M PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



Highly Commended. 



No. 30, ' Improved Musselburgh,' sent by Messrs. Sutton ; No. 2, ' Large 

 Early Poitou, sent by Messrs. Barr ; No. 14, ' Large Rouen,' sent by Messrs. 

 Barr ; No. 26, ' Renton's Monarch,' sent by Messrs. Nutting ; No. 22, ' The 

 Lyon,' sent by Messrs. R. Veitch. 



Commended. 



No. 13, ' Giant Winter,' sent by Messrs. Barr. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, February 26, 1918. 



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



No exhibits were before the Committee on this occasion, but the awards 

 recommended to Leeks at Wisley by the Sub-Committee were confirmed. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, March 12, 1918. 

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



Award Recommended :— 



Gold Medal. 



To Mr. V. Banks of the Food Production Department, for a collection of 

 bottled and dried fruits and vegetables. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Cheal, Crawley : dessert Apples. 

 Mr. T. W. Herbert, Nutfield : Apple ' Nutfield Beauty.' 

 Mr. G. W. Miller, Wisbech : Rhubarb ' The Sutton.' 

 Mr. W. Palmer, Andover : Apple ' Lord Kitchener.' 

 Mr. W. R. Parker-Jervis, Stone: seedling Apple. 



A collection of Beet was exhibited from the Society's Gardens at Wisley in 

 a cooked state. All the varieties were sown on July 11, 1917. The trial proved 

 that Beet is perfectly hardy, but that the long-rooted varieties are useless for late 

 summer or early autumn sowing, as they did not develop into a useful size, 

 but that the Egyptian or Turnip-rooted section were very good on a light, warm, 

 well-drained soil like that at Wisley. No protection of any kind was given, and 

 few of this class of Beet were injured by the trying winter. When cooked all 

 were very tender, of good colour, and nicely flavoured. So many were equally 

 satisfactory in all respects that no special variety stood out as particularly 

 meritorious, but any good seedsmen's selected Globe or Egyptian Beet was 

 reliable. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, March 26, 1918. 

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

 Awards Recommended : — 

 Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 

 To Dr. H. Watney (gr. Mr. E. Griffin), Pangbourne, for a collection of Apples. 



Silver Knightian Medal. 



To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for a collection of late cooking Apples. 



Other Exhibit. 



Mr. W. Tayler, Hampton : seedling Apple ' Sunrise.' 



