CCXXxii PKOCEEDINGS OF THE EOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Carstairs, Welford Park (gr. Mr. C. Ross). Raised from 'Ne Plus 

 Meuris ' x 'Duchess d'Angouleme.' Fruit of medium size, in shape 

 like ' Marie Louise ' ; eye open, set in a shallow basin ; stalk 1 inch long, 

 inserted in a small cavity, and surrounded with deep russet ; skin pale 

 green covered with minute brown dots, and more or less suffused with 

 russet. Flesh soft and melting in the mouth, entirely free from gritti- 

 ness, and of good flavour. (Fig. 350.) 



To Potato ' Ellington's Prolific ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. W. 

 Ellington, West Row Gardens, Mildenhall, Suffolk. 



To Potato * Ker's B ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. W. Ker, Dumfries. 



To Potato ' Fylde Wonder ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. W. 

 Troughton, 154 Church Street, Preston. 



To Potato * Carltonia ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. A. Taylor, 

 Brougham, Penrith, Cumberland. 



To Potato ' Improved Kidney ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Dobbie 

 Rothesay, N.B. 



The above five varieties of Potatos had been highly commended at 

 Chiswick on December 12. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Peed, West Norwood, staged 100 dishes of Apples and 

 Pears. 



W. H. Hey wood, Esq., Watlingford, Bowdon, sent Apple ' Watlingford 

 Pippin.' 



Messrs. Froome, High Road, East Finchley, sent Apple ' Finchley 

 Pippin.' 



Messrs. Harrison, Leicester, sent good fruits of Apple 'Rymer.' 



Mr. Harrison, Freelands Lodge Gardens, Woodstock, sent a new 

 Stand for exhibiting Grapes, consisting of hoops from the middle of 

 which the Grapes were suspended. 



