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Class 7.— The best Golden Self Pelargonium, under the same conditions as Class 1.—1st, 
Mr. Tirebuck, Luton, with Golden Drop; 2nd, Messrs. Saltmarsk & Son, with Golden 
Queen; and 3rd, Mr. Tirebuck, with a distinct variety also named Golden Queen. 
Class 8.— The best Golden Variegated Zonal Pelargonium in commerce, two plants of 
each. —1st, Messrs. Perkins & Sons, with Queen Victoria; 2nd, Messrs. F. & A. Smith, with 
Defiance ; 3rd, Mr. Watson, with Miss "Watson. 
Class 9.— The two best Golden Variegated Zonal Pelargoniums in commerce or not, three 
plants of each. —1st, Messrs. F. & A. Smith, with Jetty Lacy and Louisa Smith; 2nd, Mr. 
Watson, with Mrs. Dix and Miss Watson. 
Class 10.—Six Gold and Bronze Zonal Pelargoniums, put into commerce within the last 
twelve months. —1st, Mr. Wills, with Beauty of Calderdale, Beauty of Ribbledale, Firebrand, 
Perilla, Model, and Compactum; 2nd, Mr. Bull, with similar varieties, Glowworm being 
substituted for Beauty of Bibbledale. 
Class 11.— The best Silver Variegated Zonal Pelargonium not in commerce, the seedling 
plant excluded. —1st, Messrs. F. & A. Smith, with Miss Burdett-Coutts ; 2nd, Messrs. E. G. 
Henderson & Son, with Italian Sunshine ; 3rd, Messrs. F. & A. Smith, with Peri. 
From among these competing plants thirteen varieties were selected for 
first-class certificates—viz., Defiance and B.etaliator, from Messrs. F. & A. 
Smith, the former with broad dark and fiery bronze zone, the margin well 
defined; the latter having a narrow zone of bronze and carmine, with 
margin of pale gold, a striking kind. Queen Victoria and Countess of Craven, 
from Messrs. Perkins & Sons, the former having a broad bronze and red 
zone, the plant large, and in fine condition ; the latter had a bright red 
and mulberry zone, with broad margin of gold. Both of these were robust- 
growing and well-developed kinds. Mrs. Dunnett, from Messrs. Carter and 
Co., the zone dark bronze and fiery carmine, a somewhat weakly-looking 
plant as shown. Mrs. George Hanbury, from Mr. C. Turner, a finely marked 
variety with round flat leaves and a bronze and orange zone, the plant also 
small. Beauty of Culford , from Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son, having a 
most conspicuous band of colour forming the zone, principally rich orange 
carmine, blotched with bronze; a promising kind, though the plant was 
small. These all belong to the section of Golden Variegated Zonals. Of 
the Silver-edged division, the same award was made to Peri, a very fine 
variety, the zone bronze and' pink ; and Queen Victoria and Miss Burdett- 
Coutts, two other very fine and strongly marked kinds. These were all from 
Messrs. F. & A. Smith. Of the Gold and BrOnze Zonal section the follow¬ 
ing received first-class certificates :—Arthur H. Wills, from Mr. Wills, the 
zone dark bronze, broad and striking, on a leaf ground of greenish gold, a 
very fine variety ; Egyptian Queen, from Messrs. Carter & Co., having a 
very broad reddish bronze zone on a golden leaf ground; and to Mrs. 
Frampton, from Mr. Uphill, Moreton, Dorchester, having a rich dark zone 
on a clear golden leaf ground, a fine variety. 
A goodly number of the varieties exhibited in the several classes had 
already received first-class certificates at the metropolitan exhibitions or 
from the Floral Committee. 
Quo. 
THE CALEBASSE GROSSE PEAR. 
I have fruited the Calebasse Grosse Pear several years on a wall with a 
south-west aspect, but always found it more pleasing to the eye than to the 
taste. I have also tasted at fruit shows some monstrous Calebasse Pears, 
whose flavour was only akin to that of their namesake, the Pumpkin; and 
though this kind of Pear is a great bearer, it ripens about the end of 
September, when other better kinds are in season—for instance, the 
Beurre d’Amanlis, which is a free bearer upon an espalier, and though a 
