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Hative Nectarines. For Melons Mr. Robinson had a first prize for 
a green-fleshed kind named Transparent; and a scarlet-fleshed sort 
called Incomparable, from Mr. Bailey, of Shardiloes, was similarly 
rewarded. It may be worthy of remark that this last has carried off 
first prizes every time it has been exhibited this season. Cherries 
consisted for the most part of Morello ; but we also noticed dishes of 
the Florence and Late Duke. Of Plums, the best came from Mr. Snow, 
gardener to Earl de Grey, but good dishes were also furnished by 
Messrs. Kaile, Lowe, and Holder. The sorts were Magnum Bonum, 
Washington, Victoria, Goliath, Black Diamond, and Greengage. 
Apples were largely shown and generally good. The best dessert sorts 
came from Mr. Turnbull, gardener to the Duke of Marlborough, and 
Mr. Whiting, gardener to T. Hope, Esq., of The Deepdene, Surrey. 
Among these were beautiful examples of Downton Pippin, Ribston, 
Yellow Ingestre, Sweeney Nonpareil, Adams’s Pearmain, and Fearns’s 
Pippin. Of kitchen sorts Mr. Lambert, Oakwoods, Chichester, sent 
admirable specimens of Dutch Codlin, Emperor Alexander, Holland- 
bury, and Hawthornden ; Mr. Mortimer produced Beauty of Wiltshire, 
Scarlet Admirable, and Batchelor’s Seedling; Mr. Frost sent good 
examples of Dumelow’s Seedling. Collections of Pears were numerous, 
but by far the best came from Mr. Harrison, of Oatlands, who contri¬ 
buted Hacon’s Incomparable, Marie Louise, Duchesse d’Angouleme, 
Williams's Bon Chretien, Gansel’s Bergamot, and Beurre Diel. These 
were remarkably large and fine fruit. Of fruit trees in pots there were 
some excellent examples from Messrs. Lee and Lane. Of Mangoes we 
noticed a beautiful dish from Sir George Staunton’s garden, at Leigh 
Park. Another rare fruit was that of some Zamia; this, however, had 
fallen to pieces, and had, therefore, lost much of its interest. 
As regards miscellaneous plants, collections came from the usual exhi¬ 
bitors. We noticed Leptodactylon californicum, of which we have formerly 
given a coloured illustration. Of Vallota purpurea there was a 
grand specimen in Mr. Carson’s collection, and of this fine old plant 
there was also a good example from Miss Dolphin, of Sydenham. 
Some pretty bushes of Pleroma elegans were beautifully in flower 
and we also noticed a good plant of Meyenia erecta, also figured 
by us. Variegated plants were shown in good condition from 
Messrs, Jackson, of Kingston, Mr. Bunney, of Stratford, and others. 
And of plants remarkable for fine foliage, the best collection came from 
Messrs. Jackson. It consisted chiefly of Palms, intermixed with such 
plants as Monstera pertusa, with singularly pierced leaves; Cycas revoluta, 
Dasyliriums, Berberis furcata, and Screw Pines. Ferns were generally 
good as well as plentiful, there being not less than 12 collections of 
exotic species, and 4 collections of British kinds, independently of 
two sets of 20 species exhibited in competition for a silver cup, value 
5/. 5s., presented by J. T. Stainton, Esq. This prize was fairly won by 
Mr. Baillie, gardener to W. C. Carbonell, Esq., whose plants, though 
hardly equalling those of his opponent on the score of rarity, were 
brought in much better condition. Among the other collections of 
British Ferns, that from Mr. Sim, of Foots Cray, Kent, was placed first; 
it contained many rare varieties and some well-grown plants, one of 
