776 EEPORTS OF THE FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



Mr. Gbaham, of Cranford, near Hounslow, exhibited a seedling 

 Pear raised from the seed of Winter Nelis. The fruit is above 

 medium size, obovate or turbinate, and not unlike the Winter 

 Nelis in shape. The flesh is yellowish, tender, melting, fine- 

 grained and buttery, and very juicy. Juice abundant, thick, and 

 sugary, very richly flavoured, and with a fine perfume. This is 

 a first-rate Pear, and unanimously received a Fikst- Class Cer- 

 tificate, with the recommendation that it should be called 

 '* Graham's Autumn Nelis." 



A communication was received from Mr. Edwin Cooling, 

 Jun., Secretary to the Derbyshire Local Committee, and enclosing 

 the minutes of a meeting held at Derby, Sept. 95th, as follows : 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Local Fruit Committee. 



Derby District. 



A Meeting of the above Committee was held at the King's 

 Head Hotel, Derby, on Thursday, Sept. 25th, when the following 

 gentlemen were present : — Mr, J. R, Pearson, Mr. Henderson, 

 Mr. Gadd, Mr. M*Lean, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Westland, Mr. Cooling, 

 and file Secretarv- 



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A letter was read from the Hon. and Rev. F. Curzon, appoint- 

 ing Mr, E. Cooling to act as Chairman in his absence. 



The Chairman having read the instructions received from the 

 General Committee, it was unanimously resolved : 



First. That the operations of this Committee be confined to 

 a radius of twenty miles round Derby. 



Second. That, in accordance with instructions "A" and ** J3," 

 each member collect specimens of the Fruit of his 

 district, and submit the same, with all the information 

 it is possible to obtain respecting them, to the next 

 Meeting of this Committee. 



Third. That the next Meeting be held at the King's Head 

 Hotel, Derby, on Thursday next, Oct. 3nd. 



The following Fruit was submitted for examination : 



From Mr, WESxiiAND : — Four varieties of Peaches from the 



open wall : viz,. 



Glande 



garde) ; 3. English Galande (or Violet Hative) ; 4. late 



