Clvili PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



P. Crowley, Esq., F.L.S., in the Chair, and twelve members 



present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver Banhsian Medal. 

 To Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for a fine collection of 

 fifty varieties of Plums, containing most of the best kinds ; the 

 most noteworthy being Kirke's, Jefferson's Plum, The Czar, 

 Denniston's Superb, Early Transparent Gage, and Brandy Gage. 



Award of Merit. 



To Melon Halstead Favourite (votes, unanimous), from T. F. 

 Burnaby- Atkins, Esq., Halstead Place, Sevenoaks (gardener, 

 Mr. A. Gibson). Green-fleshed, well netted. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To P. Crowley, Esq., F.L.S., Waddon House, Croydon 

 (gardener, Mr. W. King), for nineteen excellent fruits of Louise 

 Bonne of Jersey Pears, grown in a 10-inch pot. 



To W. Koupell, Esq., Harvey Lodge, Roupell Park, S.W. 

 for fine examples of Apples Lord Sufneld, Duchess of Oldenburg, 

 and Bietigheimer. 



Other Exhibits. 



P. Crowley, Esq., F.L.S., sent splendid specimens of Jefferson 

 Plums, showing effect of the sap (?) being checked, the fruits 

 being from a branch on which a wire ligature had been acci- 

 dentally left. 



Mr. W. Whiteley, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, sent fruits of Tomato 

 Hillingdon Favourite. 



Messrs. Keynes, Williams, & Co., Salisbury, sent a seedling 

 Plum named Mrs. Amy Kille. 



Seedling Apples were shown by Messrs. G. Jackman & Son, 

 Woking, and Mr. G. Lee, Clevedon, Somerset. 



T. Philpot, Esq., Vale Eoad, Guernsey (gardener, Mr. 

 Harding), sent a seedling Melon. 



Messrs. J. Wrench & Sons, 89 King William Street, E.C., 

 sent examples of Parsley, Wrench's Champion. 



