ccii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



To Melon ' Duchess of York ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Hurst, 

 Houndsditch. 



To Potato 1 Favourite ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Dobbie, 

 Rothesay. 



Both the Melons and the Potato had been grown at Wisley. 



Other Exhibits. 



A large collection of Melons came from the Society's Gardens at 

 Wisley. 



Mrs. Collingwood, Lilburn Tower, Alnwick : Melon 1 Lilburn 

 Favourite.' 



G. A. McLean Buckley, Esq., Worth Hall. Sussex : a promising 

 Melon, which the Committee wished to be tried at Wisley. 

 Mrs, M. Nicholls, St. Clere, Sevenoaks : a Melon. 

 Mr. G. Bond, High Ashurst, Dorking : Melon 1 Ashurst Beauty.' 

 Mr. R. Smith, Brickendonbury : Apple ' Smith's Early.' 

 Miss Dodge, Loseley Park, Guildford : Melons and Peas. 

 Rev. C. Shepherd, Trosley, Maidstone : a Nectarine. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, September 3, 1907. 

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



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver-gilt Hogg Medal. 

 To the King's Acre Nursery Co., Hereford, for fruit trees in pots. 



Silver-gilt Knightian Medal. 



To Messrs. Bunyard, Maidstone, for a collection of fruit. 

 To Messrs. Cannell, Swanley, for a collection of fruit. 

 To Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, for fruit trees in pots. 



Silver Knightian- Medal. 

 To Mrs. Brace, Doveridge Hall, Derby, for a collection of fruit. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mr. G. Jones, Evesham : Plum 1 Evesham Purple Egg.' 



Mr. G. Scott, Gladstone Gardens, Yorks : a Pea that had sported from 

 ' Alderman.' The Committee asked for it to be tried at Wisley. 



Miss Dixon, Chichester : two Melous. 



Mr. W. Howard, Worksop : Tomato ' Howard's Dukeries.' 



Messrs. Laxton, Bedford : a Plum very similar to ' Prince of Wales.' 



Mr. A. Huckfield, Pershore : a Plum similar to ( Evesham Purple Egg.' 



From the Society's Gardens : Melons and Lemon Cucumber, the fruit 

 of which resembles a Lemon in shape and appearance, with a Cucumber 

 flavour and Cucumber growth and foliage. A curiosity without any 

 great garden valuo. 



