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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



First Class Certificate. 



To Fig St. John, from Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 

 To Strawberry Auguste Boisselot, from Messrs. Paul & Son ; 

 a very large richly flavoured fruit. 



Award of Merit. 



To Melon Highlands' Hybrid, from Mr. J. F. Wilkinson, 

 Minchinhampton. A scarlet-fleshed variety of good flavour. 



To Melon Victoria Cross, from Mr. W. A. Cook, Came, Wilts. 

 A scarlet -fleshed variety, and finely flavoured. 



To Melon Syon House Seedling, from the Duke of Northum- 

 berland, Syon House, Brentford (gardener, Mr. G. Wythes). 

 This was also a scarlet -fleshed variety of very rich flavour. 



To Cucumber Allan's Favourite, from Lord Suffield, Gunton 

 Park, Norwich (gardener, Mr. W. Allan) ; a large handsome 

 fruit. 



To Strawberry Incomparable, from Mr. H. Ridgewell, Cam- 

 bridge ; fruits well flavoured, dark red colour. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. H. Ridgewell, Cambridge, for very fine examples 

 of five varieties of Strawberries. 



To Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, for excellent 

 fruits of twelve varieties of Strawberries. 



To the Duke of Northumberland, Albury Park, Guildford 

 (gardener, Mr. W. C. Leach), for fine examples of Strawberries 

 Sir Joseph Paxton and President. 



To Mr. H. J. Jones, Lewisham, for good examples of 

 Tomatoes. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mr. J. Collis, Acton Green, Chiswick, sent a Seedling Straw- 

 berry. 



Mr. Rodway, George Town, Demerara, sent dried Bananas, 

 which the Committee approved of as a valuable addition to the 

 dessert. 



