FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE, DECEMBER 17. CCXXxi 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, December 17, 1901. 

 Mr. G. BuNYARD, V.M.H., in the Chair, and eleven members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To R. P. Cooper, Esq., Ashlyns, Berkhamsted (gr. Mr. A. Higgins), for 

 11 bunches of Grapes. 



Aioard of Merit. 



To Apple ' The Houblon ' (votes, 5 for, 1 against), from Captain 

 Carstairs, Welford Park, Newbury (gr. Mr. C. Ross). Raised from 



Fig. 350. — Pear ' General Wauchope.' {Journal of Horticidture.) 



' Peasgood Nonsuch ' x ' Cox's Orange Pippin.' It resembles the latter 

 parent more in appearance and quality than the former. The fruit is 

 the size of ' Cox's Orange ' and of perfect form ; skin yellow, heavily 

 suffused and striped with bright red ; eye large and open, set in a shallow 

 basin; stalk short and not very deeply inserted. Flesh crisp, juicy, 

 and of excellent flavour. The raiser says that the tree is a moderate 

 grower, free bearer, and that the fruit will keep till March. 



To Pear ' General Wauchope ' (votes, unanimous), from Captain 



