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Gros  Calabasse,  Beurrd  Hardy,  Victoria,  Brockworth  Park,  Darondeau, 
and  others,  were  all  fine.  Messrs.  J.  Veitch  k,  Sons,  Chelsea,  were  repre¬ 
sented  by  a  fine  display,  which  included  enormous  fruits  of  Peasgood’s 
Nonesuch,  fine  Blenheim  Orange,  Tom  Putt,  Bcklinville  Seedling, 
Ribston  Pippin,  Tyler’s  Kernel,  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin,  Warner’s  King, 
Queen  Caroline,  Lord  Grosvenor,  New  Hawtbornden,  Lord  Derby,  Prog- 
more  Prolific,  Lane’s  Prince  Albert,  Lord  Suffield,  King  of  the  Pippins, 
and  many  others,  all  displaying  good  culture  and  finish.  On  another 
table  devoted  to  Plums  and  Pears  were  superb  fruits  ;  Jefferson,  Coe’s 
Golden  Drop,  Monarch,  and  Pond’s  Seedling  ;  and  amongst  the  Pears, 
Fertility,  Pitmaston  Duchess,  Thompson’s,  General  Toddleben,  and 
Souvenir  du  Congres  were  all  of  high  order  (highly  commended). 
Amongst  the  Midland  exhibitors  Messrs.  J.  R.  Pearson  &  Sous,  Chil- 
well,  were  awarded  a  silver  medal  for  a  fine  collection  of  Apples, 
in  which  were  Peasgood’s  Nonesuch,  grand  and  highly  coloured,  as 
also  were  Gascoigne’s  Scarlet,  Stirling  Castle,  Warner’s  King,  Duchess 
of  Oldenburg,  Emperor  Alexander,  Beauty  of  Kent,  Cox’s  Pomona, 
and  Newton  Wonder,  the  colour  and  quality  throughout  being  of  the 
best.  From  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  Gardens  at  Chiswick 
came  a  large  and  varied  exhibit  of  Pears,  which  included  all  the  best 
known  varieties.  Mr.  Reynolds,  gardener  to  Messrs,  de  Rothschild, 
Acton,  sent  an  even  collection  of  Apples  and  Pears,  in  which  colour 
and  quality  were  equally  displayed.  Messrs.  George  Bunyard  &  Co., 
Maidstone,  made  a  most  effective  display  with  Apples,  Pears,  Peaches, 
and  Grapes  in  pots,  together  with  a  large  number  of  delightfully 
coloured  fruit  in  dishes,  which  included  perfect  specimens  of  Gascoigne’s 
Scarlet,  Cox’s  Pomona,  Peasgood’s  Nonesuch,  King  of  the  Pippins, 
Washington,  Tyler’s  Kernel,  Worcester  Pearmain,  and  Emperor 
Alexander  Apple.  A  silver-gilt  medal  was  awarded.  The  same  firm 
was  also  awarded  a  gold  medal  for  a  hundred  varieties  of  hardy 
fruits,  which  were  tastefully  displayed  on  a  large  table,  and  contained 
magnificent  specimens  of  Apples,  Pears,  Plums,  and  Damsons  of  all 
the  recognised  kinds,  and  staged  in  perfect  form.  A  silver-gilt  medal 
also  fell  to  Messrs.  Bunyard  for  a  grand  collection  of  fifty  distinct 
varieties  of  Apples,  in  which  the  size  and  quality  were  in  every  respect 
equal  to  those  in  the  afore-mentioned  exhibits.. 
Messrs.  S.  S.  Spooner  &  Sons,  Middlesex,  were  highly  commended  for 
a  varied  group  of  Apples  and  Pears.  Messrs.  J.  Cheal  &  Sons,  Crawley, 
were  represented  by  Apples  in  pots  and  otherwise,  a  most  effective 
display  of  good,  highly  coloured  samples,  including  Yorkshire  Beauty, 
Peasgood’s  Nonesuch,  Lord  Derby,  Duchess  of  Oldenburg,  Bismarck, 
Potts’  Seedling,  Worcester  Pearmain,  and  many  others,  which  were  very 
highly  commended.  A  gold  medal  was  awarded  for  a  group  of  fruit 
trees  in  pots  set  up  by  Messrs.  T.  Rivers  &  Son,  Sawbridgeworth,  was 
a  bright  feature  in  the  show,  being  composed  of  Peaches,  Apples,  Pears, 
and  Vines.  Amongst  the  latter  were  well  fruited  pots  of  Alicante  and 
Golden  Queen.  The  Apples  included  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin,  Bijou,  and 
Gascoigne’s,  and  amongst  the  Pears  were  Doyennd  du  Comice,  Louise 
Bonne  of  Jersey,  and  Conference,  the  highly  coloured  fruit  of  the  whole 
making  a  fine  display.  Mr.  Ward,  gardener  to  the  Earl  of  Radnor, 
Salisbury,  sent  fruits  of  Melon  Earl’s  Favourite,  and  Messrs.  Nothard 
and  Lowe,  London,  sent  samples  of  the  Nova  Scotian  Apple  Gravenstein. 
Mr.  John  Watkins,  Hereford,  sent  a  large  collection  of  Pears,  which 
included  fine  examples  of  Williams’  Bon  Chretien,  Easter  Beurre, 
Durondeau,  Pitmaston  Duchess,  Flemish  Beauty,  Napoleon,  Vicar  of 
Winkfield,  Fertility,  and  others  for  which  a  silver-gilt  medal  was 
awarded  ;  the  same  firm  also  staged  Apples  in  great  variety  and  superb 
quality.  Mr.  A.  Wyatt,  Hatton,  Middlesex,  sent  a  good  collection  of 
Apples  and  Pears,  which  included  fine  samples  of  the  best  recognised 
varieties.  From  Messrs.  William  Paul  &  Son,  Waltham  Cross,  came  a 
fine  display  of  Apples  and  Pears,  including  among  the  latter,  Cellini, 
King  of  the  Pippins,  Bismarck  and  Duchess’  Favourite,  very  good.  Mr. 
W.  Taylor,  Southampton,  sent  Apples,  Pears  and  Plums,  all  large  and 
highly  coloured  samples  of  the  best  kinds  in  cultivation.  From  the 
Horticultural  College,  Swanley,  came  a  collection  of  Apples,  and  Mr. 
W.  Horne,  Rochester,  also  staged  fine  fruit. 
Messrs.  Jno.  Jefferies  &  Son,  Cirencester,  sent  a  good  collection  of 
Apples,  as  also  did  Mr.  H.  Berwick,  Sidmouth,  who  was  awarded  a 
medal  for  a  collection  cf  fifty  varieties  of  fruit.  All  the  samples  staged 
were  large,  richly  coloured,  and  firm  in  quality,  and  consisted  of  Pears, 
Apples,  Plums,  Medlars,  Nuts,  Cherries,  and  Peaches,  all  well-known 
varieties.  A  good  display  of  Apples  came  from  Messrs.  Paul  &  Son, 
Cheshunt,  in  which  were  noticed  fine  Cellini,  Washington,  Yorkshire 
Beauty,  Lord  Suffield,  Bismarck,  and  a  host  of  others.  Mr.  R.  Wells, 
Crawley,  had  a  collection  of  medium  sized,  richly  coloured  Apples. 
Messrs.  John  Laing  &  Sons,  Forest  Hill,  were  very  highly  commended 
for  a  fine  exhibit  of  Apples  and  Pears,  in  which  colour,  quality,  and 
size  were  all  in  evidence.  Amongst  the  former  were  noticed  Duchess 
of  Oldenburg,  Golden  Spire,  Duchess’  Favourite,  Kerry  Pippin,  Lane’s 
Prince  Albert,  King  of  the  Pippins,  and  others,  and  of  the  latter  Beurre 
Sterckmans,  Beurrfi  Clairgeau,  Louise  Bonne  of  Jersey,  Beurr6  Diel, 
Beur.-fi  Hardy,  St.  Michel,  Princess,  and  Doyenne  du  Comice  were 
conspicuous.  The  same  firm  also  had  a  fine  group  of  Caladiums  and 
other  foliage  plants.  Messrs.  John  Peed  &  Sons,  Norwood,  sent  a  large 
and  varied  collection  of  Apples  and  Pears  in  which  good  quality  was 
evident.  All  the  best  kinds  w^ere  represented,  and  the  fruit  fine  and 
well  coloured  (commended).  Very  effective  was  the  large  exhibit  of 
Messrs.  Charles  Lee  &  Son,  Hammersmith,  who  staged  Apples  and  Pears 
of  aiiperb  quality  in  large  numbers  (very  highly  commendei). 
Quite  a  feature  in  the  show  was  the  large  collection  of  Tomatoes 
shown  by  Messrs.  Sutton  &  Sons,  Reading.  The  exhibit  included  thirty- 
seven  distinct  varieties,  all  grown  and  ripened  outdoors.  The  fruits  in  ' 
this  astonishing  display  were  large  and  well  coloured,  the  majority  of 
them  being  shown  with  the  long  stem.s  on  which  they  had  grown ; 
they  were,  in  fact,  quite  a  study  in  Tomatoes,  and  were  very  highly 
commended.  As  illustrative  of  the  magnificence  of  the  exhibit  we  may 
mention  that  the  space  occupied  was  75  feet  in  length  by  about  8  feefc 
in  width.  Messrs.  Felloes  &  Ryder,  Orpington,  sent  good  dishes  of 
the  new  Tomato  Duke  of  York. 
Several  fine  collections  of  hardy  flowers  were  shown,  including  one 
from  Messrs.  B.  Ladhams,  Southampton,  and  another  from  Mr.  Prichard, 
Christchurch.  Mr.  T.  S.  Ware,  Tottenham,  had  a  fine  collection  of 
double  Begonias,  and  also  a  large  and  varied  group  of  Dahlias.  A 
tastefully  arranged  collection  of  Begonias  and  Chrysanthemums,  set  up 
by  Mr.  H.  J.  Jones,  Lewisham,  was  much  admired.  Messrs.  J,  Cheal 
and  Sons  staged  a  collection  of  single  Dahlias,  and  from  Messrs. 
William  Paul  &  Son  came  a  collection  of  Roses.  Messrs.  W.  Cutbush 
and  Sons,  Highgate,  were  represented  by  an  interesting  display.  Mr. 
H.  A.  Orr,  Bedford,  showed  samples  of  his  patent  self-supporting 
shelves  for  fruit,  bulbs,  and  Potatoes.  Messrs.  Chaffey  Bros,  sent 
samples  of  dried  fruits  from  the  Australian  Irrigation  Colonies.  Messrs. 
W.  Wood  k.  Sons  showed  horticultural  sundries,  and  from  Mr.  E.  L. 
Johnson,  Ealing,  came  samples  of  Mushroom  spawn. 
THE  LECTURES. 
New  Fruits  op  Recent  Introduction. 
On  Thursday  a  paper,  entitled  “  New  Fruits  of  Recent  Introduc¬ 
tion,”  was  read  by  Mr.  G.  Bunyard.  The  attendance  was  not  so  large 
as  might  have  been  expected,  this,  to  some  extent,  being  accounted  for 
through  some  misunderstanding  in  the  arrangements,  as  instead  of 
taking  place  in  the  Garden  Hall,  as  was  advertised,  which  is  quite  close 
to  the  central  transept,  where  the  show  was  held,  a  room  a  considerable 
distance  away  had  at  the  last  moment  to  be  utilised.  If,  however,  there 
was  a  lack  of  attendance,  it  was  made  up  in  enthusiasm,  as  after  the 
paper  was  read  an  interesting  discussion  took  place. 
In  a  few  preliminary  remarks  Mr.  Bunyard  said,  that  though  the 
paper  was  entitled  “  new  ”  fruits,  yet,  to  save  any  confusion,  he  would 
add  that  it  also  included  others,  which  though  they  were  not,  strictly 
speaking,  new,  having  been  in  commerce  for  some  years,  were  but  little 
known  and  grown  ;  and  further,  all  those  enumerated  had  come  under 
his  own  personal  observation,  he  having  cultivated  them  at  his  nurseries 
at  Maidstone.  They  were  classed  in  alphabetical  order,  commencing 
with  Apples.  These  included  many — some  new,  and  others  but  little 
known  ;  and  amongst  them  Beauty  of  Bath,  which  ripens  in  August, 
has  fruit  of  medium  size,  brilliant  in  colour,  rich  in  flavour,  and  likely 
to  prove  a  good  market  variety.  September  Beauty  is  another  new  sort 
of  merit,  and  likely  when  better  known  to  become  popular.  Rivers’ 
Early  Peach  came  next,  and  though  he  (Mr.  Bunyard)  had  not  fruited  it 
himself,  he  was  well  acquainted  with  this  introduction,  for  which  Mr. 
Rivers  was  responsible.  The  fruit  is  almost  identical  with  Irish  Peachy, 
but  ripens  earlier,  is  a  better  bearer,  altogether  an  improved  variety  of 
superior  habit.  Armorel,  though  little  known,  he  considered  worthy  of 
mention  ;  it  is  a  small  russetty  flavoured  Apple,  very  late,  and  was 
raised  by  Mr.  Charles  Ross.  Then  there  is  Lady  Sudeley,  a  fine 
Apple,  ripening  in  August  and  September,  with  fruit  of  a  delicious 
flavour,  the  tree  being  also  most  productive.  Next  in  order  came 
Christmas  Pearmain,  a  new  variety  raised  by  himself,  and  he 
thought  likely  to  prove  most  useful  for  growing  for  market  purposes. 
South  Lincoln  Pippin  was  spoken  most  highly  of  by  the  essayist  as 
being  a  fine  variety,  much  resembling  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin  in 
flavour,  while  the  colour  is  very  rich  ;  it  has,  in  addition,  the  reputa¬ 
tion  of  succeeding  in  many  places  where  Cox’s  Orange  fails,  this 
being  a  great  recommendation,  and  altogether  it  is  a  most  desirable 
dessert  Apple.  Okera  he  thought  was  well  worth  mentioning,  as  it 
produces  fine  fruit  in  September  and  October,  of  a  rich  rosy  salmon 
tint ;  the  flesh  is  hard,  and  very  good  when  ripe.  Next  came  Wealthy, 
an  American  Apple,  soft  in  flesh  and  of  good  flavour,  but  should 
be  planted  with  caution,  as  in  some  soils  and  localities  it  has  the 
character  of  being  an  uncertain  cropper.  He  could  highly  recommend 
Williams’s  Favourite  as  being  a  good  grower  and  most  profuse  bearer. 
Mr.  Bunyard  then  went  on  to  say  that  there  were  several  others  he 
could  mention,  but  as  he  had  not  fruited  them  he  would  refrain  from 
doing  so,  and  he  thought  the  above  covered  all  the  novelties  in  dessert 
Apples,  and  with  just  a  mention  of  Allen’s  Everlasting,  one  of  Rivers’ 
raising,  which,  though  it  had  been  out  many  years,  was  but  little 
known,  he  would  pass  on  to  the  novelties  in  the  culinary  division.  First 
came  Early  Rivers,  a  fine  Apple,  very  like  Lord  Suffield,  but  the  tree  is 
a  much  better  grower,  often  succeeding  where  the  latter  fails,  and  has 
not  the  same  tendency  to  become  infested  with  mildew.  Then  came 
Hambling’s  Seedling,  a  good  keeping  variety,  the  fruit  remaining  in 
good  condition  till  March,  while  the  growth  is  exceedingly  vigorous  and 
free  from  canker.  Then  there  was  By  ford’s  Wonder,  a  large  Applo 
somewhat  resembling  Blenheim  Orange,  being  a  good  keeper  and  of 
excellent  quality.  Vicar  of  Beighton  was  next  in  order  ;  this,  said  Mr. 
Bunyard,  was  much  fancied  by  the  late  Mr.  Shirley  Hibberd,  but  he 
thought  it  must  be  condemned  as  it  cankers  too  much,  and  therefore 
cannot  be  considered  very  good.  Newton  Wonder  was  the  next 
mentioned,  for  which  Messrs.  J.  R.  Pearson  &  Sons  of  Chilwell  were 
responsible,  and  it  could  safely  be  termed  one  of  the  best  in  the  market, 
the  fruit  being  large  and  good,  and  the  tree  a  most  prolific  cropper. 
Belle  de  Pontoise  is  a  good  growing  variety,  bearing  large  fruit  of 
high  quality.  Mrs.  Barron  is  a  good  growing  kind  for  restricted 
gardens,  ripening  in  October.  Tyler’s  Kernel  is  a  very  vigorous  grower 
