EEP0RT3 OF FRUIT COMMITTEE, MAECfl $, 1862. '383 



■XLIV.— HEPORTS OF THE FEUIT COMMITTEE. 



Maech 4th, 1863. 



At this Meeting tlie following prizes were offered : 

 Class A. — For the best and second-best three dishes 



of any variety of Dessert Apple . 

 B. — Ditto ditto Kitchen Apple 



C— Ditto ditto Dessert Pear » • « 

 D. — For the best Lunch of new Grapes . 

 E. — For the best bunch of late Grapes - 

 F. — For the best dish of Strawberries, not less 



than 20 fruits . . . . . 



205. 105. 



20 s. 105. 

 a05* 105. 



205. 105, 



205. 10s. 



205. 105. 



The exhibitors in Class A, were Mr. Hai.l, gardener to Capt. 

 Tyrkell Fobdhook, Ealing, who produced Blenheim Pippin, 

 a variety called Fordhook Bellefleur, and Golden Russet ; and 

 Mr. Cunningham, gardener to the Brsnop of London, Fulhani 

 Palace, who had Eibston Pippin, Scarlet Nonpareil, and Ord's 

 Apple. The first prize was awarded to Mr, Hall, whose Blen- 

 heims were very fine, and possessed much of the true flavour, as 

 did also the Golden Eusset, The Fordhook Bellefleur (which is 

 a provisional name) was a very beautiful apple, with solid yellow 

 flesh, and of exoellent flavour. The second prize was awarded to 

 Mr. CuNNiNGHA^i, whose Eibstons were not in their best state, 

 either as regards growth or flavour ; and the same may be said of 

 Ord's, but the Scarlet Nonpareil were very good. 



In Class B, Mr. Hall and Mr, Cunningham were again the only 

 exhibitors. The former brought Dumelow's Seedling, Fordhook 

 Bellefleur, and Eoyal Russet; and the latter exhibited Northern 

 Greening, Norfolk Beefinsr, and Winter Greening (French 



Crab). - These last were very fine specimens, particularly the 

 Norfolk Beefings and the Winter Greening; and the first prize 

 ivas awarded to Mr. Cunningham, the second to Mr. Hall. 



In Classes C and D there were not any exhibitors. 



In Class E, for old Grapes, Mr. Hill, gardener to Ealph 

 Sneyd, Esq., Keele Hall, sent a bunch of lady Bowne's Seed- 

 ling; Mr. Tilltaed, gardener to John Kelk, Esq., The Priory, 

 Stanmore, sent a bunch of Muscat of Alexandria; and Mr. 

 TiLLEBY, gardener to His Grace the Duke of Portland, at Wel- 

 beck, sent Trebblano. The Muscat of Alexandria of Mr. Till- 



