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that  the  honour  of  being  foremost  might  have  been  experienced. 
Rev.  O.  L.  Powell  contributed  the  solitary  collection  of  twelve 
dishes  of  dessert  Pears,  and  had  plump  fruits  of  Doyenne 
Boussoch,  Beurre  de  Mortillet,  and  Glou  Morceau. 
Again  there  was  but  one  entry  in  class  37,  for  the  nine  dishes, 
Mr.  W.  Jones,  of  Wallington  Bridge,  being  the'  exhibitor.  His 
samples  were  very  green,  but  unblemished  in  any  respect.  For 
the  six,  two  were  forward.  C.  Morris-Field,  Esq.  (gardener, 
Mr.  R.  Edwards),  Beechy  Lees,  Sevenoaks,  beat,  Alfred  Benson, 
Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  W.  Mancey),  Upper  Gat  ton  Park,  Merstham, 
though  the  difference  must  really  have  been  exceedingly  slight. 
The  former  contributed  lovely  fruits  of  the  useful  Gansel’s  Ber¬ 
gamot  and  Triomplie  de  Vienne,  and  had  a  good  dish  of  Clapp’s 
Favourite. 
reaches  furnished  a  wonderfully  bright  display  of  colour,  and 
charming  fruits  were  shown  by  Mr.  C.  Earl,  gardener  at  Summer- 
hill,  Tonbridge,  and  Mr.  C.  Page,  of  Dropmore,  Maidenhead, 
who  led  in  classes  39  and  40  respectively.  The  seconds  here  were 
Mr.  J.  H.  Goodacre  and  Mr.  Joseph  Sparks,  of  Grove  Park,  Roe- 
hampton  Lane  W.  The  first  of  these  classes  was  for  six  dishes, 
and  the  second  was  for  three.  The  finer  varieties  (and  all  were 
from  the  open)  were  Sea,  Eagle,  Exquisite,  Thames  Bank,  Dymond, 
Royal  George,  Gladstone,  Dr.  Hogg,  Princess,  Bellegarde,  Gros 
Mignonne,  and  Violette  Hative.  A  dish  of  Walburton  Admirable 
was  shown,  but  these  were  poorly  coloured,  though  large.  In 
class  41,  for  a  dish  of  one  variety,  a,  keen  competition  was  shown, 
there  being  eight  dishes.  Mr.  W.  Humphries,  gardener  to  the 
Earl  of  Chesterfield,  of  Home  Lacey,  Hereford,  was  a  very  good 
leader,  having  six  fine  fruits  of  Barrington,  of  large  size  and  bright 
colour.  Following  him  came  Mr.  J.  Lock,  gardener  to  Sir 
Swinfin  Eady,  K.C.,  Oatlands  Bridge,  Weybridge,  with  Royal 
George,  and  Mr.  W.  Mitchell,  gardener  to  J.  W.  Fleming,  Esq., 
of  Chilwell  Manor,  Ramsey,  with  Sea  Eagle,  both  equal  seconds. 
Nectarines  did  not  make  such  a  large  display,  but  their  colours 
were  quite  distinct  and  deep.  For  the  three  dishes,  fruits  to  be 
grown  out  of  doors,  Mr.  Earl,  of  Weybridge,  beat  Mr.  T.  Turton, 
of  Sherborne  Castle,  Dorset — a  good  second.  The  former  staged 
Darwin,  Spencer,  and  Prince  of  Wales  ;  the  latter  Stanwick 
Elruge,  Rivers’  Orange,  and  Spencer.  Only  three  entered.  For 
the  one  dish  there  were  five  contestants,  but  Mr.  J.  Lock,  of 
Weybridge,  led,  with  six  of  the  handsomest  Drydens  at  the  show. 
Second  came  Mr.  Goodacre,  with  a  dish  of  unnamed  fruits. 
Plums  were  beautiful,  and  certainly  of  very  high  quality  after 
such  a  season.  Three  lots  of  Plums  were  set  up  in  class  44,  com¬ 
prising  each  three  of  dessert  and  six  of  cooking.  The  leading 
place  was  ably  won  by  Mr.  G.  Grigg,  gardener  to  the  Earl  of 
Ashburnham,  from  Battle.  His  contribution  is  well  worth 
naming,  and  the  varieties  were  White  Magnum  Bonum,  Black 
Dymond,  Transparent  Gage,  Rivers’  Late  Gage,  Jefferson,  Pond’s 
Seedling,  Belle  de  Louvaine,  Cox’s  Emperor,  and  Grand  Duke. 
These  were  carefully  displayed,  the  fruits  themselves  being  large, 
plump,  deeply  coloured,  and  covered  with  a  fine  bloom.  With 
noticeably  smaller  fruits,  but  otherwise  of  equal  merit,  Mr.  W. 
Pope,  gardener  to  the  Earl  of  Carnarvon,  Highclere  Castle,  New¬ 
bury,  formed  a  good  second.  He  staged  Bryanston  Gage, 
Apple,  Newton  Wonder. 
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Kirke’s,  and  Magnum  Bonum.  A  poor  dish  of  Victorias  was 
included. 
Mr.  C.  H.  Colegate,  of  Catsfield  Place,  near  Battle,  led  for 
the  six  (four  cooking  and  two  dessert),  his  best  being  Pond’s 
Seedling.  Second  came  Mr.  T.  Turton,  out  of  four.  Mr.  Good- 
acre  was  second  for  three  dishes  of  Gages,  with  translucent  little 
sugary  globes  of  Transparent  Gage,  Guthrie’s,  and  the  Bryan- 
ston’s  Late.  In  this  class  Mr.  Colegate  was  disqualified  from 
having  Kirke’s  Plum,  which  is  not  a  “  Gage.”  Seven  staged 
dishes  of  one  variety,  the  leading  place  being  accorded  to  Mr. 
Turton  with  dark  amber  and  red  coloured  Jefferson’s.  Second 
place  was  occupied  by  Mr.  James  Vert,  of  Audley  End,  Saffron 
Walden,  also  with  Jefferson.  A  perfect  dish  of  Coe’s  Golden 
Drop  received  no  award.  For  one  dish  of  a  cooking  variety  we 
find  Mr.  Grigg  a  good  first  with  White  Magnum  Bonum;  lie  was 
closely  followed  by  Mr.  Turton,  with  large  specimens  of  Pond’s 
Seedling,  cut  of  twelve  contestants. 
Division  V.— District  County  Prizes. 
This  section  of  the  schedule  was  devoted  to  special  district 
county  classes,  and  was  open  to  gardeners  and  amateurs  only. 
Class  49  led  off,  and  this  was  open  to  Kent  growers.  For  the* 
six  dishes  of  Apples  the  leading  place  was  captured  by  Mr.  E. 
Coleman,  North  Frith,  Tonbridge,  with  large  fruits  of  the  usual 
exhibition  favourite  varieties';  and  second,  Mr.  R.  Edwards, 
Beechy  Lees,  Sevenoaks,  with  a  slightly  less  even  lot,  but  good. 
For  Pears  in  the  same  class,  the  first  was  again  accorded  to 
Mr.  Coleman,  with  Mr.  R.  Edwards  second. 
Class  50,  open  only  to  growers  in  Surrey,  Sussex,  Hants, 
Dox’set,  Somerset,  Devon,  and  Cornwall.  Apples :  Mr.  C.  H. 
Colegate,  Catsfield  Place,  near  Bfittle,  formed  an  excellent  first, 
with  fine  samples  of  Ecklinville,  Warner’s,  Ribston,  Peasgood’s, 
and  Braniley’s  Seedling.  Second  place  was  filled  by  Mr.  Turton 
with  brightly  coloured  dishes  of  Worcester  Pearmain  and  good 
Peasgood’s.  There  were  four  entries.  In  the  Pear  classes 
Turton  was  leader,  and  Coleman  a  favourable  second.  Their" 
best  dishes  were  Beurre  Mortillet,  Clapp’s  Favourite,  Triomphe 
de  Vienne,  and  Beurre  Superfin.  The  colour  was  good  in  each 
of  these. 
The  succeeding  class  was  for  growers  in  Wilts,  Gloucester, 
Oxfoi’d,  Bucks,  Berks,  Beds,  Herts,  and  Middlesex.  Three  lots 
of  Apples  represented  the  western  men,  and  here  we  fouixd  Mr. 
Strugnell,  the  able  gai'dener  to  Colonel  Vivian,  at  Rood  Ashton, 
Trowbridge,  in  the  van,  with  Mr.  C.  Page,  of  Dropmore,  as 
second.  Mr.  Strugnell  had  moderately  sized  fi'uits.  but  un¬ 
blemished  and  rather'  bright.  His  best  were'  Peasgood’s,  Annie 
Elizabeth,  and  Mabbott’s  Pearmain.  The  Dutch  Codlin,  too, 
was  exemplary.  For  Pears  the  first  award  was  accorded  to  Mr. 
W.  H.  Bannister,  of  Cote  House,  Westbury-on-Trym,  and  a 
charming  display  they  made.  Few  fine  samples  were  on  the 
boards.  Beurre  Hardy  and  Doyenne  Boussoch  were  typical. 
Second  came  Mr.  C.  Page. 
In  class  52,  open  only  to  growers  in  Essex,  Suffolk,  Norfolk, 
Cambridge,  Hunts,  and  Rutland,  there  was  only  one  exhibit  of 
Pears  (no  Apples),  and  that  came  from  Mr.  W.  Harrison,  gardener 
to  Colonel  Archer  Houblon,  Hallingbury  Place,  Bishops  Stortford. 
The  next  c’ass  was  open  only  to  growers  in  Lincoln,  North¬ 
ampton,  Warwick,  Leicester,  Notts,  Derby,  Staffs,  Shropshire, 
and  Cheshire.  For  Pears  the  first'  prize  fell  to  Mr.  W.  H.  Divers, 
gardener  to  the  Duke  of  Rutland,  Grantham,  with  rather 
moderate  sized  fruits  and  very  green.  He  also  led  for  Apples. 
Second  for  Pears  came  Henry  Knott,  Esq.,  J.P.,  of  Stamford, 
who  also  was  so  placed  for  the  Apples,  showing  a  pretty  dish  of 
Queen  Caroline  variety  among  others. 
Class  54,  open  only  to  growers  in  Worcester,  Hereford,  Mon¬ 
mouth,  Glamorgan,  Carmarthen,  and  Pembroke.  Mr.  J.  Rick, 
gardener  to  G.  H.  Hadfield,  Esq.,  Moraston  House,  near  Ross, 
led  for  Apples,  and  included  hero  a  splendid  six  of  Lord  Derby, 
Bramley’s  Seedling.  Following  him  came  Mr.  J.  E.  Jones,  cf 
Kynaston,  Ross,  with  fine  fi'uits.  Mr.  Rick,  was  foremost  for 
Peai’s,  having  beautiful  fruit  of  good  size,  colour,  and  general 
finish  for  the  season.  Second  came  Mr.  W.  Humphries,  gardener 
to  the  Earl  of  Chesterfield,  with  large  but  greener  samples. 
There  were  two  lots  of  Apples  and  three  of  Pears. 
The  Welsh  growers  did  not  contribute  anything  that  was  at 
all  noteworthy  here.  For  six  dishes  of  Apples  the  leading  award 
went  to  Mr.  H.  Forder,  of  Ruthin  Castle,  N.  Wales,  with  under¬ 
sized,  irregular,  and  green  fruits.  Mr.  Fox,  of  Higlnnead,  Llany- 
byther,  S.  Wales,  came  a  close  second,  out  of  three.  Mr.  Forder 
led  also  for  Pears,  but  these,  too,  showed  the  effects  of  a  bad 
season.  Mr.  Fox  had  ruddy  samples. 
Number  56  of  the  schedule  was  open  to  growers  in  the  six 
northern  counties  of  England,  and  in  the  Isle  of  Man.  Three 
collections  were  forward,  with  Mr.  Geo.  Picker,  gardener  to 
J.  R.  Pease,  Esq.,  Hesslewood,  Hull,  at  the  head.  No  second. 
Mr.  Mclndoe,  gardener  to  Sir  Joseph  Pease,  Bart.,  of  Hutton 
Hall,  beat  Mr.  Picker  for  Pears. 
Scotland  was  represented  only  by  one  entry  of  Apples  and 
another  of  Pears,  both  from  Mr.  Day,  gardener  to  the  Earl  of 
Galloway,  at  Garliestown. 
‘  From  Ireland  there  came  a  -bright  six  dishes  of  Apples,  in- 
