PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 37 
position to рн дан», and a few abortive 
stones were discovered in some of the berries, but 
none of them perfectly fo formed. 
Muscat NOIR DE JURA was agai this season 
in a high state "E sere ence, the ‘fla avour being 
rich and vie € arked Muscat character. 
Mus bE EURTHE is a good-sized 
аф p black berry, and a nice Muscat flavour 
Muscat NOIR DE SEINE ET MARNE appears to be 
их, 
des Committee pro- 
eed was dete Sn ed 
that out of such а number as 2» V varieties a few of 
Wn appeared to be the best should be ір: and 
$ 
in em, and that the f 
weighed for the purpose of ascertaining the pro- 
ductive qualities of each variety. 
October 6th, 1863.— Haig, Es sq, in 
Chair, At this meeting БЕ following ES were 
offered :— 
CLass A. For the best collection of Grapes, = 
varieties, Ist 428.; 2nd 21 
Mr. Meredith, of Garston, near Liverpool, exhibited 
the following varieties— CANON USCAT, 
TREBBIANO,  GRIZZLY FRONTIGNAN, SYRIAN, 
TrentHaM BLACK, A AMB H, WHITE 
BU Brack Prince, У взт’з Эт. PETER'S, 
HITE FRONTIGNAN. The whole of these were 
remarkably i ле 
vou the 
d was not fully ion nd disp 
ing rather unripe. Mr. Me dni was requested 
to dh it again later in the sea 
Mes Lane & Son, Вела apstead, sent a 
we 
ane. 
B.—For the best dish of Cox’s Orange 
Mr. Turner, 
Мг. 
в C.—For the best dish of “Golde en Reinette : 
^. Priz rize, 15s. ; “and, 10s. There was but one entry 
rare Claas, "Mr. Spivey, of Hallingbury ` Place, 
op's St 
not to be the Golden Reinette. 
Crass D.— the best Яир of т variety of 
Pine-A pple Flavoured Boma 
y 
ewbury, й а Seedlin ing G 
which was ems materially different from Black 
ne burgh. 
. B. S. Williams, of хотир ч а уегу 
ae bunch of Royan VINEYARD GRAPE, which 
received a First Class Certificato last pics On 
ос 
this ccasion the bunch exhi 15 ез 
long, tapering, well set with large, round pearly 
white bera and the our was lent. 
r. Page, gardener to Wm. Leaf, ўњ „ Streat- 
am, sent а handsume fruit of the Н rst House 
Pine Apple, which weighed 71 
ed 71b. 
г. Alves, gardener to A. Hamilton, Esq., of 
Southbor rough, Kent, mat, a › aaria fieshed Melon 
a large size, г ribbed, an Ї а very dark bottle- 
= colour. was very tender and 
ad and rich, and being 
carlet-fleshed Melon was 
TE 
rd 
eorge F. Wilson, Esq., of mes Cottage 
Wey bridge, sent splendid s pecimens of 
Northern Spy Apples, л of пее ig Pis 
har d-ho кн for which he was 
Apple, н е yes which is 
be a long-keeping culinary apple; it has т =; 
се, е flayour, of Cellini. These, 
adapted for 
when cooked, prove to be well 
cum 
Mr. R. Holliday, — ыы J. Allison, Esq; 
Friar’s Place, n, 
Cluster Golden 1 Pippin xe Blecheim Pippin. 
Nove э 10:4, 1863.—John Kelk, Fog, in the 
гае ч the following prizes 
ded :— 
t three dishes of Dessert 
ist. Prize, 15s. ; 2nd, 
Chair. 
сетан d aw. 
CLA ~The bes 
Apples « of distinct kinds. 
"The first Prize was taken by Mr. Whiting, of 
=- démo who exhibited Mickleham Pear- 
, Cox's Orange тарзи and Eldon Pippin, in 
all of hich the flavo den 
i Ka : " H: F. Pryor, Esq., Digs 
well Park, Welwyn, sachs ed the second prize 
with Fearn’s Pi aipa unnamed, and v 
Pip 
instances superior in appear- 
collections, in some ins 
, but deficient 
mp E Spivey, gardener to J. Н. Houblon, Esq.; 
