ccliv PEOCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, December 8, 1908. 

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



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 Mr. D. W. Bedford, The Braes, Berkhamsted : Onions. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden : new Apple. 



Mr. John Garland, Broadclyst, Devon : new Apple. 



Mr. W. Peters, Givons Gardens, Leatherhead : fruit storing trays. 



Mr. E. Potten, Cranbrook : new Apple. 



H. Wretts Smith, Esq., Ilford : new Apple. 



Messrs. Spooner, Hounslow : new Apple. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, December 22, 1908. 

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



Awards Recommended :— 



Gold Medal. 

 To Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, for Apples. 



Hogg Medal. 



To Lord Harrington, Elvaston Castle, Derby (gr. Mr. Goodacre), for 

 Muscat of Alexandria Grapes. 



Silver Knightian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Cannell, Eynsford, Kent, for Apples. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Low, Bush Hill Park, for Apples. 



First-class Certificate. 

 To Apple 'Encore' (votes, unanimous), from Colonel Archer-Houblon, 

 Welford Park, Newbury (gr. Mr. Charles Ross). A cooking Apple (raised 

 from 1 Warner's King ' x ' Old Northern Greening ') that was unanimously 

 recommended an Award of Merit, December 11, 1906. For description 

 see Journal, Vol. xxxii., 1907, p. cxlix. 



Award of Merit. 



To Apple 1 William Crump ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. W. Crump, 

 V.M.H., Madresfield Court Gardens, Malvern. Fruit of medium size and 

 regular shape ; eye closed, with erect segments, in a shallow basin ; stalk 

 very short, deeply inserted ; skin red, striped, russety round the stalk ; 

 flesh crisp, of good flavour. A dessert variety raised from Cox's ' Orange 

 Pippin ' x 1 Worcester Pearmain.' 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir E. Loder, Bart., Maplehurst, Horsham : Apples. 



Mr. F. W. Seabrook, Ramsey Abbey, Hunts : new Apple. 



