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and vegetables to the British taste. Sir Daniel Morris, the Imperial Com- 

 missioner of Agriculture for the West Indies, had assured him that the 

 Banana trade would one day attain immense proportions. He (Sir Trevor) 

 said that if the Colonial producer would remember the importance of pack- 

 ing his goods in an alluring form the demand would increase still more. 

 Sir Alfred Jones, Chairman of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, had 

 been largely instrumental in developing the output of Bananas from the 

 Canary Islands, and on the same lines much might be done by others. 

 He was assured that the Yam, if treated as an ordinary Potato, would be 

 considered a very excellent dish. Nothing could beat the Nova Scotian 

 and British Columbian Apples for their looks. He hoped that in future 

 shows of a similar character they would be able to command a much 

 larger number of exhibits. 



Several English exhibitors most opportunely sent exhibits of tropical 

 fruits grown at home, and the Fellows of the Society and the visitors thus 

 had an opportunity of comparing, perhaps for the first time, both home 

 and colonial grown Pineapples, Bananas, Apples, and Oranges side by 

 side. 



LIST OF 



The following gentlemen very ki 

 best thanks of the Society. 



Class 1. — Collection of 

 Colonial Fruits. 



A. M. Walker. 

 George Monro, Y.M.H. 



Classes 2-4. — Apples and Peaks. 



George Bunyard, Y.M.H. 

 A. H. Pearson. 



Classes 5-10. — Other Colonial- 

 grown Fruits. 



Algernon E. Aspinall. 

 George F. Butt. 

 Michael Garcia. 



JUDGES. 



dly acted as Judges, and deserve the 



Classes 11-13. — Bottled Fruits, 

 &c. (Open Classes). 



James Hudson, Y.M.H. 

 William Marshall. 

 R. Hedger Wallace. 



Classes 14 and 15. — Bottled 

 Fruits (Amateurs). 



Miss Bradley. 

 Miss Mary Crooke. 

 Rev. W. Wilks. 



Division I. 



Colonial-cjrown Fruit. 



Class 1.- Collection of Colonial-grown Fruit. 



Bach things as Yams and Sweet Potatos may be include 

 Gold Medal. 



The West India Committee (Algernon E. Aspinall, Secretary). 

 Fig. 210. 



Boyal Mail Steam Packet Co. See fig. 211. 

 James Philip & Co. Fig. 210. 



