REPORTS OP THE FRUIT 



XLV.— REPORTS OF THE FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



(Co7Uinued from p. 258.) 



August 14, I860.— Mr. C. Edmonds, F.H.S., in the Chair. 



The following presentations to the expeiimental department at 

 Chiswick were reported : — 



Messrs. Butleb & M'Culloch— Seeds of 8 varieties of Cabbage. 

 Messrs. Carter & Co. — 7 varieties of Cabbage. 

 Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Sox — 1 sort of Cabbage, 

 Messrs. Hurst & M'Mullen— 13 varieties of Cabbage. 

 Messrs. Flanagan & Son — 1 sort of Cabbage. 

 Messrs. Minier & Co. — 13 sorts of Cabbage ; 3 sorts of Celery ; 



and 1 of Onion. 

 Messrs. Nutting & Son — 23 varieties of Cabbage. 

 Messrs. Sutton & Son — 3 varieties of Cabbage. 



PEACHES.— The only exhibition of Peaches was from Mr. D. 

 Ferguson, Stowe, near Buckingham, whose fruit had been grown 

 in a peach-house without artificial heat, and was of excellent 

 quality. The varieties, as named by Mr. Ferguson, were 

 Grosse Mignonne, Royal George, Barrington, Bellegarde, Early 

 Admirable, and Acton Scott. The Committee was, however, of 

 opinion, that three of the varieties were identical, and as the 

 leaves produced did not correspond with the varieties they pro- 

 fessed to represent, no award was made. Mr. Ferguson also 

 sent several dishes of Nectarines, consisting of Elruge, Violette 

 Hdtive, Bed Boman, and one or two others not identified. Among 

 these latter, was one accompanied by leaves having globular 

 glands ; the only known varieties in this section of Nectarines are 

 Pitmaston Orange, and Boston, and the fruit shown did not agree 



APRICOTS.— From the Rev. Bernard Smith, Great 

 Marlow : a dish of the true Peach Apricot ; the fruit was large, 

 somewhat oval and flattened, but was unripe. There was no 

 exhibition of this fruit for the prizes which had been offered. 



