1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, March 31, 1908. 

 Mr. A. Dean, V.M.H., in the Chair, and fifteen members present. 



Awards Recommended : — 



Silver Knightian Medal. 



To C. F. Raphael, Esq., Porter's Park, Shenley (gr. Mr. Grub), for 

 Strawberries. 



To Messrs. Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, for Oranges. 



Award of Merit. 



To Orange ' The Navel ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Rivers, 

 Sawbridgeworth. Fruit round, pale yellow, medium size, very thin rind ; 

 flesh full of juice and of delicious flavour. 



Cultural Commendation. 

 To Miss C. M. Dixon, Westergate, Chichester, for Strawberries. 



Mr. J. Lyne, Foxbury, Chislehurst, brought some Strawberry plants 

 grown in pots, in wmich the crowns had split and had become useless. It 

 was stated that one grower had lost 4,000 pot plants in this way out of 

 20,000 ; it was further stated that neither the pots nor plants had received 

 any protection. The Committee considered that if the pots had been 

 plunged in ashes or similar material the damage would not have occurred, 

 and that it is imperative that the pots should be protected ; otherwise the 

 "crowns " will split through the action of frost and cold winds following 

 rain in the winter months. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, April 14, 1908. 

 Mr. G. Bunyard, V.M.H., in the Chair, and sixteen members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. T. E. Dawes, Syderstone, King's Lynn, for Rhubarb ' Dawes' 

 Challenger.' The Committee asked for stock to be sent to Wisley. 



Other Exhibits. 



The Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle (gr. Mr. Divers) : Tear ' Marie 

 Guise.' 



Sir E. G. Loder, Bart., Leonardslee, Horsham (gr. Mr. Cook) : Apples 

 and Pears. 



Dr. Newington, Ticehurst : two seedling Apples. 

 Mr. J. Cheal, Crawley: interesting fruits from Madeira. 

 The Grape Juice Co., 4 Furnival Streot, E.C. : " Mostello Wine," 

 a non-intoxicating beverage made from pure Grape juice. 



