FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE, JANUAKY 15. 



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FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 



January 15, 1901. 

 Mr. Geo. Bunyard, V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Fh'st-class Certificate. 



To Pear ' Josephine de Malines ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 J. Veitch, Chelsea. This fine flavoured and prolific variety is well known 

 as the best mid-winter Pear after ' Winter Nelis ' is over, succeeding well 



Fig. 123. — Pear 'Josephine de Malines.' [Journal of Horticulture.) 



in almost any sort of soil, of hardy constitution, and equally fruitful on 

 the Pear or Quince stock, in bush form or on a wall. (Fig. 128.) 



Cultural Commendation, 



To Mr. Alfred Kay, 16 Barrowgate Road, Chiswick, for a very fine dish 

 of ' Catillac ' Pears, one of the best stewing varieties. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. J. Veitch sent the following varieties of Pears, viz. ' Olivier 

 de Serres,' ' Easter Beurre,' ' Bergamotte Esperen,' ' Nec Plus Meuris,* 



