FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 



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FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 



January 15, 1918. 

 Mr. W, Poupart in the Chair, and thirteen members present. 

 Award Recommended : — 

 Award of Merit, 



To Apple ' St. Cecilia ' (votes 12 for, 2 against), from Mr. J. Basham, Bassa- 

 leg. Fruit of medium size, of perfect shape, inclined to be conical ; skin green 

 covered with short red stripes on the exposed side and flushed with red ; eye 

 closed ; segments incurved, set in a narrow puckered basin ; stalk very thin, 

 £ inch long, rather deeply inserted in a small funnel ; flesh very crisp and of 

 good flavour, somewhat resembling that of one of its parents, viz. ' Cox's Orange 

 Pippin.' The other parent is unknown. The tree is said to be rather like ' Cox's 

 Orange Pippin ' in wood and foliage. It is a healthy grower and a free bearer. 

 (Fig. 36.) 



Other Exhibits. 



R.H.S. Gardens, Wisley : Haricot Beans. 



Mr. T. Challis, V.M.H., Wilton : seedling Apple. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, January 29, 1918. 

 Mr. W, Poupart in the Chair, and eight members present. 

 No awards were recommended on this occasion. 

 Exhibits. 



Mr. W. M. Coxall, Haslingfield : seedling Apple. 



Mr. A. Dawkins, Chelsea : Onion ' Autumn Triumph.' 



Messrs. Laxton, Bedford : seedling Apples. 



R.H.S. Gardens, Wisley : collection of Onions. 



Messrs. Waterer, Sons & Crisp, Bagshot : Apple ' Park Royal.' 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, February 12, 191 8. 

 Mr. J. Cheal, V.M.H., in the Chair, and fifteen members present. 

 Award Recommended :— 

 Silver Knightian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Sutton, Reading, for vegetables. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Everard Hambro, Blandford : seedling Apples. 

 Mr. J. Udale, Droitwich : seedling Apples. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, February 19, 191 8. 



Sub-Committee at Wisley. 



Mr. J. Hudson, V.M.H., in the Chair, and three members present. 



A Sub-Committee inspected the Trial of Leeks and made the following recom- 

 mendations for awards : — 



Award of Merit. 



No. 18, 'Champion' sent by Messrs. Dobbie ; No. 16, 'International Prize,' 

 sent by Messrs. Dobbie; No. 25, ' Prizetaker,' sent by Messrs. Sutton; No. 10, 

 ' Royal Favourite,' sent by Messrs. Sutton. 



