FBUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE, DECEMBER 15. CCI 



Other Exhibits. 



Mr. Bellis, Fonthill Lodge, Forest Hill, staged very large home-grown 

 ' Seville Oranges.' 



Mr. Eoss, gr. to Col. Archer Houblon, Welford Park, sent a seedling 

 Pear ' R. D. Blackmore,' raised from ' Winter Nelis ' x * Comte de Lamy/ 

 The fruits were over-ripe, and the Committee asked to see it again next 

 year. 



The Earl of Ilchester, Holland House (gr. Mr. Dixon), staged some 

 highly flavoured fruits of Pears ' Glou Morceau ' and ' Beurre Ranee.' 



A. D. Hall, Esq., Rothamsted, sent six varieties of Salad Potatos. 

 Mr. Hall wrote : " These varieties are extensively grown in Germany for 

 making salads. Their special features are their small size, waxiness, and 

 superior flavour, together with the retention of their colour when boiled 

 and allowed to get cold. They should be boiled, and when cold served 

 in salad, either whole or sliced. I find ' Mauschen ' and ' Comte des Chevres ' 

 best in my strong soil." It was suggested that some of each should be 

 grown in the Society's Garden at Wisley. 



John G. Sandeman, Esq., of Whin-Hurst, Hayling Island, sent two 

 magnificent fruits of Persimmon which had been grown in a cold house 

 in the garden of Eldred Curwen, Esq., Withdeane Court, Brighton. Each 

 fruit weighed 1(H ounces and was almost globular in shape, being 10J 

 inches in circumference. In colour they were of clear bright orange and 

 extremely handsome. The flesh also was orange-coloured, very juicy, with 

 flakes of jellylike substance, and exceedingly sweet. The skin is astringent, 

 making it better to eat the fruit with a spoon. The fruits are not pro- 

 perly ripe until they are very soft to the touch. If the Persimmon can 

 be grown as finely as these fruits proved it can be, we should consider it 

 well worth the attention of amateurs for fresh fruit at Christmas. 



