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and  Emperor  Alexander.  The  dessert  varieties  were  Ribston  Pippin, 
Fearn’s  Pippiti,  Gasco>  re’s  Scarlet,  a  mspi  ificent  dish  with  the  blofm 
perfect,  and  Wealthy.  Mr.  Wm.  Maxim,  gardener  to  C"l.  Horace  Walpole, 
Heckfield  Place,  Winchfield,  who  had  excellent  dishes  of  Fmperor 
Alexander,  Cox’s  Pomona,  Peasgond’s  Nonesuch,  Mother,  and 
Gascoyne’s  Scarlet  was  second  ;  while  Mr.  Chas.  Earl,  gardener 
to  D.  E.  d’Avigdor  Goldsmid,  Esq.,  Somerhill,  Tonbridge,  was  third. 
PALACE  FRUIT  SHOW. 
with  some  well  coloured  samples  of  Peasgood’s  Nonesuch,  and  Worcester 
Pearmain. 
A  class  for  nine  dishes,  distinct,  six  cooking  and  three  dessert,  gave 
the  smaller  growers  a  chance,  and  six  competitors  took  advautage  of  it, 
the  first  prize  going  to  Mr.  S.  Osborn,  gardener  to  the  Duke  of  Fife, 
East  Sheen  L'tdge,  for  a  well-balanced  collection.  The  varieties  were 
Bismarck,  Potts’  Seedling  (a  good  dish),  Peasgood’s  Nonesuch,  Newton 
Wonder,  Warner’s  King,  Grand  Duke  (lonstantine,  Worcester  Pearmain 
(a  grand  colour),  Baumann’s  Red  Reinette,  and  American  Mother. 
Mr.  J.  Dawes,  gardener  to  R.  Biddulph,  Esq  ,  Ledbury,  who  did  not 
label  his  varieties,  a  serions  oversight  at  such  a  show,  was  second 
with  good  dishes  of  Warner’s  King,  Ecklinville,  Tyler’s  Kernel,  and 
Worcester  Pearmain.  The  third  prize  was  awarded  to  Mr.  W. 
Jones,  gardener  to  J.  R.  Brougham,  Esq.,  Carshalton,  for  dishes 
of  medium  fruit  with  plenty  of  colour. 
There  was  an  entry  of  four  for  a 
■class  of  six  dishes  of  cooking  Apples, 
distinct,  and  a  good  collection  was 
the  result.  Mr.  G.  Woodward  proved 
invincible.  The  dis  es  were  all 
grand.  The  varieties  were  Belle 
Dubois,  Peasgood’s  Nc  nesuch  (a 
wondeif  il  dish),  Emperor  Alexuider, 
Wan  fr's  King,  Mere  de  Me  lage, 
and  .Stone’s;  Mr.  Hamilton  Hnnatd, 
Gurney’s  Manor,  Hingham,  Norf  Ik, 
took  the  second  place  wiih  a  good 
even  exhibit.  His  best  were  Holland- 
bury,  Peasgood’s  Nonesuch,  and 
Emperor  Alexander. 
The  class  for  three  dishes  of 
cooking  Apples  had  a  grand  display 
of  eight  entries,  the  gene’-al  quility 
being  good.  Here  Mr.  W.  Davies, 
gardener  to  A.  W.  G.  Wright,  Ksq., 
Q  larry  H'luse,  Newent,  was  first 
with  three  heavy  dishes,  the  varieties 
being  MiS.  Barron,  Warner’s  King, 
and  a  dish  of  well  coloured  Peasgood’g 
Nonesuch.  Mr.  J.  Dawes  was  a 
capital  second  with  Warner’s  King, 
Emperor  Alexander,  and  Pott’s 
Seedling. 
Then  we  came  to  a  class  for  six 
dishes  of  dessert  Apples,  distinct, 
and  there  were  six  contestants.  Tne 
class,  as  a  whole,  was  not  quite  up  to 
the  average,  though  this  coidd  not 
be  said  of  those  shown  by  Mr.  G. 
Woodward  who  was  to  the  fore  with 
Wealthy  (grand  iu  size  and  colour), 
Washington  (superb  s  lecimens), 
Cox’s  Orange  Pippin,  Ribstons,  Scarlet 
Pearmain  (grand),  and  seme  grand 
specimens  of  American  Mother. 
Another  Kentish  exhibitor  secured 
the  second  prize  in  Mr.  T.  Neale, 
gardener  to  C.  J.  Startup,  Esq,  West 
Farleigh,  Maidstone,  his  dishes  of 
Worcester  Pearmain,  Wealthy,  and 
Baumann’s  Red  Reinette  being  very 
good. 
The  smaller  class  for  three  dishes 
made  a  good  entry  of  twelve,  but 
the  quality  was  not  so  good  as  in 
the  preceding  class.  Mr.  C.  Ross, 
gardener  to  Captain  Carstairs,  Wel- 
ford  Park,  Newbury,  was  placed  first 
with  a  fine  dish  of  Allington  Pippin, 
a  pretty  dish  of  Rival,  a  good  looking 
d.e88ert  Apple,  and  Christmas  Pear¬ 
main.  Mr.  W.  H.  Godden,  gardener 
ito  F.  W.  Buxton,  Esq.,  Pishiobury, 
Sawbridgeworth,  made  a  neat  exhibit 
for  second  prize  ;  the  fruits  were  nob 
large,  but  very  even.  The  varieties 
were  Ribston  Pippin,  Blenheim  Pippin 
of  good  colour,  and  Cox’s  Orange 
Pippin. 
Pears. 
The  six  classes  for  Pears  made  a 
brave  start  with  that  for  eighteen 
dishes  of  dessert  varieties,  distinct, 
no  less  than  six  collections  being 
staged.  It  was  a  wonderful  class, 
for  all  the  exhibitors  staged  clean, 
well  developed  fruits,  but  Kent  was 
again  to  the  front,  the  first  prize 
falling  to  Mr.  C.  Woodward,  who  fairly  outclassed  his  fellow  com¬ 
petitors.  The  exhibit  could  be  summed  up  in  one  word — remarkable. 
The  varieties  used  were  Beurre  Superfin,  Durondeau,  Pitmaston 
Duchess,  Margaret  Marillat,  and  Columbia,  these  were  all  enormous 
fruits  of  perfect  finish ;  Doyenne  du  Comice,  Duohesse  d’Angoul^me, 
General  'Todtleben  (superb  colour),  Madame  Treyve,  Beurre  Hardy, 
B0urr4  Baltet  P^re,  Beurre  Diel,  Doyenne  Boussoch,  Marie  Benoist, 
Magnate,  Emile  d’Heyst,  Beurre  Alexander  Lucas,  and  Brown  Beurre 
Pot  Fruit  Trees.  Messrs.  Bunyard’s  Gold  Medal  Fruit. 
Messr.s.  Clibrans’  Celosias. 
Messrs.  Veitch’s  Apples. 
