JOUENAL 



OF THE 



Royal Horticultural Society. 



Vol. XXI. 1898. 

 Pakt III. 



FOURTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF BRITISH- 

 GROWN FRUIT. 



Held at the Crystal Palace, September 30, 

 October 1 and 2, 1897. 



Having in mind the exceedingly bad blooming time for all hardy 

 fruits in the spring of 1897 everyone anticipated a very small 

 and inferior Show. In both respects the anticipations proved 

 false. The Show was larger than its predecessors (save 1895, the 

 year of the wonderful Apple crop), and the size and quality of 

 the fruit were marvellous. Never has British-grown fruit shown 

 more clearly its pre-eminence in magnificent quality than it did 

 in this year of a most unfavourable spring ; and if the Show 

 demonstrated one thing more than another, it was that British- 

 grown fruit need fear no competition, in its season, when grown 

 with skill and attention. 



In their Annual Report the Council of the Society draw 

 attention to the fact that the continuance of this particular Show 

 from year to year rests entirely with those interested in British 

 fruit production, for unless at least £100 is annually subscribed 

 towards the Prize List the Show must be dropped. The expenses 

 of such a Show are unavoidably great, and the Society has no 



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