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Portland, "Welbeck, exhibited three dishes of Strawberries, viz. s — 

 Ingram's Prince of Wales, Keeves's Eclipse, and Empress Eugenie. 

 Special Certificate awarded. 



Messrs. Lee exhibited fruit of " The Lady" Strawberry, also 

 several plants, in pots, laden with fruit. It is a very productive 

 variety ; berries large, pale, nearly white. It was found very 

 deficient in flavour. 



Mr. Shortt, gardener to Viscount Eversley, Heckfield, exhibited 

 a fruit of Passiflora macrocarpa, which proved the same as P. qua- 

 drangularis. Mr. Shortt also exhibited a fruit of Golden JEversley 

 Melon, a variety of inferior flavour. 



Erom the Garden of the Society, Chiswick, came a collection 

 of thirty-three sorts of Strawberries, many of which were very 

 large and fine, particularly Sir Joseph Paxton, Dr. Hogg, Sir 

 Harry, Premier President, No. 3 Nicholson, Seedling H. 

 Nicholson (very large), Napoleon III., Ambrosia, Prince Im- 

 perial, Yicomtesse Hericart de Thurg, &c. &c. 



July 2. — Mr. Dancer, Little Sutton, Chiswick, exhibited seve- 

 ral branches of Hed and White Dutch Currants ; they were very 

 heavily laden with splendid bunches of unusually large and fine 

 fruit. Mr. Dancer stated that he had several distinct varieties 

 growing in his grounds. The currant-crop being a very impor- 

 tant one, and much confusion existing as to the respective varieties 

 with their names, the Committee recommended that a collection 

 be made of all the varieties in the Garden at Chiswick, with a 

 view to their proper classification. 



July 16.— Bury St. Edmunds, Mr. Standish, of the Eoyal 

 Nurseries, Ascot, exhibited several bunches of the Boyal Ascot 

 Grape ; it is a new seedling of great excellence. Bunches of 

 medium size, tapering ; berries large, roundish oval, jet-black, 

 with a beautiful bloom ; flesh firm, crackling, with a slight Muscat 

 flavour, rich and excellent. It was awarded a Eirst- Class Cer- 

 tificate. 



Mr. B. Eenn exhibited a collection of Wines made from out- 

 door Grapes. The Committee considered many of them were of 

 very superior quality, and awarded them a Special Certificate. 



August 6. — At this meeting, for the best dish of the newer 

 varieties of Cherries, Mr. Cox, Eedleaf, was awarded the Eirst 

 Prize for Bigarreau monstreuse de Mezel, a very fine late 

 cherry. 



Eor the best Green-fleshed Melon, Mr. Earley, Digswell, was 



