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very noble dish, in appearance,—the fruit being large, 
handsome, and very highly coloured. All the specimens 
were decayed at heart, save one, which was sweet and 
juicy. This is not a Pear of high quality ; but very orna¬ 
mental for a large dessert. 
Fondante d’Automne was sent by Mr. Mould, also 
under the name of BeurrS d’Aremberg. Very melting and 
juicy, with a fine aroma, and rich sugary flavour. 
Sucre verte was sent by Mr. Wighton. A small 
Pear, resembling Aston Town in shape and size, but 
greener in colour. Of no value. Crisp, dry, and flavour¬ 
less. 
A remakable Pear was sent, erroneously under the 
name of Crassane, by Mr. Swinerd. It was large, in 
form between Duchesse d'Angouleme and Bcurre d'Arem¬ 
berg, remarkably juicy and melting in texture, but with 
a sharp acid flavour. The variety was not recognised. 
Class B.— Dessert Pears sent for Examination. 
Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, sent Callehasse Grosse, 
in fine condition, juicy, and melting. Conseillcr de la 
Cow, though reputed to be a Pear of value, was, in the 
present case, dry and juiceless. Poire Gaudry, a small, 
roundish Pear, very juicy, and half melting, but not high 
flavoured. Beurre Superjin, a deliciously melting Pear, 
with a fine aroma, and sprightly acid ; promising to be a 
useful variety for the end of October. Baronne de Mello, 
very juicy and melting, with a fine aroma and good flavour, 
although rather astringent. The latter is accidental in 
this variety, as it has several times stood favourably the 
test of examination by the Society. 
Mr. Lane, of Berkhampstead, sent the following varie¬ 
ties of fruit grown on standards :— Bcurre Robin, melting 
and good flavoured, but deficient in juiciness. Ananas 
Beaute Supreme and Doyenne Boussoch, not high in texture 
or flavour. Comte de Lamp, under the name of Beurre 
Moire, in fine condition, melting and very juicy, with a 
delicate aroma, and rich sugary flavour. 
Mr. W. J. Nicholson, of Egglcscliffe, Yorkshire, sent 
specimens of Beurre Auguste Benoist, a little known 
variety ; fruit obtusely pyriform, about four inches long; 
colour ruddy russet on the sunny side, pale greenish 
yellow on the other ; stalk short and thick ; texture juicy 
and melting, with a nice sweet flavour, resembling that of 
Beurre Hardy. 
Class C.— Seedling Pears. 
Mr. Rivers sent two Seedlings raised from Perry 
Pears, crossed by Gansell's Bergamot, by James Ashwin, 
Esq., of Bretforton Hall. They were reputed to be pro¬ 
fuse bearers, and were handsome _Z?ery<mof-shaped fruit; 
one marked with blue having also a flavour somewhat ap¬ 
proaching the Autumn Bergamot. They were, however, 
of no value for dessert purposes ; and in regard to their 
qualities as perry Pears, the Meeting was, of course, 
unable to speak, unless samples of the beverage produced 
from them had accompanied the specimens. 
Mr. Girdwood’s No. 3 Needling was ripe enough for 
examination on this occasion. It was very juicy, and half 
melting, but not possessing (as exhibited) sufficient flavour 
to warrant its being recommended for cultivation, even in 
the north. 
Mr. Feeme, of Haddington, sent a Seedling, which, 
though rather mealy and gritty, possessed some qualities 
which rendered it—in the estimation of the Meeting— 
worthy of being cultivated in northern latitudes. A desire 
was expressed that it should be sent again next year. 
Mr. Curtis, of Ashburton, Devon, sent specimens of 
a Seedling, called Ashburton Beurre, said to have been 
raised forty years ago. The fruit was described as being 
from a west wall, completely shaded by trees. Soil clay 
slate ; foliage and habit resembling Glout Morceau. The 
fruit was large, and so closely resembling Brown Beurre, 
in every point, as to be evidently a Seedling from that 
kind, and only likely to be useful if later or hardier than 
its parent. 
Class D.—Dessert Apples, in Dishes of Six. 
A large and interesting collection of these fruits was 
exhibited, but most of them were sufficiently unripe to 
admit of being kept till the next Meeting, when prizes 
arc offered for them. The most remarkable were :— 
Golden Winter Pearmain, under the name of King 
of the Pippins, from Mr. Webster, of Gordon Castle. 
This variety is often so called, but is very distinct from 
the true King of the Pippins, or Hampshire Yellow. The 
latter is generally bright yellow, though sometimes 
streaked with red, but very smooth and clear in skin, 
conoid in shape, regular and even about the eye; the 
former is very obtusely conoid, almost fluted, the flutings 
terminating in five distinct and considerably raised knobs 
round the eye ; colour greenish yellow, with a warm russet 
tinge. 
King of the Pippins (true), were sent by Messrs. 
Swinerd, Tiley, and Dowling (of Southampton). The 
latter were remarkably large and fine, more oblate, and 
much higher coloured than they are usually seen. 
Cox’s Orange Pippin was exhibited very fine in ap¬ 
pearance, by Mr. Groom, of Slough, but was not ripe 
enough for tasting at the present Meeting. 
Cornish Gilliflowkr was sent by Mr. Newton, 
of Enfield Chase. Very fine specimens, and promising— 
from those which were tasted—to be in first-rate condition 
at the next Meeting. 
A variety of the Nonpareil section, called Granny 
Gifford, was sent by Mr. Swinerd. It was a nice 
flavoured Apple, with a thin skin, and tender flesh. It 
was, however, rather dry, and somewhat shrivelled, 
having, apparently, suffered from too early gathering. 
Of Summer Nonpareil, two dishes were sent, in ex¬ 
cellent condition, by Mr. Savineed. One dish was 
from a very wet soil, nearly level with the marshes, and 
frequently under water: yet these were decidedly higher 
flavoured, and more juicy, than those from more elevated, 
ground in an old loamy pasture. 
Class E.— Apples not sent in Dishes of Six. 
Mr. Wighton sent, along with other interesting 
kinds, a variety incorrectly called Golden Pearmain, 
which was, however, more like Blenheim, but was not 
clearly ascertained. It was crisp, juicy, and pleasantly 
sub-acid. Reinette du Canada, under its synonyme of 
Portugal Reinette. 
Some fine specimens of Scarlet Nonpareil were sent 
by Messrs. Wighton and Webster. 
Mr. Sclatee, of Heavitree, Devon, sent Hutchings' 
Incomparable, a medium-sized Nonpareil - like Apple. 
Colour pale russet; skin thin ; texture tender, very juicy, 
aromatic, and with a very delicate Nonpareil flavour. 
Mr. Rivers sent Mother Apple, a medium - sized, 
slightly conical fruit, with a high purplish-red colour, and 
carrying a fine bloom. The fruit was, however, past its 
best, and, therefore, not in a condition to test as to its 
flavour. 
Richard Eeankum, Esq., ofBrooklawn,Woolhampton, 
exhibited some specimens of Blenheim and other Apples, 
from very old trees growing in his grounds, part of which 
formerly comprised Dickson’s old nursery, once famous 
for fruit trees, but now extinct. The Apples were re¬ 
markable for the wax-like transparency of their skins. 
Class G.— Seedling Apples. 
Air. J. J. Foster, of Edgeware Nursery, sent a Seed¬ 
ling, called Incomparable Prolific, reputed to be a 
most profuse cropper. The fruit is small, very oblate, 
clear pale yellow, specked with russet; crisp in texture, 
brisk acid in flavour; but not possessing any striking 
qualities sufficient to render it worthy of being added 
to the list of similar varieties. 
Mr. M‘Laben, of Cardington, Bedford, sent a Seed¬ 
ling, which, although firm, brisk, and juicy, did not 
possess any merit calculated to encourage its propagation. 
