Title: The Gardeners’ Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette,
1872 1,494-1,495
Date: 9 November 1872
Societies
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The Great International Fruit Show. — This exhibition, by far the finest we have lately
seen, was held, as on the last occasion, in the large conservatory and western arcade.
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Another fine Apple, the Alfriston, was shown by a dozen different exhibitors, Mr.
James Pluck, Jersey, winning the 1st prize with six well-coloured fruit, which weighed 5 lb. 15 oz.;
and a fine dish of Apples was that from Mr. C. J. Perry, which took 2d honours.
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The six heaviest fruit of any variety, selected out of a group of 18 dishes, was contributed
by Mr. James Pluck. These were of Alfriston, and weighed 6 lb. 8 oz. The next heaviest was a splendid
dish of Warner’s King, shown by Mr. W. Gardiner.
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Of that splendid variety Doyenné du Comice there were eleven exhibitors, the prizes being
won by Mr. F. Drieu, Jersey, Mr. C. J. Perry, and Mr. James Pluck, Jersey, in the order named.
These were all of the highest excellence.
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Twenty-three dishes were staged in the class for Duchesse d’Angoulême, and a dish of
fruit, fine in size and splendid in colour, shown by Mr. F. Le Sueur, Jersey, was placed 1st;
Mr. G. Thomas, Jersey, came in 2d, and Mr. James Pluck had specimens weighing over a pound each.
There were also many other very fine examples.
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The class for Catillac was a splendid one, 16 very fine dishes being placed in competition.
The 1st prize lot, which came from Mr. Tivey, gr. to P. Gossett, Esq., Bagot, Jersey, must have
weighed near 10 lb. Mr. James Pluck was 2d with a dish weighing 8 lb. 1 oz., and there were plenty
weighing about a pound. The best dish of Uvedale’s St. Germain in a capital class was a splendid
one shown by Mr. F. Le Sueur, Jersey, but the weight was not stated. The next best dish weighed
9 lb. 9 oz., and came from Mr. James Pluck; and a very fine dish was shown by a Belgian grower.
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Mr. Pluck, Jersey, had splendid examples of Beurré Diel and Chaumontel Pears, averaging
considerably over a pound each.
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