clii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 Award of Merit. 



To Strawberry ' The Khedive ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Veitch, Chelsea. Raised from 'Lord Suffield ' x ' British Queen.' Fruit 

 of medium size, long, very dark red colour, with prominent seeds ; flesh 

 firm, and of excellent flavour. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Cross, Wisbech, sent Apple 1 Early Victoria.' 



F. A. Bevan, Esq., Trent Park, New Barnet (gr. Mr. H. Parr), sent 

 some very large, handsome Tomatos named ' Coronation.' 



Mr. Geo. Lee, Clevedon, staged Gooseberry ' Scorpion,' a large pale 

 yellow variety of fair flavour, and Red Currant £ La Versaillaise.' 



Fig. 180. — Stbawbebbt 1 Givoxs Late Prolific' (Journal of Horticulture.) 



"Messrs. R. Veitch, Exeter, sent large, well-filled pods of Pea ' Glory 

 of Devon.' 



Mr. (r. Hobday, Romford, staged Pea { Essex Hero,' a promising 

 variety, which the Committee desired to be tried at Chiswick. 



Mr. Andrews, Campsea Ashe, sent Black Currant ' Campsea Ashe.' 

 The Committee requested plants to be sent to Chiswick for trial and com- 

 parison with 1 Boskoop.' 



Messrs. Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, sent a box of beautiful ' Duke of 

 York ' Peaches. 



Dr. Bonavia, AYestwood, Worthing, staged a basket of the very 

 Beldom seen American Grape called the Strawberry Grape, admirably 

 grown. 



Mr. W. Taylor, Hampton, sent fruits of Peach 1 Libra,' a variety 

 ra ised by the late R. D. Blackmore, Esq. 



