771- PiEPOETS OF THE FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



In Class B, Mr. Swinebd, Minster Abbey, exliiblted Jersey 



Gratloli, WiUiams's Bon Chretien, and Royal Somerset. 



In tlie Class of Plums, Mr. Tillery, of Welbeck, sent Eeine 



Claude de Bavay, Jefferson, and a large Black Plum like the 

 Diamond. 



In Class E (Melons), the exhibitions were numerous, and the 

 fruits were, in general, very handsomely grown. Mr. William 

 Miller, of Coombe Abbey Gardens, Coventry, sent Trentham 

 Green-fleshed and a Hybrid Cashmere; Mr. Spivey, Victory of 

 Bath; Mr Thos. Simmonos, Mickleham Hall, sent Ifetted 

 Green-fleshed; Mr. John Poxtle sent Pottle's Green-fleshed; 



Messrs. E. G. Hekderson and Son, Wellington Nursery, St. 

 John's Wood, sent the Ice Cream Melon, *' a variety between 



the scarlet and green-flesbed, retaining the twin colouring in a 



shaded rainbow colouring." It was large, and had the appearance 



of an oblate rock variety ; but, neither as regards external 

 appearance nor in quality of tbo flesh, had the cross effected an 

 improvement ; the flavour was inferior to many of the green- 

 fleshed which did not gain recommendation. The flesh was a 

 shaded salmon colour. Mr. Thos, Veale, gardener to K. A. 

 Cartweight, Esq., Edgcote House, Banbury, sent a very hand- 

 somely-grown fruit, netted, and of a fine yellow colour, said to be 

 a cross between Orion and Excelsior, Mr. Coleman, The 

 Gardens, Eastnor Castle, Ledbury, sent Veitch's variety of 

 Golden Perfection ; a very handsome fruit, and vexy sugary. 

 Scarlet-fleshed Melons came from Mr. Turner, of Slough, and 



Mr. Bailey, of Shardiloes, but could not stand competition with 

 the many green-fleshed varieties which were exhibited on this 

 occasion. 



In Class G (Figs), Mr. Bailey, of Shardiloes, exhibited a dish 

 of large well-grown Brown Turkey or Lee's Perpetual. The 

 fruits were nearly as large as the Brunsvpick, which gained the 

 Second Prize, but were found not so rich. Both are reckoned 

 rather hardy sorts ; but the Brown Turkey is the better bearer 

 of the two, and not so apt to drop its fruit in forcing. It would, 

 therefore, be desirable to test the merits of these varieties com- 

 paratively on one or more future occasions, and especially when 

 grown under similar circumstauces. 



Oct. lOth, 1862. — A sub-committee met this day to examine 

 the collection of Foreign Grapes and other fruits which were 



