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principal one was for four dishes, distinct, and the first prize was 
taken by Mr. W. Pope with Coe’s Golden Drop, White Magnum Bonum, 
Victoria, and Pond’s Seedling. Mr. Day, gardener to C. J. Massey, Esq., 
was second with Victoria, Prince Englebert, Magnum Bonum, and Pond’s 
Seedling. For one dish of cooking Plums Mr. Empson was first with 
Grand Duke, Mr. Graves second with Pond’s Seedling, and Mr. Markham 
third with Grand Duke. 
In the class for a dish of Damsons, Mr. A. T. Killick was first, and 
Mr. Heston, gardener to G. W. Dawson, Esq., second. For a dish of 
Bullaces Mr. G. Tebbutt was first, Mr. Wells second, and Mr. Heston 
third. For a dish of Morello Cherries Messrs. Masterson, Rickwood, 
gardener to the Dowager Lady Freake, and R. Edwards received the 
prizes ; while for a dish of Quinces four prizes were accorded to the 
following ;—Messrs. Harcourt, Rose, Pentney, Barleycorn, and Empson. 
In the class for a collection of Nuts, one dish of each, Mr. Turton was a 
good first with Cobs, Filberts, and Walnuts in variety, Mr. Goodwin, 
Mereworth, was second, and Mr. Colvile Brown, Horticultural College, 
Swanley, was third. 
Nurserymen’s and Miscellaneous Exhibits. 
As already mentioned, the trade exhibits were numerous and made a 
grand show. According to the schedule there were only three classes 
provided for competitive exhibits, the gold, silver-gilt, and silver medals 
of the Royal Horticultural Society being awarded as prizes. Similar 
honours were also given for the non-competitive collections, and to 
ordinary observers it was a difficult matter to distinguish one from the 
other. 
The English Fruit and Rose Company, King’s Acre Nurseries, Here¬ 
ford, arranged a fine collection of fruits, mainly comprising Apples and 
Pears. Amongst the former Lord Suffield, Colonel Vaughan, Royal 
Codlin, Cellini, Gascoyne’s Seedling, Lady Sudeley, Wealthy, Warner’s 
King, Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Potts’ Seedling, Yorkshire Beauty, Duchess’ 
Favourite, Grenadier, Ecklinville Seedling, and Tom Putt were the best; 
the Pears being admirably represented by Doyenn^ du Comice, Beuri4 
Superfin, Durondeau, Gratioli de Jersey, and Beurr^ d’Amanlis (silver 
Banksian medal). 
Messrs. Chas. Lee & Son, Hammersmith, staged a very fine collection 
of Pears, including Brockworth Park, Beurr4 d’Amanlis, Souvenir du 
Congifes, Vicar of Winkfield, Beurr6 Superfin, Mar^chal de Cour, 
Beurr4 Hardy, and Doyenne du Comice amongst others (silver Banksian 
medal). A showy table of fruits, consisting of Plums, Apples, and 
Pears, was shown by Messrs. C. Spooner & Sons, Hounslow. Stirling 
Castle, Colonel Vaughan, Royal Russet, Councillor, Lord Suffield, 
Golden Spire, Bismarck, Grenadier, Hollandbury, Duchess’ Favourite, 
Warner’s King, Potts’ Seedling, Ecklinville, and Manks Codlin were 
the best of the Apples. Such Pears as Durondeau, Beurre Clairgeau, 
Marie Louise d’Uccle, Marie Louise, Beurr6 Diel, Pitmaslon Duchess, 
Conseiller de la Cour, and Glou Mor^eau were highly creditable. 
Rivers’ Monarch Plum was finely shown (silver Knightian medal). 
The collection of fruits staged by Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, 
Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, was very handsome, and covered two 
large tables. The Apples occupied one of the tables, and comprised 
such varieties as Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Sandringham, Stirling Castle, 
Blenheim Orange, King of Pippins, Duchess’ Favourite, Colonel Vaughan, 
Worcester Pearmain, Hollandbury, Dumelow’s Seedling, Potts’ Seedling, 
Alexander, Cox’s Pomona, Washington, Winter Hawthornden, Lord 
Derby, Tower of Glamis, Lord Grosvenor, Bramley’s Seedling, and 
Ecklinville. The Pears shown included Brockworth Park, General 
Todleben, Doyenne Boussoch, Fertility, Magnate, Beurr4 Clairgeau, 
Beurr^ Baltet P^re, Triomphe de Vienne, Grosse Calabasse, Louise 
Bonne of Jersey, Doyennb du Comice, Pitmaston Duchess, Beurr^ 
Superfin, Mar^chal de Cour, Souvenir du Congifes, Beurrb Hardy, 
and Flemish Beauty. Plums and Damsons were also shown in this 
exhibit, but not very extensively (silver-gilt Knightian medal). 
The Committee of the School of Handicrafts for Boys at Chertsey 
showed a small collection of Apples and Pears, most of which though 
small were very creditable. 
Mr. Owen Thomas, Royal Gardens, Windsor, exhibited a very 
striking collection of fruits, composed of Apples, Pears, Pines, Grapes, 
Melons, Plums, Tomatoes and Peaches. The Pears shown included 
Beurrb d’Amanlis, Pitmaston Duchess, Doyenn^ Boussoch, Louise 
Bonne of Jersey, Madame Treyve, Durondeau and others. Amongst 
the Apples were Bramley’s Seedling, Frogmore Prolific, Wellington, 
Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Golden Noble, Flower of Hants and Ribston 
Pippin. The Frogmore Selected Tomatoes were very beautiful, and the 
Pines were grand (silver-gilt Knightian medal). 
Messrs. Paul & Sons, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, contributed a 
large collection of Apples and Pears. The fruit was of excellent 
quality ; but, as is usually the case, lacking in colour to that grown 
in the south side of London, Among the Apples in this contribu¬ 
tion Warner’s King, Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Ribston Pippin, Lord 
Suffield, Gold Medal, Tower of Glamis, Stirling Castle, Cox’s Pomona, 
Lord Derby, Frogmore Prolific, and Duchess of Oldenburg, were the best. 
Of Pears, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Vicar of Winkfield, and Marie Louise 
were noticeable (silver Banksian medal). A collection of cider Apples 
came from Messrs. Gaymer & Son, Banham, Norfolk, who also exhibited 
various dishes of Pears (bronze Banksian medal). 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, sent a splendid collection of 
Apples, comprising about 250 dishes and baskets. If proof were neces¬ 
sary that good fruit can be grown near the metropolis, it was certainly 
forthcoming here. The Apples were not only large, but most of them 
admirably coloured. As being particularly worthy of notice, we may 
mention Lord Suffield, Cellini Pippin, Stirling Castle, Peasgood’s None¬ 
such, Potts’ Seedling, Bismarck, Hollandbury (very bright). Scarlet Pear- 
main, M^re de Manage, New Hawthornden, Red Beitinghemier. The 
same firm also sent a very fine collection of Pears, the majority of which 
were arranged on plates on a second table. The best of these included 
Louise Bonne of Jersey, Marguerite Marillat, Beurrd Clairgeau, Pit¬ 
maston Duchess, Marie Louise d’Uccle, Mardchal de Cour, Beurrd Bose, 
Duchesse d’Angouffime, and Le Lectier (silver-gilt Knightian medal). 
Arranged on one table was a very large collection of Apples and 
Pears grown by Messrs. J. Peed & Son, Mitcham Road, Streatham, S. W. 
This contribution included a hundred distinct varieties of Apples 
and fifty varieties of Pears. As a whole the former were fine, but 
lacking the colour which characterised some of the other exhibits. The 
best included Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Worcester Pearmain, Cox’s Pomona, 
Lady Henniker, Frogmore Prolific, Gold Medal, Golden Spire, Bismarck, 
Kentish Fillbasket, Newton Wonder, Ringer, and King of the Tomkins 
County. The Pears were for the most part small, except Marguerite 
Marillat, Pitmaston Duchess, Flemish Beauty, and King Edward (silver 
Banksian medal). 
Messrs. W. Thomson & Sons, Tweed Vineyards, Clovenfords, sent 
some fine Grapes, including a bunch of Gros Colman, 4 fibs, in weight, 
with berries inches in circumference. This is a remarkable size, and 
it may interest readers to know that the bunch was grown by giving 
PI(J. 47.—A FINE GROS COLMAN GRAPE. 
the Vine a heavy dose of Thomson’s manure. The illustration (fig. 47) 
gives an idea as to the size of the berries of these magnificent Grapes, 
Mr. E. Cuzner, 111, Fleet Street, exhibited half a dozen boxes of 
magnificent Pears, some Apples, and Figs which had been imported 
from France by Messrs. W. N, White & Co., Covent Garden. The 
Pears were “ Magnifique ” and “ Duchesse,” and compared with some of 
the English grown examples shown were really splendid. A huge 
Pumpkin was also staged by the same exhibitor. Mr. A. C. Roffey, 
Croydon, sent a collection of Roffey’s Improved Telegraph Cucumber. 
Mr. J. Clarke, Farnham, exhibited a number of bunches of Grapes, 
including Alnwick Seedling, Alicante, Lady Downe’s, Gros Colman, and 
others, all grown, it was said, without heat. Mr. H, Deverill, Banbury, 
sent a collection of Onions, large in size and very firm. The best of 
these were Ailsa Craig, Southport Red Globe, and the Lord Keeper. 
Competitive Classes .—There were but three classes provided in the 
schedule for nurserymen’s exhibits, and although these w'ere well 
competed, they formed but a small portion of the exhibition, the 
non-competitive collections being more numerous. In the class for 
a collection of trees bearing fruit in pots there were but two firms 
exhibiting, these being Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, and 
Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone. Both collections were very good, 
but the first prize, the gold medal of the Royal Horticultural Society, 
was awarded to Messrs. T. Rivers & Son. This firm sent some splendid 
Apple, Pear, and Fig trees in pots. The Apples were magnificent, the 
trees being from 3 to 10 feet in height, and laden with handsome fruit. 
Especially good were Cox’s Orange Pippin, Bijou, Cox’s Pomona, Melon 
and Wagener. Of Pears the most noticeable were Marie Louise, 
Pitmaston Duchess, Doyenn4 du Comice and Glou Morgeau. Messrs. 
G. Bunyard & Co.’s exhibit also contained excellent trees bearing 
splendid fruits, the most attractive Apples being Baumann’s Red Winter 
Reinette, Gascoyne’s Seedling and Rosemary Russet. Beurrh Dumort, 
Conference, and Beurrh Baltet Pere were amongst the best of the Pears. 
Plums, Figs, and Vines in pots were likewise included in this collection. 
Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co. were placed first for a collection of hardy 
fruits, which included some magnificent Apples beautifully coloured. 
Two large tables were required to stage this contribution, that was 
worthy of the gold medal awarded. Space cannot be found to enumerate 
all the varieties of Apples and Pears exhibited by this firm, but special 
mention may be made of Worcester Pearmain, Gascoyne s Seedling, 
Scarlet Pearmain, Bismarck, Cox’s Pomona, Lady Sudeley, Emperor 
Alexander, and Mabbot’s Pearmain Apple, all of which were remarkable 
for their colour. The Pears, Plums, and Nuts shown in this collection 
were also above the average in quality. The second prize went to 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, for a very fine collection of Apples 
