xl PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 



January 13, 1903. 

 Air. A. H. Pearson in the Chair, and twenty members present. 



Award Recommended :— 



Silver Banks ian Medal. 



To W. Shuter, Esq., Belsize Grove, Hampstead (gr. Mr. T. Armstrong), 

 for twenty-eight bunches of ' Black Alicante ' Grapes. 



Other Exhibits. 



The Earl of Ilchester, Holland House, Kensington (gr. Mr. C. Dixon), 

 sent ' Beurre Ranee ' Pears of excellent flavour grown on a standard tree. 



Hon. C. Harbord, Gunton Park, Norwich (gr. Mr. W. Allan), sent 

 large well-coloured fruits of Pear 1 Bergamotte Esperen.' 



Messrs. Sutton, Reading, staged large compact heads of Broccoli 

 ' Superb Early White,' cut from the open ground. 



Mr. AY. Fyfe, Lockinge Gardens, Wantage, sent a new patent Tree- 

 clip suitable for standard trees. 



Messrs. W. Pink, 11 Commercial Road, Portsmouth, sent large 

 Yams (Dioscorea Batatas) and Sweet Potato (Ipomcea Batatas). The 

 latter is also known as the ' Barbados Potato.' (See vol. xxvii. p. 1089.) 

 It M as suggested that both vegetables be sent to the Vegetable Conference 

 at Chiswick, September 29. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, January 27, 1903. 

 Mr. Geo. Buxyard, V.M.H., in the Chair, and seventeen members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Knight ian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, for a collection of Oranges. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. G. Woodward, gr. to Roger Leigh, Esq., Barham Court, 

 Maidstone, for large and delicious fruits of 1 Passe Crassanne ' Pears. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, February 10, 1903. 

 Mr. (i. B UNYABD, \ .M.ll.,in the Chair, and eighteen members present. 

 Awards Recommended:— 



Hogg Memorial Medal. 

 To Messrs. Bunyard, Maidstone, for 100 dishes of Apples and Pears. 



