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By fleet Lodge, Surrey, exhibited fine fruit of the Carica Papaya 

 in a ripe state, also a large fruit of Bassijlora quadrangular is. 



Mr. J. B. "Whiting, the Gardens, Decpdene, Dorking, exhibited 

 splendid specimens of the White Spanish Onions for comparison 

 with the Nuneham Parle Onions, which Messrs. Cutbush again 

 exhibited. Mr. Drewitt, the Denbies, Dorking, also exhibited 

 fine specimens of Nuneham Park Onions. All of them were well- 

 grown samples. The White Spanish, from Mr. Whiting, were 

 however the largest ; but that was the only difference the Com- 

 mittee could detect after careful examination. They therefore 

 decided that the Nuneham Park was not a distinct variety, but 

 simply a well-selected stock of White Spanish. 



Mr. Dean, Ealing, exhibited specimens of Darners' s Yellow 

 Onions, which were remarkably fine. 



Messrs. Veitch and Sons exhibited a collection of Endives, con- 

 sisting of Green Curled, Moss Curled, White Curled, — and very fine 

 specimens of the Broad-leaved Batavian, and of Frasers Improved 

 Broad-leaved. The latter was not so good as the former, which is 

 the "White-flowered Batavian ("the Scarole a fleur blanche" of 

 the French) and' the best variety of the Broad-leaved Endive, 

 blanching very pure and white like ivory. 



Messrs. Stewart and Mein, Kelso, exhibited the pickled pods 

 of the Madras Radish and the Long-tailed Radish {Baphanus 

 caudatus). The former were much preferred to the latter, being 

 far more tender and crisp than those of B. caudatus, Avhich were 

 more tough and flaccid. 



October 16, 1866.— Mr. Carr, gardener to P. L. Hinds, Esq., 

 Byfleet Lodge, exhibited a fruit of Bassijlora laurifolia or Water- 

 Lemon. It was round, about 2 inches in diameter, very regularly 

 formed, and of a beautiful pale orange colour ; its pulp was of a 

 semitransparent greenish colour, with a mawkish sweet flavour, 

 not much relished. A First-Class Certificate was awarded to it, 

 on account of its beautiful appearance, and its having been exhi- 

 bited for the first time in this country. 



Mr. Thomas Leslie, Stone House, St. Peters, Margate, exhi- 

 bited two Seedling Apples. ~No. 1 was medium-sized, ovate, and 

 of tolerably good quality. Wo. 2 was found to be rather acid. 



Mr. H. W. Reynolds, Thame, Oxfordshire, also exhibited a 

 Seedling Apple. It was about the size of a Nonsuch, roundish 

 oblate, but scarcely so flat as the Nonsuch; skin smooth and 

 streaked. It was thought to possess considerable merit ; but the 

 flavour was considered to be not sufficiently developed, and 



