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fruit, weighing altogether 4 lbs. 1 oz. Of Uvedale’s St. Germain, the 
heaviest in fours, the best came from Mr. Parsons, Welwyn, Herts, 
whose specimens weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. Of Dessert Pears, six of any one 
kind, the best came from Mr. Ingram, gardener to Her Majesty at 
Frogmore, who had Knight’s Monarch, small but smooth and beauti¬ 
fully coloured. This was found to be delicious. The next in point of 
merit was Winter Nelis from Mr. Ewing, Bodorgan; and Messrs. 
Ivery sent Thompson’s, a fine sample in good condition. From the 
Rev. John Huyshe was his Bergamot, of which we elsewhere give a 
woodcut and some account of its origin. It was unripe ; but was much 
admired for its form and size. An interesting collection of some of the 
newer kinds of Pears came from Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth. They 
were from pyramids and bushes on the Quince stock. Of foreign Pears 
M. de Jonghe of Brussels sent a collection, all small in size compared 
with English grown fruit. In the class of kitchen Pears (any kind 
except the Uvedale’s St. Germain), there were a great many exhibitions, 
the best of which came from Mr. Shrimpton, gardener to A. Doxat, 
Esq., of Putney Heath. It consisted of a beautiful dish of Catillac. 
Of Stewing Pears the best in the opinion of the judges were 1st, Catillac; 
2nd, Vicar of Winkfield; 3rd, Verulam. 
Of Apples an enormous quantity was exhibited. Of kinds shown for 
flavour the best was Cornish Gilliflower from Mr. Newton, gardener to 
G. Grahame, Esq., of Enfield Chase; the next best, Cox’s Orange 
Pippin, from Mr. Simpson of Stoke Farm, near Slough. Of this 
Mr. Ingram, of Frogmore, and Mr. Turner, of the Royal Nursery, 
Slough, had both very handsome specimens, the flavour of which was 
excellent. 
Of the fine kitchen Apple Alfriston, the “ six heaviest,” the best came 
from Mr. Culver well, gardener, Thorp Perrow, near Bedale. Among 
others were Blenheim Pippin, Beauty of Kent, Dumelow’s Seedling, 
Reinette du Canada, Norfolk Beaufin, and Yorkshire Greening. 
Of Foreign Apples, M. de Jonghe, of Brussels, sent three or four, 
from among which the judges awarded one, a small red kind, a Certi¬ 
ficate of Merit. It is handsome in appearance, and looked as if it 
might be a good sort for dessert. 
A large collection of Apples was shown by Mr. Ingram, of Belvoir, 
as examples of what the clay soil of Lincolnshire can produce. Among 
them were beautiful fruit of Blenheim Orange, Lincoln Pippin, Straw¬ 
berry ditto, St. Saveur, Yorkshire Greening, Calville, American Red, 
Betty Geeson, Bess Pool, Peach Apple, and Lady’s Fingers. 
In the Fruiterers’ class, Messrs. L. Solomon and Webber, of Covent 
Garden, sent magnificent exhibitions. The first lot from Mr. Solomon 
was mostly foreign fruit, and was therefore disqualified, but an extra 
award was given it. Mr. Webber’s was neatly staged, and English fruit. 
The Pine-apples were truly magnificent. Those sent from Her 
Majesty's garden by Mr. Ingram were perhaps the best of their kinds 
ever shown. They were chiefly smooth-leaved Cayennes, one of which 
was quite 15 inches in height, handsome in form, and weighed 10| lbs.! 
Mr. Page, of Streatham, sent a Queen 5 lbs., and a black Jamaica 
41 lbs. A Black Prince 7J lbs. came from Mr, Williams, of Longford 
Hall, near Manchester; this was a noble fruit. 
