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consisted of many of the newest Belgian varieties; the 
greater number of these, however, had not arrived at 
maturity, and were, therefore, retained for examination 
at subsequent Meetings. Mr. Breadly, of Somerleyton, 
near Lowostoffe, also contributed an excellent collection, 
a full report of which will be furnished through the 
Society. The Rev. W. D. Fox, of Delamcro, near 
Chester, sent a collection of Pears, some of which were 
line specimens, and very highly-flavoured, and which 
was very valuable, as exhibiting those varieties which 
succeed so well in a very cold district. There were 
some magnificent specimens of the Blenheim Orange. 
Apple, and Beurre Diel Pear, supplied by M. G. Tboyts, 
Esq., of Fulhamstead, near Reading. The Apples were 
from a standard, and measured five inches in diameter; 
the Pears were from a south-west wall, three of them 
weighing two pounds-and-three-quarters in the aggregate. 
The soil on which these were grown is a cold gravelly 
clay. From Mr. M. Saul, of Stourton Park, near Knares- 
borough, there was a collection of eleven sorts of Poars, 
and forty-eight of Apples, which also excited con¬ 
siderable interest. Of the latter wore specimens of 
the Ribston Pippin, from an orchard upwards of a 
hundred years old, in the immediate vicinity of tho spot 
where this valuable Apple was first raised, and very fine 
specimens they were. 
Mr. William Barratt, of Wakefield, sent a very largo 
assortment of Apples and Pears, illustrating the 
pomology of that district. The greater, and, indeed, 
almost the whole of these could not bo examined, as 
they were not iu a ripe state ; they were, therefore, kept 
over till next Meeting. 
A very large and interesting collection, both of Apples 
and Pears, was furnished by Mr. James Lake, of Bridge- 
water, among which were many fine specimens, ex¬ 
hibiting the very advantageous circumstances of soil 
and climate with which Somersetshire is favoured. 
Among these were some of the choice cyder Apples, 
such as Kingston Black, and many others. Speaking 
of cyder Apples, calls to our remembrance a collection 
of forty or fifty varieties from Ross, in Herefordshire, 
which, unfortunately, had no names attached to them. 
This was the more to be regretted, as it is a well-known 
fact, that of all fruits, cyder Apples aro those of which 
least is known by pomologists generally. Wo hope, 
however, on a future occasion, that we may see a com¬ 
plete named collection. 
We have hitherto spoken of collections from the 
south, hut there was also a very large one illustrating 
tho Pomology of the Border counties, as found in tho 
orchards on tho hanks of the Tweed. This was for, 
warded by Mr. Thomas Hogg, of Coldstream, and fur¬ 
nished many new facts, showing how well some of the 
fruit of recent introduction, and which are generally 
cultivated only in the south, may he had in very good 
condition so far north. In this collection were also 
many of the old standards ol tho Scotch Pomology, such 
as the Aclian Pear, the Qreen Pear of Yair, three or 
four varieties of Leadington Apples, and many others 
which would liavo interested some of our Anglo-Scotian 
gardeners, as reminiscences of the olden time. 
There was a collection of Seedling Apples from Mr. 
S. Smee, of Halstead, of which a report will also appear 
in the Transactions. Messrs. Webber and Co., Covent 
Garden, sent several monstrous specimens of Chau- 
montel Pears of Guernsey growth; as well as some 
noble ones of Duchesse d'Angouleme. They also exhi¬ 
bited a plate of Peaches, which a month ago were 
shipped at Rotterdam to Hamburgh, and thence to 
London. After being three weeks gathered, they pre¬ 
served their flavour in a high degree, hut when they 
were exhibited at tho Rooms they had become insipid 
The Society has taken stops to obtain the name of this 
desirable sort, which is a freestone variety. But one of 
the most attractive objects at the Meeting was a Seed¬ 
ling Peach, brought by Mr. Turner, of Slough, which 
was raised by Colonel Salway, M.P. for Surrey. It was 
of a rich yellow colour both in skin and flesh, very 
delicate and melting, with a flavour similar to the 
Peach and Apricot when highly ripened. Although 
this was not gathered from the wall till the 3rd of No¬ 
vember, it was as highly-flavoured, and in as good 
condition as a September Peach. 
There were two hunches of a Seedling Grape, ex¬ 
hibited by Mr. Critolph, gardener, near Norwich, which, 
however, did not possess sufficient merit to recommend 
it being cultivated as a new variety. 
Messrs. Veiteli and Son, of Exeter, sent very fine 
specimens of a new Quince, called tho Monster Quince, 
which they had imported from Syria, the flavour of 
which was milder than that of tho common Quince; 
and the tree was said to possess such a vigorous growth 
as to recommend it as as a good stock for Pears. 
We have thus given an outline of the Exhibition, 
which was one of the best we have over seen. To parti¬ 
cularise all that was exhibited would occupy more room 
than we can afford; hut from what we liavo stated, our 
readers will ho able to form some idea of this, the first 
Extraordinary Meeting of the Bnmsii Pomological 
Society. 
Conflicting judgments at Poultry Exhibitions are 
among the recognised evils of such institutions, and for 
which various remedies have been suggested. To draw 
just conclusions, however, as to tho methods by which 
these occurrences may probably best be obviated, we 
should, in the first place, refer to the causes whence they 
seem to originate. 
Now, these may be broadly stated as being tho result, | 
either of incidental changes in the condition and ! 
appearance of the birds themselves on the different 
occasions of their being exhibited, or else, an opposite 
standard of merit on tho part of their judges. 
In the first-named instance, the cause admits of no 
remedy; for circumstances, over which tho most careful 
exhibitor has no controul, are ever liablo to roverse the 
order of previously-successful pens. Illness, an acci¬ 
dent, or inattention, in all their varied forms, will 
