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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
of the substance and build of Golden Beverley, Jardin des Plantes, White 
Globe, and Princess of Wales, then would the florist have made a wonderful 
step in the direction of improving the Chrysanthemum. The following cut 
blooms were fine indeed:—White Globe, Princess of Wales, Golden Beverley, 
Nil Desperandum, Gloria Mundi, General Slade, White Beverley, Cherub, 
Rev. J. Dix, Abbe Passaglia, Jardin des Plantes, Empress of India, Prince 
Alfred, and Mrs. W. Holborn. Mr. Slade had a stand of six blooms of Gluck, 
clear yellow, very fine indeed. Then there were also stands of the Anemone- 
flowered kinds, singular-looking from the quilled centres with an outer edging 
or fringe of flat florets, and yet showy notwithstanding. Of new kinds but two 
were shown—one by Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son (who have this season 
been very successful with the exhibition of Chrysanthemums), named White 
Princess, pure white, a large and full incurved flower, to which a first-class 
certificate was awarded; and Mrs. Heale, a kind of brownish pale red, also a 
good incurved flower, shown by the Secretary, Mr. W. Heale. 
In a group of fine-foliaged plants shown by Mr. Tanton/of Epsom, was a 
splendid specimen of Cyperus alternifolius variegatus, beautifully variegated and 
well grown. The group from Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son, of their pretty 
Grass, Poa trivialis argentea, was a pleasing speciality also. It promises, if 
hardy enough, to be a very valuable addition to our ornamental bedding plants. 
Apples were plentifully produced, and considering the season wonderfully 
fine. The six dishes of table Apples for flavour, shown by Mr. Webb, of 
Calcot, Reading, were of surpassing quality. The sorts were Court Pendu Plat, 
Scarlet Pearmain, Ribston Pippin, Old Pomeroy, King of the Pippins, and 
Fearn’s Pippin, all richly coloured. The King of the Pippins was very hand¬ 
some indeed. Generally this variety was shown very fine; so were the 
Blenheim Pippins, which, though not so large as in previous years, were excel¬ 
lently coloured ; some Blenheims, shown by Mr. Sydney Ford, of Horsham, were 
grand examples. Pomme de Neige, a crimson-streaked Apple, was a nice- 
looking fruit; so were the Cockle Pippins shown by Mr. Ford, and there were 
likewise some good specimens of Adams’s Pearmain. Mr. Turner, of Slough, 
furnished fine fruits of Grenadier, Hanwell Souring, Dumelow’s Seedling, 
Cornish Aromatic, Braddick’s Nonpareil, Frogmore Golden Pippin, a shorter 
and broader fruit than the old kind, fine Golden Noble, Cox’s Orange Pippin, 
as only Mr. Turner can colour it, Lord Derby, Alfriston, Reinette du Canada, 
Cellini Pippin, Frogmore Prolific, Cox’s Pearmain, and Dutch Mignonne. In 
a collection shown by Mr. Webb there were fine fruits of some of the fore¬ 
going, and, in addition, Royal Russet, General Havelock, Hollandbury, and 
Emperor Alexander. Mr. Turner also furnished a very interesting collection 
of Pears, containing the following among others :—Vicar of Winkfield, Beurre 
Clairgeau, Ne Plus Meuris, Chaumontel, Prince Albert, Marie Louise, Epine 
Dumas, Winter Crasanne, Jean de Witte, Reine d’Hiver, and fine specimens of 
the old Swan’s Egg. 
Referring again to Apples, Mr. Webb’s six dishes of kitchen fruit comprised 
Hollandbury Pippin, Emperor Alexander, Wellington, Blenheim Pippin, Rei¬ 
nette du Canada, and Kentish Fillbasket. It is not too much to say that they 
were of enormous size. Other sorts shown in this class were Warner’s King, 
New Hawthornden, Hall Door, Holland Pippin, a variety very like Blenheim 
Pippin, Large Russet, Tankard, Wadhurst Pippin, Winter Codlin, Minchall 
Crab, and Norfolk Beefing. In the class for a single dish of table Apples for 
flavour the following were produced :—Ribston Pippin, Cox’s Orange Pippin, 
Fearn’s Pippin, Braddick’s Nonpareil, Trumpington, Stone Pippin, Margil, 
Lord Nelson, Blenheim Pippin, and King of the Pippins. 
In the class for six dishes of dessert Pears some remarkable fruit from trees 
