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G. Allen; Bananas, bronze medal, Hon. G. Allen. 
Collection of purchased fruits, recommended to 
silver medal, Mrs. Preston,—comprising black 
prince, wantage, white sherry, sweet water, black 
and w'hite muscat grapes, nonsuch apples, white 
bergamot pears, Gnysaime bergamot pears, five de¬ 
scriptions of baking apples, plums, bananas, pine 
apples, J^isbon lemons, oranges, and peaches. 
Class V. 
Vegetables. —Eight pumpkins, two minor prize, 
Mr. 3. Graham; three pumkins (weight, one til lbs. 
and two 40 lbs.), bronze medal, Hon. G. Allen 
one drumhead pumpkin (70 lbs.), two minor prize, 
Mr. Boston, Queen’s Wharf; pea, two minor prize, 
Mr. J, Baptist; ash-leaved kidney potatoe, two 
minor prize, Mr. J. Baptist; Battersea cabbage, 
bronze medal, Mr. J. Saxby ; Victoria cucumber, 
silver medal, Mr. J. Baker; hollow-crowned parsnip, 
two minor prize, Mr. J. Baptist; Nepaul turnip, 
two minor prize, Mr. J. Baptist; horn carrot, tw o 
minor prize, Mr. J. Baptist; beet, two minor prize, 
Mr. J. Walker; French beans, two minor prize, 
Mr. J. Saxby; Winsor bean, bronze medal, Mr. J. 
Saxby; white solid celery, silver medal, Mr. J. 
Saxby; Victoria rhubarb, bronze medal, Mr. J. 
Baptist; vegetable marrow, two minor prize, Mr. 
J. Baptist; London fiag-leek, two minor prize, 
Mr. J. Baptist; medicinal herbs, silver medal, Mr. 
J. Baptist; culinary herbs, bronze medal, Mr. J, 
Baptist; collection salads, silver medal Mr. J. 
Baptist. 
Class VI. 
Agricultural and Commercial .—For the best 
exhibition of agricultural implements, colonial or 
foreign, having for their special object the saving of 
manual labour, and adapted to colonial use ; prize, 
silver cup of the value of ten guineas, given by Mr. 
T. S. Mort; Messrs. Chapman Brothers, George- 
street South. The collection consisting of one 
large plough for turning up new ground; three 
light ploughs, one plough for garden purposes, 
one scarifier for cutting weeds and pulverizing the 
ground, one revolving horse power for circular tra¬ 
velling, one winnowing machine, one do. improved, 
two small chaff-cutters, two patent chaff cutters, for 
hand or horse power, one ditto improved, one small 
drag rake, one medium, one patent horse rake, one 
ditto wheat mill, one small corn cracker, one large 
for horse power, one portable six horse steam 
engine, one thrashing machine with portable horse 
power, one large sackholder, oneportable flourmill 
two horse, one water elevator for irrigating land, one 
hand saw apparatus. Second prize, Society’s gold 
medal recommended, Messrs. Wilkinson Brothers, 
Lower Fort-street. Collection consisting of one 
reaper and mower, one com planter, one revolving 
horse rake, one grain scoope, three ploughs, one 
garden engine, two churns, one fan mill, one single 
horse power threshing machine, one chaff cutter, 
one garden drill, one grain cradle, one manure 
fork, one spade, one small grain mill Third prize, 
Society’s silver medal recommended, Mr.H. Ferris, 
Pitt-street; collection consisting of three ploughs 
one Winsor cart complete, one horse hoe harrow 
attached, one improved Suffolk grubber, one set 
four beam East Anglican harrows and pomeltree, 
one dressing machine, one patent, grain mill, two 
chaff engines, one machine for bruising malt, oats, 
and barley, one bottle washing machine. One bushel 
French lucerne seed, gold medal recommended, Mr. 
H. Ferris. One hag red clover, gold medal reccom- 
mended, Mr. H. Ferris. One bag seed oats, silver 
medal recommended, Mr. H. Ferris. Collection of 
ten samples of wheat, gold medal recommended 
Mr. G. A. Bell, North Shore; Leghorn wheat, 
silver medal, Sir D. Cooper; Sorghum saecharaturu 
(this year’s seed), silver medal, Mr. D. M- limes ; 
specimen of stuffed birds, silver medal, Mr. Palmer, 
Hunter-street; wax flowers and fruit, honourable 
mention, Mrs. Thornton; wood-carvings, Platy. 
cereum grande, silver medal, Mr. Murray; col¬ 
lection biscuits, silver medal, Mr. T. Cripps; col¬ 
lection wine cakes, silver medal, Mr. T. Cripps; 
knife and fork cleaner, silver medal,-Mr. E. Lea; 
patent India-rubber stop, gold medal, Mr. E. Lea; 
model of reaping maching, invented and made by 
Mr. L. Markham, Armidale, honourable mention; 
colonial tobacco, gold medal, recommended, Mr. 
H. Ferris ; bookbinding, honourable mention, Mr. 
J. W. Waugh, George-street. Aquarium, honora¬ 
ble mention, Mr. E. Lea. 
The exhibition of wines was held at the So¬ 
ciety's office, on Tuesday 23rd February, the 
judges being the Honorable James Mitchell 
(chairman), Captain Ward, B.E., Hr. Woolley, 
Major Grant, Messrs. E. Manning, E. Daintrey, 
and W. S. Montrey. Twenty samples exhibited, 
aiz.:— 
Two white wines (Kaloudah) vintage 1856 and 
1857: exhibited by North British Australian 
Company. 
Two white wines, (Kinross) vintage 1853 and 
1856 ; exhibited by Mr. A, Windeyer, Kinross. 
Three white wines, vintage 1818 and 1851; ex- 
liibited by Mr. W. Lawson; Veteran Hale Pros¬ 
pect. 
Six white wines, (Irrawang and Cawarra) vin¬ 
tage 1855 and 1857; exhibited by Mr. J. E. Fdake, 
Irrawang. 
One white, (Cawarra) ; exhibited by Dr. Lin- 
deman, Hunter's River. 
Two reds. Burgundy and Claret, vintage 1850; 
exhibited by Mr. V. Lawson, Veteran Hale Pros¬ 
pect. 
One red, (Kinross) vintage 1819, 1 ottled in 
1853; exhibited by Mr. A. Windeyer. Kinross. 
One red, (Kaloudali) vintage 1857; exhibited 
by North British Australian Company. 
Two reds, (Irrawang) vintage 1855’; exhibited 
by Mr. J. E. Blake, Irrawang. 
One sample, (Kaloudah) Champagne ; exhi¬ 
bited by North British Australian Company. 
The following prizes were awarded" and 
opinions of commendation given by the judges. 
White wine, Madeira grape, vintage 1851, first 
prize, Society's Vintage Gold Mcdul to Mr. W. 
Lawson, Veteran Hall, Prospect. A sample of 
Irrawang white wine was deemed worthy the 
second place; (this wine had been travelling in 
the Patterson steamer for nearly two years.) A 
sample of Kaloudah white wine, from the Kalon- 
dab vineyard was considered to possess the test 
bouquet: exhibited by North British Australian 
Company. Pied Wine—First Prize Society’s Gold 
\ intage Medal to Mr. W. Lawson, Veteran Hall, 
Prospect; vintage, 1850. The second place vas 
given to a sample of Burgundy, vintage 1850; 
exhibited by Mr. W. Lawson. ’ The third place 
was awarded to an Irrawang red wine, vintage 
1855, which had been a voyage to and from Mel¬ 
bourne ; exhibited by Mr.' J. E Blake. Kalou- 
dah Champagne—Frst Prize, Society’s Silver Me¬ 
dal to the North British Australian" Company. 
