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even less, still the anecdote may serve as a 
warning- to those who set fruit on their tables 
merely for show. To return to the Fruit 
Show, eight Uvedale’s from France in Messrs. 
"Webber’s collection weighed nearly 20 lbs., 
and a dozen grown in Bedfordshire 221 lbs., 
these last measuring 12 and 13 inches round. 
Easter Beurre, Josephine de Malines, and 
some others from the same firm were also 
very fine. Excellent Apples of several kinds, 
Pines, Grapes, Melons, Oranges, Pomegran¬ 
ates, Shaddocks, Prickly Pears, Litchees, fruit 
of a Solanum from St. Michael’s, and various 
Nuts were also shown in this collection. 
That from Mr. Solomon was very extensive 
and fine, comprising twelve Pines of the 
Jamaica Cayenne, and Queen varieties, 
several kinds of black and white Grapes, 
Uvedale’s and other Pears of a similar 
character to those noticed above, remarkably 
fine Apples, Truffle?, Asparagus, green and 
blanched, green Peas, and other vegetables. 
Mr. Ingram, gardener to Her Majesty, had 
the Gold Medal of the Society for the best 
collection of fruit and vegetables produced in 
the garden of a Sovereign, an award which 
he well deserved. The six Smooth-leaved 
Cayenne Pine Apples which he exhibited 
were between 6 and 7 lbs. in weight, re¬ 
markably even in size and appearance, and 
beautifully ripened. Grapes, excellent Apples 
and Pears, and a numerous and good collec¬ 
tion of vegetables were the other subjects 
shown by Mr. Ingram. Excellent collections 
of Apples and Pears were shown by Mr. 
Whiting, gardener to Mrs. Hope, The 
Deepdene, Dorking; Mr. Ford, gardener to 
W. E. Hubbard, Esq., Horsham; Mr. 
Smythe, gardener to Lord Sondes ; B. 
Webb, Esq., Eeading; and Mr. Dixon, 
Holland House. Mr. S. Snow, gardener 
to the Countess of Cowper, Wrest Park, 
Beds, contributed six Uvedale’s St. Germain 
Pears weighing 13 lbs. 13 oz., a good weight, 
but not equal to that which is sometimes 
attained by this variety, of which a single 
fruit has been known to weigh upwards of 
3 lbs. Miscellaneous subjects consisted of 
several Orange trees in pots from Messrs. 
Eivers & Son, and bearing very freely; some 
very fine Pomegranates grown in an orchard- 
house without artificial heat bv Mr. Down- 
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ing, gardener to T. Grissell, Esq., Nor- 
bury Park ; a fine mass of Eucharis amazonica 
from Messrs. A. Henderson & Co.; and vases 
formed out of Custard Vegetable Marrows, 
very tastefully filled with Violets and Ferns, 
exhibited by F. J. Graham, Esq. of Cran¬ 
ford. 
In the colonial and foreign department the 
Fruit Growers’ Association of Nova Scotia 
exhibited a fine collection of Apples, mostly 
of large size and highly coloured, also Pears. 
The Horticultural Society of Copenhagen sent 
a similar collection, in which were a number 
of varieties well known in this country, such as 
Eeinette du Canada, Court Pendu-Plat, Lon¬ 
don Pippin, King of the Pippins, and Clay- 
gate Pearmain Apples, and Seckel, Uvedalo’s 
St. Germain, and Beurre de Eance Pears. 
There were, besides, a number of those high- 
coloured soft, light Apples which are very 
beautiful to look upon but very insipid to eat. 
Malta sent Oranges, Lemons, and others, of 
the Citrus tribe, and vegetables which did not 
contrast favourably with those grown in our 
colder but richer soil, but the period at which 
the show was held was adverse to a good exhi¬ 
bition from that island. From Victoria came 
models of fruit and vegetables; from the Cape 
of Good Hope dried fruits; and from India 
tropical fruits in great variety preserved in 
spirits, and some of them not distinguished 
for the sweetness of their perfume. The 
Vegetable Show was good, though not large, 
and it had a neater appearance than vegetable 
shows generally present; there was not that 
roughness as if the things had just been 
plucked from the ground and thrown down 
on the tables, and there was not, on the other 
hand, that amount of trimming which deprives 
vegetables of their natural character; more¬ 
over, with a few exceptions, everything was 
neatly labelled. The principal exhibitors were 
Mr. Ingram, whose collection has been already 
noticed, Mr. Whiting, Mr. Budd, gardener to 
Earl Darnley, and Mr. Ford. Nova Scotia 
contributed thirty-eight dishes of Potatoes 
mostly large and very coarse, Onions, Beet, 
Parsnips, &c., and a fine collection of Gourds 
was shown by Messrs. Barr & Sugden. 
The Nuneham Park Onion was shown by 
Messrs. Cutbush, and a collection of Potatoes 
by the Eev. G. W. St. John. Northumber¬ 
land Champion Celery was sent by Messrs. 
Dewar of Newcastle-on-Tyne; it is white, 
solid, and of excellent flavour. From the same 
firm came also Dewar’s Improved Short-top 
Beet, a variety with a bright dark red flesh, 
and excellent when baked. 
At the Scientific Meeting of December 19th, 
in consequence of a recommendation of the 
Floral Committee that a medal should be 
granted to Mr. Veitch for a fine collection of 
Orchids and other plants exhibited on that 
occasion, W r . Wilson Saunders, Esq., the 
chairman of the meeting, announced that the 
Council had taken the subject into considera¬ 
tion, and had decided on having a new 
medal struck to be called the Linclley medal, 
only to be given at Tuesday meetings, and as 
a medal. This will afford additional induce¬ 
ment for exhibitors to support these meetings, 
and will, no doubt, be the means of adding 
greatly to their interest. They are to be re¬ 
sumed early in the present year, though the 
date at which the first is to be held is not yet 
fixed. It is to be hoped that this year they 
will be as interesting, instructive, and well 
supported as they were in the past. The 
grant of this medal is an earnest of the desire 
which the Council have to increase the use- 
