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EOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



17TH DECEMBER. 



Fruit. Committee.— Henry Webb, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. Mr 

 Dancer, Little Sutton, sent Reinette de Caux and Dutch Mignonne Apples, and 

 the Committee were of opinion that the two varieties are essentially identical. 

 Mr Moore of Warwick sent four varieties of seedling Apples. One, a seedling 

 from Wyken Pippin, was a very handsome small dessert Apple of the size 

 and shape of Golden Pippin. This was thought highly of by the Committee, 

 but had been gathered too soon and had become shrivelled. Another, raised 

 from Bess Pool, was also of excellent quality — tender in the flesh and of deli- 

 cate flavour. These the Committee would like to see again. The others, too, 

 were not thought to be an improvement on existing varieties. Messrs W. 

 Paul & Son exhibited a dish of Theresia Nevill Pear, a new variety raised by 

 Mr John Mannington, the raiser of Mannington's Pearmain Apple. It is of 

 good size, rather irregular in shape, like Ne Plus Meuris, of a fine firm buttery 

 flesh and delicate aroma, with a rich flavour. This is a valuable winter Pear, 

 which will, no doubt, be heard of again. Mr Killick of Langley sent a dish 

 of an Apple called King William — a handsome, somewhat flattened, highly- 

 coloured Apple of very rich flavour, which was highly commended. 



Sir Charles Strickland, Bart., reported on the varieties of cooking Apples 

 that were submitted to his examination at last meeting. Dr Hogg, raised by 

 Mr Sydney Ford, "very like the White Calville — probably a seedling from it. 

 Melts perfectly, does not fall at all, juicy, slightly acid, very rich and sugary, 

 delicate aroma. A first-rate baking- Apple. If the tree should prove hardy, 

 healthy, and productive, this will be a valuable Apple. I should like to tiy 

 its quality later in the season." This was awarded a first-class certificate. 

 Mr Sydney Ford exhibited six dishes of Apples, to which a letter of thanks 

 was awarded. Messrs Ross, Coates, & Co., Dunster House, Mark Lane, 

 exhibited Apples cut in slices and dried, received from the United States. 

 They preserved all the briskness and flavour of the fresh Apple, and were 

 commended. 



Mr J. Douglas, Loxford Hall, Essex, exhibited bunches of Golden Queen 

 and Royal Vineyard Grapes grown in the same house and under the same 

 treatment, the object of which was to show the unhealthy constitution of the 

 former, which had begun to decay in every berry, while the latter was quite 

 firm and fresh. 



Mr G. F. Wilson, F.R.S., Heatherbank, Weybridge, sent dried fruit of 

 Bananas, which were considered good as a sweetmeat. 



Mr D. Wilson, The Gardens, Castle Hill, South Molton, sent two very 

 handsome smooth-leaved Cayenne Pine -Apples, weighing respectively 8 lb. 

 and 7 1 lb., to which a cultural commendation was awarded. Mr W. Iggulden, 

 The Gardens, Orsett Hall, Romford, sent a dish of Trophy Tomatoes, to which 

 a letter of thanks was awarded. Mr R. Gilbert, of The Gardens, Barghlej 7 , 

 sent a brace of Taylor's Montrose Cucumber Dispatch, to which a cultural 

 commendation was awarded ; also Cabbage Broccoli, which was awarded a 

 first-class certificate for its high quality when cooked, the flavour being quite 

 new in the Cabbage tribe. 



Collections of fruit were received from Mr Gardiner, The Gardens, Eatington 

 Park, Stratford-on-Avon, consisting of forty varieties of Apples and six of 

 Pears, to which a silver Knightian medal was awarded ; from Mr Killick, 



