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North Africa. Its most valuable quality is its early ripening, so that in October, 
just as the late peaches and other soft fruits are over, this luscious little 
fruit is ready for the dessert. And when freshly gathered no fruit can 
be more gratifying or delightful, as its aroma is so delicious and its juice 
so abundant, in this respect offering a pleasing contrast to those imported 
from Lisbon in November and December, the flesh of which is generally 
shrunk from the rind, instead of being ready to burst, as is the case 
with those plucked from the tree. They should, in common with all home¬ 
grown Oranges, be placed on the table with some leaves adhering to the stalks, 
thus showing that they have not made a voyage.” 
There can be no doubt that where there is the necessary accommodation, these 
choice little home-grown fruits would form a useful and welcome addition to 
the dessert, while in large establishments the plants might be so manipulated as 
themselves to serve to decorate the table.—T. Moore. 
THE NATIONAL CARNATION AND PICOTEE SOCIETY’S 
NORTHERN EXHIBITION. 
^^HIS Exhibition had been fixed unfortunately at so early a date—August 
4th—mainly to support a very interesting exhibition of cottagers’ produce 
f arranged for that day, that the display was very meagre, and what was 
even worse, consisted, in the main, of specimens insufficiently developed. 
Still some fine flowers were produced, those from Mr.. B. Simonite, Rough Bank, 
Sheffield, and Mr. George Rudd, Undercliff, Bradford, being especially noticeable. 
Mr. Simonite had in Carnations, J. D. Hextall, C.B.; Dr. Foster, P.F.; James 
Douglas, P.F. ; John Keet, R.F.; James Merryweather, R.F.; and Sportsman, 
S.F., in the finest possible character ; and in Picotees, good specimens of Mrs. 
Niven, Mrs. Allcroft, Miss Sewell, Miss Wood, and Teresa, the latter a light- 
edged rose seedling of his own ; whilst Mr. Rudd had Sir Joseph Paxton, S.B., 
in a form rarely seen, and never certainly surpassed, the size and colour being 
wonderful. His Curzon also was grand, and in Picotees, Alliance, H.P., was 
extra fine ; Zerlina, H.P., good; and a new light-edged Rose, Hartley’s Fairy 
Queen, very pretty. The most remarkable of other specimens we note in our 
record of the awards of the judges given below. 
The date having made it impossible for the great bulk of the growers to take 
part in the show, two supplementary exhibitions were arranged, one for Man¬ 
chester on the IBth, and the other for Bradford on the 23rd. Our date of 
publication prevents our giving the awards for the later show ; those for the 
4th and 16th follow ;— 
August 4th, Class A.— 12 dissimilar Carnations, open.—1st, Mr. B. Simonite, Rough 
Bank, Shelheld, with Jas. Douglas, P.F., very good; Lord Napier, S.B.; Dr. Foster, P.F., 
fine and very pure; J. D. Hextall, C.B., extra ; John Keet, R.F., large and finely marked; 
Sportsman, S.F., extra; James Merryweather, R.F.; Seedling, R.F.; Admiral Curzon, S.B., 
small, but very attractive; Squire Meynell, fine; Mars, S.B.; and Seedling, R.F., a good 
stand, though young. 2nd, Mr. J. Booth, Fails worth, Manchester, with Admiral Curzon ; 
Seedling, S.F.; Uncle Tom, R.F.; Garibaldi, S.B,, very good ; James Merryweather, R.F.; 
