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ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



June 10, 18G8. — Mr. Joseph Peake exhibited fruit of a Grana- 

 dilla from Mcdeller, Antioquia, New Granada, stated to be the 

 best of several sorts found there. The fruit was about 2 inches 

 long, roundish oval, pulp greenish, sweet, and with a slight 

 acidity. 



July 3, 1866. — Mr. Turner, Eoyal Nurseries, Slough, exhibited 

 a Seedling Strawberry named Dr. Hogg ; it was raised by Mr. 

 Bradley, gardener to Mrs. Norton, Elton Manor, Notts., the 

 raiser of Oscar and Sir Joseph Paxton. It is of the British 

 Queen class ; but was stated to be a much better grower. Fruit 

 large, ovate, cockscomb-shaped, or flattened in many cases to- 

 wards the top. Calyx medium-sized, embracing the base of the 

 fruit. Seeds moderately small, with polished intervals. Colour 

 deep red, almost equally so to the point, where the British Queen 

 has often the fault of being pale. The flavour was good, but not 

 equal to the Britisli Queen ; it was, however, much better than 

 many of the large new sorts. A First- Class Certificate was 

 awarded. 



Mr. Charles Oldham, Honorary Secretary to the Wrexham Hor- 

 ticultural Society, exhibited two Seedling Strawberries. One, 

 named Sir Watkin, was medium-sized, ovate, and of a black or 

 mulberry colour, like that of the black Bosebery ; in flavour it 

 was rather poor : the other, called Denbigh Seedling, had the ap- 

 pearance of a coarsely grown Keen's Seedling, not at all good. 



July 17, 1866.— Mr. Backhouse, York, exhibited a dish of 

 " Goodwills Hybrid" Strawberry, raised by Mr. T. Goodwin, 

 gardener to Miss Elizabeth Backhouse, Holgate House, from 

 Fragaria lucida, crossed with pollen of the Elton Pine. The 

 fruit was about the size of a Hautbois, the seeds rather deeply 

 imbedded ; flesh dark red next the outside, but whiter than straw- 

 berries usually are towards the centre, where there were several 

 crack-like cavities. It did not possess sufficient merit to recom- 

 mend it, but it was remarked that this singular hybrid might serve 

 as a basis for future hybridization. 



Messrs. Lee, Eoyal Vineyard Nurseries, Hammersmith, exhi- 

 bited a plant in a pot of Giant Orach. It was of luxuriant 

 growth, with thick, roundish, broadly ovate, leaves, and may be 

 grown at any time of the year and be used as a Spinach, for which 

 the Committee thought it a capital substitute. A First- Class 

 Certificate was awarded. 



August 7, 1866. — Mr. Carmichael, gardener to H. E. H. the 

 Prince of Wales, Sandringham, exhibited a magnificent JEnville 



