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suffused with purple. Of other kinds of pompones not much known 
were Miss Talford, blush, changing to white, full and good; Miss 
Julia, small brown; Madame Fould, white, yellow centre. In large 
varieties, Golden Queen of England was the greatest novelty, being a 
fine large flower, cream or golden buff; Versailles Defiance, is a good 
lilac ; Prince Albert, a fine large crimson; Raymond, good buff; 
Annie Ferrier and Yellow Formosum were also good, and are not much 
distributed yet. The following awards will show that the good old 
kinds generally keep their places. 1, Mr. Forsyth, nurseryman. 
Stoke Newington, with ten Pompones, viz., Cedo Nulli, Thais, 
Requiqui, La Vague, M. Pele, Bob, Surprise, Madame Hdlopart, 
Brilliant, and Drine Drine; 2, Mr. Bragg. The same exhibitors 
took 1st and 2nd for six plants of the same kinds. In the amateurs’ 
class Mr. A. Wortley was 1st with Duruflet, Brilliant, Drine Drine, 
Thais, Cedo Nulli, Helene; 2, Mr. Turner, Stoke Newington, with 
Bob, Drine Drine, Requiqui, Duruflet, and Brilliant. For six of the 
large kinds : 1, Mr. R. James, Stoke Newington, with Annie Salter, 
Pilot, Vesta, Plutus, Madame Camerson, and Mount Etna; 2, Mr. A. 
Wortley, with four of the same as the first collection, and Defiance 
and Christine. Three plants: 1, Mr. R. James, with Defiance, 
Christine, and Annie Salter. Single specimen: 1, Mr. A. Wortley, 
with a fine plant of Annie Salter, but scarcely in bloom. For speci¬ 
mens with a single stem, Mr. R. James was first, with a well grown 
plant of Defiance. Cut blooms, 24: 1, Mr. A. Wortley, with Yellow 
Formosum, Themis, Leon Lequay, Annie Salter, Formosum, Raymond, 
Nonpareil, Rosa Mystica, Astrea, Christopher Colomb, Virgil, Pio 
Nono, Antigone, Dupont del’Eure, Madame Le Corde, Madame Andre, 
Pluto, Hermione, Stella globosa, Madame Miellex, Madame Nolle- 
ville, Aregina, Aimee Ferriere, and Queen of England ; 2, Mr. James ; 
3, Mr. E. Sanderson ; 4, Mr. C. Saunderson. 12’ blooms: ], Mr. 
A. Wortley, with Leon Lequay, Queen of England, Formosum, Pio 
Nono, Raymond, Hermione, Aregina, Madame Lebord, Dupont de 
l’Eure, Yellow Formosum, Plutus, Stella globosa; 2, Mr. E. San¬ 
derson; 3, Mr. R. James. Six blooms: 1, Mr. E. Sanderson, with 
Madame Andre, Beauty, Formosum, Madame Lebois, Yellow For¬ 
mosum, Themis; 2, Mr. A. Wortley; 3, Mr. James. Anemone 
Pompones : 1, Mr. A. Wortley ; 2, Mr. R. James ; 3, Mr. T. Williams. 
Design : 1, Mr. R. James. 
NEW PEAR—“ HUYSHE’S BERGAMOT.” 
The Pear, like most other fruit, numbers a great many varieties, but 
not half are scarcely worthy of cultivation ; every succeeding year brings 
into notice new varieties from seed, some of which are of high excellence, 
and in some points far superior to the parent kinds, which proves that this 
favourite fruit is susceptible of still greater improvement. If we take 
a retrospective view of the past, we may be led to suppose the Pear of 
olden times to be quite different from the luscious melting fruit we now 
