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tricolor, the terminal flower of which presented the peculiarity 

 of possessing two lips and two columns, the other segments being 

 normal, but somewhat reduced in size (fig. 53). 



FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



P. Ceowley, Esq., F.L.S., in the Chair, and fifteen members 



present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver BanJcsian Medal. 

 To Messrs. J. Cheal & Son, Crawley, for a good collection of 

 Apples and Pears. Amongst Apples the most noteworthy sorts 

 were Prince Albert, Bramley's Seedling, Wellington, Mere de 

 Menage, Bound Winter Nonsuch, Beauty of Kent, Royal Russet, 

 Brownlee's Russet, Cockle's Pippin, and Claygate Pearmain. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To the Marquis of Exeter, Burghley House, Stamford 

 (gardener, Mr. R. Gilbert), for excellent fruits of Tomatoes, 

 Selected Criterion and Wynne's Early Forcing. 



To the Duke of Northumberland, Syon House, Brentford 

 (gardener, Mr. G. Wythes), for good examples of Black Ham- 

 burgh and Foster's Seedling Grapes of the present year. 



Other Exhibit. 



The Duke of Northumberland sent a dish of Seedling Straw- 

 berries, raised from Keen's Seedling ; plant very dwarf. 



SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 



D. Morris, Esq., M.A., in the Chair, and six members present. 



Primroses. — Col. Clarke forwarded flowers of a cross, showing 

 the effect of a " blue " (female parent) with a very dark purple 

 (male). The colour was a bluish purple. He reports that it is 

 a first attempt to form a blue tint with a yellow eye. Mr. Wilson 

 also exhibited a number of flowers showing new shades of light 

 and dark blue, varying to purple. In some the red circle round 

 the yellow eye had quite disappeared. 



Auricula Hyhrid (?). — Rev. A. Rawson, of Fallbarrow, Winder- 

 mere, sent two umbels. One was of the typical yellow form, the 

 other being striped with crimson. The latter is a presumed 

 hybrid by intercrossing with a crimson Polyanthus. Upon divi- 

 sion of the plant in order to propagate it the stripe disappears, 



