Cliv PROCEEDINGS OF THE EOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



round glands at the base of the leaf and often on the petiole ; habit of 

 the tree slender, upright, and compact. A very old free-bearing variety, 

 that ripens its fruit a week earlier than ' Early Prolific,' and should on 

 that account be a useful cooking variety. 



Aicarcl of Merit. 



To Potato ' Early Jubilee ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Dickson 

 & Robinson, Old Mill Gate, Manchester. 



To Potato ' Express ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Sharpe, 

 Sleaford. 



To Potato 'Glory of Denbigh' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. R. D. 

 Hughes, Middle Lane, Denbigh. 



To Cabbage ' Prince's Improved Nonpareil ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Nutting, Southwark Street, S.E. 



To Cabbage ' Little Queen ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Barr, 

 King Street, Covent Garden. 



To Cabbage 'Best of All' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Barr. 



To Dwarf French Bean ' Smythe's Fawn ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Mr. A. Dean, Richmond Road, Kingston. 



To Dwarf French Bean 'Surrey Prolific' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Mr. A. Dean. 



To Gooseberry ' Howard's Lancer ' (votes, unanimous), from R. 

 Leigh, Esq., Barham Court, Maidstone (gr. Mr. G. Woodward). Fruit 

 large, smooth, green, and very good flavour; habit of bush strong, upright, 

 and a great bearer. 



All the above had been Highly Commended at Chiswick on August 2. 



To Blackberry • Wilson, Junr. ' (votes, 6 for, 5 against), from Messrs. 

 J. Veitch, Chelsea. Fruit large, black, shining, abundantly produced on 

 the plants, which are usually very vigorous. It is, however, exceedingly 

 doubtful whether selected and well-cultivated varieties of our own native 

 Blackberries would not be equally prolific and of better flavour than any 

 of the American ones. 



Cultural Commendation. 

 To Dr. Bona^^a, Westwood, Richmond Road, Worthing, for exception- 

 ally well-grown fruits of Physalis Peruviana (syn. P. violacea), better 

 known as the ' Cape Gooseberry.' 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. W. Ray, Teynham, Kent, staged very good fruit of Cherry 

 ' Noble.' 



Messrs. Cross, Wisbech, sent very fine fruits of Apple ' Early Victoria.' 



Messrs. Lack, Wellingborough, brought Red Currant ' Lack's 

 Champion ' which, however, proved to be ' Chiswick Red ' ; also Black 

 Currant ' Lack's HangwelL' 



Messrs. Kelway, Langport, Somerset, sent fruit of the Japanese Honey 

 Berry. Fruit the size of a large Raspberry, of a reddish-yellow colour, 

 covered with prominent seeds, and not very good in flavour. This plant 

 was reported to be a native of an island in the Yellow Sea ; making 

 ^igorous growth, the canes often attaining a height of 15 feet. 



Mr. R. Maher, Yattenden Court Gardens, Newbury, sent Melon 



