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Highly Commended. 



No. 70, ' Burger's Green-pod Stringless,' sent by Messrs. Burpee ; Nos. 130, 

 131, ' Beurre du Mont d'Or a rames,' sent by Messrs. Barr & Vilmorin ; No. 79, 

 1 Climbing White,' sent by F. J. C. ; No. 90, ' Dutch Case Knife,' sent by Messrs. 

 Vilmorin ; No. 116, ' Fillbasket,' sent by Messrs. Sutton ; No. 66, ' Flageolet Rouge 

 a rames,' sent by Messrs. Vilmorin ; No. 77, ' July Climbing,' sent by Messrs. 

 Carter ; No. 78, ' Earliest of All,' sent by Messrs. Sutton ; No. 113, ' Mangetout 

 de la Vallee,' sent by Messrs. Vilmorin ; Nos. 106, 107, ' Mangetout de St. Fiacre ' 

 (brown), sent by Messrs. Vilmorin & Barr ; No. 85, ' McCasland Pole Bean,' sent 

 by Messrs. Burpee ; No. 93, ' Phenomme a rames,' sent by Messrs. Vilmorin. 



Commended. 



No. 72, ' Kentucky Wonder ' (white seed), sent by Messrs. Thorburn ; No. 89. 

 ' Soissons Vert a rames,' sent by Messrs. Vilmorin ; No. 74, ' Southern Creaseback,' 

 sent by Messrs. Thorburn ; No. 69, ' The Admiral Wonder,' sent by Messrs. Barr ; 

 No. 88, ' Blanc Geant sans parchemin,' sent by Messrs. Vilmorin. 



The following awards recommended by the Sub-Committee to Vegetable 

 Marrows after trial at Wisley were confirmed : — 



Award of Merit. 



No. 38, ' Pen-y-Byd,' sent by Messrs. Sydenham ; No. 35, ' Unique,' sent by 

 Messrs. Yates, Evesham. 



Highly Commended. 



No. 52, ' Bush Green,' sent by Messrs. Barr ; No. 32, ' Cream,' sent by Messrs. 

 Dickson & Robinson ; No. 51, ' Early White Bush,' sent by Messrs. Barr ; No. 17, 

 * Long Green,' sent by Messrs, Dobbie. 



Commended. 

 No. 7, ' Long White,' sent by Messrs. Sutton. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, October 8, 1918. 

 Mr. A. H. Pearson, V.M.H., J. P., in the Chair, and twenty-five members present. 

 No awards were recommended on this occasion. 



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Exhibits. 



Mr. E. Ainsley, Swanmore : Apple ' Autumn Pippin.' 

 Messrs. Bunyard, Maidstone : Apple ' Cutler Grieve.' 

 Mr. W. Camm, Taplow : Apple ' Cliveden Prolific.' 

 Mr. J. Crook, Camberley : Runner Beans. 

 Messrs. Laxton, Bedford : Apple ' Bedford Pippin.' 

 Lt.-Col. H. L. Webb, Sittingbourne : seedling Apple. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, October 22, 1918. 

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

 Awards Recommended : — 

 Silver-gilt Knightian Medal. 



To Messrs. Sutton, Reading, for a collection of vegetables from seeds sown 

 in July and August. 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 



To Mr. H. Close, Orpington, for Apples. 



To Messrs. Felton, London, for commercial fruit. 



Certificate of Diligent Interest. 



To the girls (aged 9-13) of St. Paul's School, Hammersmith, for collection 

 of vegetables for winter use. 



