FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE, APRIL 9 and 23. 



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Kensington, for excellent ' Easter Beurre Pears ' grown on standard trees 

 in London. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mr. J. Watkins, Pomona Farm, Withington, Hereford, sent Apple 

 ' Litamien Pippin,' or ' ^lilk Apple,' a very pretty fruit with soft white 

 flesh. Mr. Watkins stated that he received the grafts from Russia, the 

 trees therefrom bearing very heavy crops of fruit. 



Mr. H. Kempshall, Lamport Hall (rardens, Northampton, sent a seed- 

 ling Apple very similar to ' Blenheim Orange,' but not so good in flavour. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, April 9, 1901. 



Mr. George Bunyard, V.M.H., in the Chair, and thirteen members 



present. 



Award Recommended:— 



Bronze Banhsian Medal, 



To Mrs. Nix, Tilgate, Crawley (gr. Mr. E. Neal), for 29 dishes of 

 Apples. 



Other Exhibits. 



The Eai'l of Bchester, Holland House, Kensington, W. (gr. Mr. C. 

 Dixon), sent Pear * Bergamotte Esperen ' in very good condition for this 

 uncertain variety. He also sent Apple ' Cluster Golden Pippin ' from a 

 tree 150 years old, the fruit being of good size and nice colour. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, April 28, 1901. 



Mr. George Bunyard, V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty-four members 



present. 



Award Recommended : - 



Cidtural Commendation. 



To Mr. G. Woodward, gr. to R. Leigh, Esq., Barham Court, Maidstone, 

 for a very fine dish of Apple ' Calville Malingre ' (Malingre d'Angleterre). 

 This is an excellent cooking variety of fine colour, and the tree is a 

 vigorous grower and free bearer in the South and West of England. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Laxton, Bedford, sent Rhubarb ' Laxton's Scarlet,' from 

 ' Hawke's Champagne' x ' Royal Albert.' Stalks long, deep red. and when 

 cooked of line colour. The Committee requested that the variety be sent 

 to Chiswick for trial. 



Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, sent a small collection of dessert Apples, the 

 best being 'Brownlee's Russet,' 'Boston Russet,' and -Allen's Ever- 

 lasting.' 



Mr. W. Palmer, Andover, sent Apples ' Lord Kitchener * and 

 * Wellington,' the former very similar to the latter well-known variety. 



