJccle, 
Durondeau, Beurre Clairgeau, Beurre Alexandre, Lucas, Bishop’s Thumb (of 
fair size from Quince, double grafted), Pitmaston Duchess, Lebrun, General 
Todtleben, Magnate ; Princess, handsome; Beurre Diel, from an espalier, 
fine ; Beurre Langelier; and Duchesse d’Angouleme. Messrs. W. Paul and 
Son, Waltham Cross, contribute 150 dishes, including good specimens of the 
folio wing: Doyenne Boussoch,Marie,Benoist,Doyenne Gris,Doyenne du Comice, 
Autumn Colmar, Gilogil, Gansel s Bergamot, Marechal de Cour, Beurre 
Clairgeau, Beurre d’Anjou, Beurre Diel, Easter Beurre, Marie Louise d’Hccle, 
Catillac, Pitmaston Duchess, and Triomphe de Jodoigne. Messrs. Paul 
and Son, Ch' shunt, have eighty dishes of average-sized fruits, some of the 
best being Marie Louise d’Uccle, Bishop’s Thumb, Doyenne Boussoch, 
Delices d’Hardenpont, Beurre Clairgeau, and Catillac. Mr. J. C. Mundell, 
gardener to Lord Ebury, Moor Park, Rickmansworth, contributes sixty 
dishes of good fruits generally, including fine samples of Catillac, White 
Doyenne, Gansel’s Bergamot, Beurre Clairgeau, Uvedale’s St. Germains, 
Marie Louise d’Uccle, Doyenne Boussoch, Beurre Bose, Glou Moreau, 
British Queen, and Beurre Clairgeau. Mr. Norman, gardener to Marquis of 
Salisbury, Hatfield House, Herts, has a collection of unnamed fruits, some 
of good quality. 
Surrey.— -The most important contribution from this county was that 
of 110 varieties from Mr. G. W. Cummins, gardener to A. H. Smee, Esq., 
The Grange, Wallington, which was a good representative collection, the 
fruits not of great size, but even and clean. The best varieties were Beurre 
Clairgeau, fine colour ; Beurre Superfin; Beurre Diel; Doyenne du Comice ; 
Catillac ; Forelle, brilliant colour ; Gansel’s Bergamot; Uvedale’s St. Ger¬ 
mains ; Bezi Mai; Beurre Diel; and Duchesse Tardive, a very free variety, 
in season from December to February. Mr. W. Shepherd, Greenhurst, 
Capel, Dorking, exhibits a small collection, chiefly from cordons on the 
Quince, but, except in a few ca=es, the fruits are not large. 
Other exhibitors are W. Roupell, Esq., Harvey Lodge, Roupell Park, 
twenty dishes ; Mr. T. Taylor, gardener to J. Mcintosh, Esq., Duneevan, 
Oatlands Park, Weybridge, twelves dishes ; Mr. B. Greaves, The Gardens, 
Broom Hall, Dorking, twenty dishes; Mr. J. Coombes, Sheen House, 
Gardens, Mortlake, thirty dishes; Mr. J. Dean, gardener to G. Leveson, 
Esq., Titsey Park, Limpsfield, twenty-four dishes; Mr. A. Evans, gardener 
to J. S. Hodgson, Esq., Lythe Hall, Haslemere, twenty-four dishes ; Mr. D. 
East, gardener to F. Wigan, Esq., Clare Lawn, East Sheen, eleven dishes; 
Mr. H. Matthews, Betchworth, thirty dishes ; Mr. F. Ewerson, Grove House 
Gardens, Roehampton, twenty-four varieties, of good size and colour ; Mr. 
E. Burrell, Claremont, Esher, twenty-four dishes ; Mr. J. Forbes, Dover 
House Gardens, Roehampton, thirty dishes, a handsome collection of fine 
fruits; and Mr. J. Burnett, The Gardens, Deepdene, Dorking, fifty-five dishes, 
capital samples. 
Sussex. —Some good fruits are shown by Sussex growers, prominent 
amongst whom is Mr. S. Ford, gardener to W. E. Hubbard, Esq., M.P., 
Leonardslee, Horsham, who has seventy-eight dishes of good average fruits, 
principally from pyramids on the Pear stock. The leading varieties are 
Vicar of Winkfield, Durondeau, Nouveau Poiteau, King Edward, Uvedale’s 
St. Germains, Allman’s Sussex Monster, Beurre Clairgeau, Chaumontel, 
Pitmaston Duchess, Beurre Bachelier, General Todtleben, Thompson’s, 
Duchesse d’Angouleme, Beurre d’Anjou, and Marie Louise d’Uccle. Messrs. 
J. Cheat & Son, Crawley, have a handsome collection of fifty-four varieties, 
many of which are from the cordon trees which they grow so well in their 
nursery. The following are capitally represented—Beurre Bachelier, 
Pitmaston Duchess, Calebasse Grosse, Beurre Clairgeau, Uvedale’s St. 
Germains^ Beurre d’Amanlis, Van Mons Lbon Leclerc, Catillac, Duchesse 
a Angouleme, Beurrd Diel, Beurrd Hardy, Marechal de Cour, Jersey Gratioli, 
Chaumontel, Vicar of Winkfield, Olivier des Serres, Doyennd du Comice, 
Doyenne Boussoch, and Durondeau. Mr. Breese, gardener to Lord Lecon- 
field, Petworth, has fifty dishes, all excellent fruits of good size, chiefly 
from cordons on the Quince. The principal varieties are Duchesse Tardive, 
Beurre d’Anjou, Doyenne du Comice, Durondeau, Marie Benoist, Pitmaston 
Duchess, Calebasse Grosse, Beurre Bachelier, Beurre Diel, Marie Louise 
d’Uccle, Emile d’Heyst. Others equally fine were Uvedale’s St. Germains, 
Belli-sime d’Hiv^r, Catillac, and Beurre Clairgeau. 
Other exhibitors of smaller collections are Mr. E. Burhury, gardener to 
the Duke of Norfolk, Arundel Castle, with thirty dishes ; Mr. J. Rust, gar¬ 
dener to the Marquis of Abergavenny, Eridge Castle, Tunbridge Wells, with 
thirty-six dishe3 ; Mr. J. Anderson, Crawley, with twenty-four dishes ; and 
Mr. J. Bolland, East Grinstead, with forty-seven dishes. 
Mr. J. Smith, gardener to the Earl of Rosebery, Mentmore, Leighton 
Buzzard, contributes fifty dishes of good average fruits, Marie Louise, 
Duchesse d’Angouleme, Beurre Diel, Marechal de Cour, Beurre de Capiau- 
mont, Beurre Clairgeau, and Bellissime d’Hiver being some of the best. 
Mr. G. T. Miles, gardener to Lord Carrington, Wycombe Abbey, has forty 
dishes, comprising excellent examples of Uvedale’s St. Germains, Pitmaston 
Duchess, Beurre Clairgeau, Bonne d’Ezee, Catillac, Duchess d’Angouleme, 
Doyenne du Comice, and Van MonsjLbon Leclerc. 
Wiltshire. —Several good growers have entered collections from this 
county, and the fruits generally are fairly representative, though not large. 
Mr. A. Miller, gardener to W. H. Long, Esq., M.P., Rood Ashton, Trow¬ 
bridge, has sixty varieties. Mr. C. Warden, Clarendon Park, Salisbury, 
contributes twenty-five varieties, of which some fine specimens of Beurre 
Clairgeau from fan-trained wall trees on the Quince stock are notable. 
Mr. H. W. Ward, Longford Castle Gardens, Salisbury, stages forty varieties, 
Beurre Clairgeau and Pitmaston Duchess being very handsome. Mr. B. 
Cochrane, Manor House, has eight dishes of small samples. 
Dorsetshire. —An excellent general collection of 110 varieties is 
entered to represent this county from Mr. W. G. Pragnell, gardener to 
J. D. W.Digby, Esq., Sherborne Castle, Dorset, and the fruits from various 
kinds of trees on either the Quince or the Pear are handsome examples of 
good culture. The leading varieties are Uvedale’s St. Germains, Pitmaston 
Duchess, Beurre Clairgeau,Doyenne du Comice, Bellissime d’Hiver, Gratioli 
de Jersey, Gansel’s Bergamot, Doyenne Boussoch, Vicar of Winkfield, 
Beurre Diel, Beurre Bachelier, Du Congres Pomologique, a very handsome 
medium size and rich yellow Pear, and Colmar d’Aremberg. 
Essex. —An important collection is that from Messrs. Saltmarsh & Son, 
Chelmsford, which includes eighty varieties, all meritorious, and chiefly 
from pyramids on the Pear stock. The best are Calebasse GrosBe, Marie 
Louise d’Uccle, Huyshe’s Bergamot, Pitmaston Duchess, Beurre Diel, 
Uvedale’s St. Germains, Catillac, Beurre Clairgeau, Doyennd du Comice, 
and a curious little oval Pear named Longue Verte Panachce, striped with 
light and dark green. Mr. H. Spivey, gardener to J. H. Houblon, Esq., 
Hallingbury Place, Bishop’s Stortford, has fifty dishes, the fruits of good 
medium size, and from trees on the Quince stock either as pyramids, wall, 
or espalier trained. The finest examples are Pitmaston Duchess, Gansel’s 
Bergamot, Doyenne du Comice, Durondeau, Beurre Langelier, Beurre 
Hardy, Catillac, Passe Colmar, Nouvelle Fulvie, General Todtleben, Easter 
Beurre, and Glou Morqeau. Mr. W. Dance, gardener to Col. A. S. H. Lowe, 
Gosfield Hall, Halstead, also has sixty-two varieties of good average 
quality. 
Worcestershire. —From Messrs. R. Smith & Co.’s well known Wor¬ 
cester nurseries come sixty dishes of good fruits, many of the varieties 
being uncommonly fine, amongst which may be named Pitmaston Duchess, 
Beurre Clairgeau, Easter Beurre, King Edward, Beurre Bachelier, Uvedale’s 
St. Germains, Duchesse d’Angouleme, Beurre Hardy, Gansel’s Bergamot, 
Marechal de Cour, and Passe CraBanne. Mr. W. Crump, Madresfield Court 
Gardens, shows samples of thirty good varieties. Mr. W. Davis, Tenbury, 
has forty dishes of rather smaller fruits. Mr. Gibbon, Pershore, shows a 
dozen sorts, and about the same number comes from Mr. W. Jenkins. 
Hereford. —Sixty-seven dishes of handsome fruits were contributed by 
Mr. W. Denning from the Earl of Chesterfield's garden at Holme Lacy, 
where cordon trees are so admirably grown. Those shown are mostly 
from these, but some are from fan-trained trees, the following varieties 
being the most remarkable for size and good appearance :—Beurre Bache- 
lior, White Doyenne, Easter Beurre, Duchesse d’Angouleme, Brown Buerre, 
Louise Bonne of Jersey, Princess, Durondeau, Beurre Hardy, Van Mons 
Leon Leclerc, Beurre Superfin, Beurre d’Amanlis, Hacon’s Incomparable 
Marechal de Cour, Beurre Rose, Forelle, Chaumontel, Doyenne du Comice 
General Todtleben, Triomphe de Jodoigne, Flemish Beauty, Pitmaston 
Duchess, Beurre Clairgeau, Bergamotte d’Esperen, Doyenne Boussoch 
Bellissime d’Hiver. Mr. W. Coleman, Eastnor Castle Gardens, Ledbury, has 
seventy dishes of Pears, some of fine quality. Mr. J. Watkins, Pomona 
Farm, Withington, has thirty-eight dishes. Mr. Ward, gardener to Lady 
Emily Foley, Stoke Edith Park, Hereford, shows thirty-six dishes, the early 
varieties being very good; and Mr. J. Henderson, Hatfield Gardens, 
Ledbury, sends twenty-five varieties, none except Doyennd Boussoch 
being remarkable. Dr. Bull and G. H. Piper, F.G.S., have a collection o 
Perry Pears, under the local names, such as Pine Pear, New Meadow, Red 
Pear, Moorcroft, Hellen’s Green, Bach’s White, Cheat Boy, Rock Pear, and 
Knock Down, with several others bearing similar titles, but small and far 
from tempting. 
The foregoing, with the Channel Island collections to be noted, include 
all the best fruits, and it is not necessary to particularise the varieties in 
the following, as there were few above average class, and. many were below 
it. The number after each exhibitor’s name indicates the number of dishes 
Btaged :—Messrs. F. & A. Dickson, Chester, 50, mostly good fruits from 
pyramid trees in open quarters ; Messrs. J. Dickson & Son, Chester, have 
32, fairly good ; Messrs. J. & R. Pearson it Sons, Chilwell, Notts, G5 ; 
Messrs. J. Jefferies & Sons, Cirencester, 20; Mr. W. H. Bannister, Cote 
jjouse, Westbury-on-Trym, 24; Mr. T. Laxton, Bedford, 64 ; Mr. W. Ingram, 
gardener to the Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle, Grantham, 50; Mr. 
Shingles, gardener to the Earl of Ducie, Tortworth Court, Gloucester, 54; 
Mr. Garland, gardener to Sir T. Dyke Ackland, Bart., Killerton Park,. 
Exeter, 87 ; Messrs. R. Veitch & Son, Exeter, 111. 
Mr. Gilman, gardener to the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, Ingestre 
Hall, Stafford, 25; Mr. R. Mackellar, gardener to James Watts, Esq., 
Cheadle, 30 ; Mr. C. Clements, Hasley Manor, near Warwick, 12 ; Mr. W. 
