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11IE COLLAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, November 2, 1858. 
with a balsamic flavour. A first-rate American apple, 
which ripens well in this country. October. 
Motteux’ Seedling. See Beachamwell. 
Nanny, d. — Medium sized, roundish, angular and 
ribbed round the eye. Shin greenish yellow, streaked 
with crimson, and often with a deep red cheek. Eye 
open. Stalk short. Flesh yellow, soft, and tender, 
juicy, sugary, and with the Eibston Pippin and Margil 
flavours. A first-rate dessert apple. In use in October, 
but soon becomes mealy. 
Nelson Collin, k.d. ( Nelson ).—Large and handsome, 
of a conical or oblong shape. Skin of a uniform rich 
yellow, and covered with rather large dark dots. Eye 
open, set in a deep, plaited, irregular basin. Stalk very 
short. Flesh yellowish white, delicate, tender, juicy, and 
sugary. A valuable apple for the kitchen or even the 
dessert. Season from September to January. 
Neverfail. See Margil. 
New Nonpareil. See Early Nonpareil. 
Newtown Pippin, ij. — Medium sized, roundish,, 
rather irregular, and obscurely ribbed. Skin dull green, 
changing to olive green when ripe, with a brownish blush 
next the sun. Eye small and closed, set in a shallow 
basin. Stalk short, slender, and deeply set. Flesh 
greenish white, tender, juicy, and crisp, with a fine 
aroma. Enquires a wall in this country. December to 
April. 
New York Gloria Mundi. See Gloria Mwndi. 
(. To be continued .} 
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MEETING OF THE BRITISH POMOLOGICAL 
SOCIETY. 
A Meeting of the Bkitish Pomological Society was 
held on Thursday, October 7th, at St. James’s Hall, 
Robert Hogg, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. 
The following gentlemen were elected ordinary mem¬ 
bers Richard Frankum, Esq., 4, Burlington Gardens, 
London, and Brook Lawn, Woolnampton, Berks ; James 
Robinson, Esq., 5, Gower Street, Bedford Square, and 
Kinton House, near Harrow; F. J. Graham, Esq., Cran¬ 
ford, Middlesex; Jonathan S. Crawley, Esq., Lavender 
Hill, near London ; Thomas Rolls Hoare, Esq., Marlow 
House, Kingston ; Rev. D. Hew-itt, Lytham, near 
Preston, Surrey ; Mr. Andrew Henderson, Wellington 
Nursery, St. John’s Wood; Mr. Henry Miee.s, Brent¬ 
ford ; Mr. R. A. Arnott, Vauxhall Nursery, Wandsworth 
Road; Mr. John Hally’, the Nurseries, Blackhcath; 
Mr. Samuel James, Patshull, Albrighton, near Wolver¬ 
hampton ; Mr. J ohn M'Laeen, Cardington, near Bed¬ 
ford ; Mr. Matthew Higgs, gardener to Mrs. Bare-hard, 
Putney Heath. 
The Meeting, which was a full one, was so much grati¬ 
fied by the display of fruit made, in response to the 
advertisements, and by the numerous carefully filled up 
forms which accompanied it, that it was determined to 
offer in the same manner, for the Meeting of October 28 :— 
Premiums of £1 and 10a\, for the best and second best 
dishes of dessert Pears, in season, accompanied as before, 
by forms, obtainable from the Secretary, and filled up 
with the desired information regarding them,—exhibitors 
being particularly requested to send examples of as many 
varieties as are in season at the time, that the Council may 
ascertain which are then most useful in as many localities 
as possible. 
The quantity of fruit exhibited on this occasion being 
so great, it was impossible to examine them all on the 
day of Meeting. It was, therefore, resolved, that those in 
the ripest condition, and demanding the earliest attention, 
should be first considered; and a Committee—consisting 
of Messrs. Bohn, Taylor, James Fraser, Gordon, and 
Moore—were appointed, and empowered to meet at some 
convenient intermediate date, and complete such portion 
of the business of the day as it was necessary to postpone. 
The following report, therefore, combines, in a connected 
form, the results of the examination at both Meetings :— 
fruit exhibited at the meeting for tue 
ADVERTISED PREMIUMS. 
No prizes were taken in the classes for (A) Hardy 
Seedling Grapes; (B) Late Seedling Peaches; ( C) Necta¬ 
rines ; and (D) Apricots. The premiums offered under 
these heads will, therefore, remain open for the encou¬ 
ragement of such experiments, or exhibitions, in future 
years, as may result in the productions of the improve¬ 
ments desired. 
There were, however, some interesting and promising 
exhibitions in classes B and C. 
Class B.— Peaches. 
Mr. Veitch, of Exeter, sent three Swect-leernelled 
Syrian varieties, in the first year of their fruiting,—all 
having crcnated leaves, with reniform glands. 
No. 8 was a fine large fruit; colour pale greenisli- 
I yellow, tinged with dark red; acutely elevated at the 
vertex, after the manner of Teton de Venus, and carrying, 
in a very perfect state, the remains of the style ; flavour 
sugary ; flesh clingstone. It was doubted if it would in 
itself be an acquisition ; but it was considered probable 
that it might be the parent of useful late varieties; as 
seedlings from clingstone Peaches very frequently prove 
melting, and in this manner many ot our most valued 
kinds have been produced. 
No. 20 was a large, handsome, melting Peach, but over 
ripe; it exhibited, however, evident remains of good 
flavour, and was considered promising. 
No. 24 was large, depressed at the apex; flesh very 
white, excepting close to the stone. It was very unripe, 
although grown on a south-east wall in Devonshire. 
Being so late, and a clingstone, it was doubted if it would 
be serviceable in English gardens, even for confectionery 
purposes; but, as fruit was reported to be still hanging 
on the trees in an unripe state, it was suggested to Mr. 
Veitch that it should be again exhibited on October 28th. 
Mr. John Daniels, gardener at Ruthin Castle, Ruthin, 
North Wales, sent a seedling from the Late Admirable. 
In appearance it closely resembled its parent, but in 
flavour and texture was not found equal to it, as it is 
generally known. This is one of that class of cases in 
which the Meeting would have been much aided if the fruit 
had been accompanied by examples of the parent from the 
same garden. 
Class C.— Nectarines. 
Mr. Veitch exhibited three Syrian Sweet-leernelled 
varieties, also clingstones, and with crcnated leaves, 
having reniform glands. No. 22 seemed unlikely to pos¬ 
sess any merit. No. 21 was unripe, but not unpromising 
as a late clingstone Peach, having a fair amount of saccha¬ 
rine principle; it was considered worthy, therefore, of 
being asked for again. No. 23 was so unripe, that it w r as 
doubted if it would ever ripen perfectly, even at Exeter. 
Class F.— Marie Louise Pear. 
Of this delicious variety, nineteen dishes were exhibited, 
all in appearance .exceedingly fine, and worthy to be placed 
in a Royal dessert. 
As , however, the object of the Society was to obtain 
useful information for classification, carefully filled up on 
the required forms, as well as fine fruit; and as the con¬ 
dition had not been universally complied with, the fruit 
sent by the following exhibitors was disqualified as re¬ 
garded taking a prize :— 
H. G. Bohn, Esq., Twickenham. Fruit very fine. 
Mr. T. Chapman. Large, handsome fruit. 
Mr. Arnold, Uxbridge. 
Mr. Fox, Taplow House, Maidenhead. These were also 
fine fruit, but not ripe. 
The following sent fruit, which, though very fine, was 
