114 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



VEGETABLE MARROWS AT WISLKY, 1918. 



FiFTY-SEVEN stocks of vegetable marrows were sent in for trial at 

 Wtsley in 1918, but of these three, Nos. 28, 39, and 57 failed to ger- 

 minate. The seed was sown on April 18 in pots, and the seedlings 

 hardened off, but the weather proved very unsuitable for planting 

 out and this was therefore delayed until June 18. This delay in 

 the pots gave the plants a severe check, and though most made a 

 fair recovery fruiting was delayed until late. 



Quarters were prepared for them in land which had been occupied 

 by onions in 1917, and which was dug and manured in spring of 1918. 

 They were planted on the Hal 6 feel apart each way. 



The Fruil and Vegetable Committee inspected the trial on two 

 occasions and recommended the following awards : 



Aivard oj Merit. 



No. 38. Pen-y-byd, sent by Messrs. Sydenham. 

 35. Unique, sent by Messrs. Yates. 



Highly Commended (XXX). 



52, 53. Bush Green, sent by Messrs. Barr, and Messrs. Watkins 

 & Simpson. 



32. Cream, sent by Messrs. Dickson & Robinson. 

 51. Early W hite Bush, sent by Messrs. Barr. 

 17. Long Green, sent by Messrs. Dobbie. 



Commended. 



7. Long White, sent by Messrs. Sutton. 



Of these ' Bush Green 1 had received an A.M. in 1912 when shown 

 by Messrs. Barr, and ' Pen-y-byd* in 1889 when shown by Mr. Muir ; 

 none of the others had previously received an award. 



The following, which hail received awards in earlier trials, were represented, 

 but cither 00 account of being now superseded, or of having suffered from the 

 check already referred to, or because the variety was represented by poor stocks, 

 were passed over. 



' Long White,' A.M. 1889, when shown by Mr. Palmer; 'Moore's Cream,' 

 A.M. in 1881) and 1912, when shown by Messrs. Veitch and by Messrs. Nutting 

 ami Messrs. Veitch respectively. 



Descriptions and Notes. 



On account of the poor growth made in several instances, as 

 explained above, full descriptions of the different varieties are not 

 given, nor is any indication of the relative earliness of the varieties 

 attempted for the same reason. 



