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Lindfield, Walton, Portsmouth, Teddington, Staines, and Tonbridge Wells 
Reading, Huddersfield, Cantarbury, Cheshunt, and Exeter. 
Ram sbottom. 
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity. 
Lincoln, East Grinstead, Yeovil, Devizes, Manchester, and Winchester. 
Northampton, Bristol, Burton, and Birmingham. 
PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL 
EXHIBITION. 
LARGE meeting of representative horticulturists 
was held in the Music Room at South Kensing¬ 
ton on Tuesday last, on the invitation of the 
Council of the Royal Horticultural Society, to 
take into consideration the proposal to hold a 
Great International Horticultural Exhibition in 
1887. 
The chair was taken by Sir Trevor Law¬ 
rence, Bart., M.P., President of the Society, 
supported by Members of the Council. Among those present 
we remarked H. J. Elwes, Esq.; W. Sowerby, Esq.; Bruce 
Findlay, Esq.; A. H. Smee, Esq.; W. B. Kellock, Esq.; 
Dr. Masters; Shirley Hibberd, Esq.; Messrs. O’Brien, 
W. Paul, John Fraser, George Paul, Harrison of Leicester, 
Pearson of Chilwell, Bunyard of Maidstone, Rivers of 
Sawbridgeworth, Cheal of Crawley, B. S. Williams, H. 
Williams, Woodbridge, &c. 
After som e introductory remarks by the President, setting 
forth the desirability of promoting a Great International 
Exhibition in 1887, he called on Dr. Masters, who had 
moved the adjournment of the last meeting to move the first 
resolution, which wa3 as follows :— 
“ That in view of the great and increasing importance of Horticulture, and 
in order to preserve the high reputation in which British Horticulture 
is held by other nations, it is desirable to hold at no distant date an 
International Show and Congress of Horticulture in the widest sense 
of that term ; and that the year 1887 being the jubilee year of Her 
Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, would he the most fitting time for 
such an undertaking.” 
This was seconded by Mr. Watts of Wiltshire and carried 
unanimously. The second resolution was proposed by Mr. 
Shirley Hibberd— 
“That should Her Majesty’s Commissioners of 1851 he prepared to afford 
adequate facilities, such a Show and Congress would be most advan¬ 
tageously held on some part of the Commissioners’ grounds at South 
Kensington, provided that any use which the Commissioners propose 
to make of the rest of the grounds during the year 1887 be found to be 
in harmony with the character of the projected Show and Congress.” 
This was also carried unanimously. The third resolu¬ 
tion was— 
“ That this Meeting requests the President and Council of the Koyal 
Horticultural Society to take measures to ascertain the views of the 
Commissioners of 1851 on the matter, and assures the President and 
Council that should the proposals of the Commissioners be of such a 
nature as to afford reasonable hope that the Show and Congress may 
be carried out in a manner worthy of British horticulture, no effort 
shall be wanting on the part of those present to secure the success of 
the undertaking.” 
Proposed by Mr. Wm. Paul, seconded by Mr. A. H. Smee, 
and carried unanimously. 
The fourth resolution, moved by Mr. Harrison of 
Leicester, and seconded by Mr. Cheal of Crawley, was as 
follows :— 
“ That this Meeting do now adjourn till such time as it shall be summoned 
by the President and Council of the Royal Horticultural Society, in 
order that the results of the negotiations with the Commissioners of 
1851 may be laid before it.” 
This was also carried unanimously. 
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A much more enthusiastic feeling Beemed to prevail at 
this meeting than at the previous one, from the fact that the 
Exhibition is likely to be incorporated with whatever project 
is intended to be carried out under the auspices of the Royal 
Commissioners in celebration of Her Majesty’s jubilee in 
1887. We shall have some remarks to make on this subject 
next week. 
GOOD PEARS. 
Good Pears, and especially late varieties, are quite as 
much appreciated on the dessert table as Peaches or even 
Grapes are, but in many gardens late Pears do not receive 
the attention they deserve. In many cases the trees that 
supply fruit of these are old decrepit examples, aud the fruit 
they produce is small in size, cracked, or otherwise miserable 
in appearance, and it cannot be expected under such circum¬ 
stances that the flavour will be good. If gardeners would 
only bestow half as much attention on late Pears as was 
formerly spent on Peaches when they were grown more 
extensively on open walls than they are at the present time, 
we should not hear so many complaints against certain 
varieties as we are now in the habit of hearing. 
Many varieties of Pears are often and truly described by- 
gardeners and others as being of the first quality for dessert; 
and the same varieties are often as much disparaged by 
others. Judging by the Pears exhibited at the Pear Con¬ 
gress, and the numerous errors in nomenclature, it is quite 
evident that many varieties that are described as being first- 
class in quality at different times in the horticultural press, 
and then by others quite as much disparaged, cannot always 
be true to the name they are described under, for if they were 
true we should not have so much difference of opinion on 
certain varieties as we now have. For instance, in one col¬ 
lection I noticed that small and second-rate October Pear 
Eyewood named as Josephine de Malines, which, as any 
gardener knows who has the true variety, is one of the most 
delicious late Pears we have. In this very collection there 
were thirteen or fourteen dishes untrue to name out of twenty- 
four varieties ; and in other collections we noticed third-rate 
Pears with the names of first-class varieties. 
Soil and climate, we are aware, have a great influence on 
Pears, hut it is quite certain that soil and climate alone will 
not always insure Pears becoming first-class in size and 
quality, as good and poor samples were sent to Chiswick from 
the same district, so it is quite evident that soil and climate, 
however good, will not produce first-class fruit without cul¬ 
tural attention. Many persons who visited the Conference 
with the intention of getting a list of the “ best,” were no 
doubt puzzled which to select, and that is not to be wondered 
at, for size and appearance in Pears is no criterion of quality, 
as it is more often the other way. 
Having a fair knowledge of most of the good and useful 
Pears in cultivation, a list is appended of varieties that I have 
found first-class in flavour and fit to put on any dessert 
table ; and, this being a good Pear year, I will invite others 
to send lists, so that we may discuss the merits or demerits 
of any variety ; and if there is any doubt over the name of 
any variety under discussion, those who send lists can also 
send a fruit to. the Editor, who would, I feel sure, endeavour 
to give its correct name. The following I consider good 
varieties : — Jargonelle, Williams’ Bon Chretien, Beurre 
d’Amanlis, Madame Treyve, Beurre Superfin, Louise Bonne of 
Jersey, Fondante d’ Automne, Beurre Hardy, Comte de Lamy, 
Gansel’s Bergamot, Thompson’s, Marie Louise, Conseillerdela 
Cour, Glou Morceau, Pitmaston Duchess, Doyenne du Comice, 
Durondeau, Marie Louise d’Uccle, Emile d’Heyst, Beurre 
Diel, Beurre d’Anjou, Beurre d’Aremberg, Winter Nelis, 
Beurre de Jonghe, Josephine de Malines, Marie Benoist, 
Knight’s Monarch, Passe Crassane, Bergamotte d'Esperen, 
Nouvelle Fulvie, Olivier des Serres, Easter Beurre, and Beurre 
Ranee. The two latter varieties do not come good every 
season, but they are well worth growing. Easter Beurre, 
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