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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, March 9, 1897. 



Mr. George Bunyard in the Chair, and twenty members 

 present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Knightian Medal. 



To E. Dresden, Esq. (gr. Mr. J. C. Tallack), Livermere Park, 

 Bury St. Edmunds, for 30 dishes of Apples and Pears. 



Silver Banhsian Medal. 



To. C. J. Massey, Esq. (gr. Mr. James Day), Garliestown, 

 Wigtonshire, for a collection of Apples. 



To Mrs. Wingfield (gr. Mr. Empson), Ampthill, for a collec- 

 tion of Fruit and Vegetables. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. Wythes, gardener to Earl Percy, Syon House, for 

 Asparagus forced in the open air by a simple covering of leaves. 



To Mr. Wythes, for Chicory forced in the same way. 



To Mr. Hudson, gardener to Messrs. de Rothschild, Gunners - 

 bury House, for a box of Apples ' Newton Wonder.' 



Other Exhibits. 



R. R. Taylor, Esq., Westbury, Wilts, sent some specimens of 

 grafting and budding, in which a short length of indiarubber 

 tube took the place of grafting wax or any other covering 

 material. 



Mr. W. J. Brown & Co., Stamford, sent Apple ' Lavender's 

 Seedling ' (see November 10, 189G) — quite of the character of 

 • Wyken Pippin,' and possibly a cross between it and 1 Blenheim 

 Orange.' An Award of Merit was proposed, 7 voting for it, and 

 10 against. 



Mr. John Watkins sent his new Apple ' Lord Hindlip ' to 

 show how well it keeps. It was very fine and solid, and still of 

 very good flavour. 



Mr. Geo. Lovelock, Normanton Park, Stamford, sent Apple 

 ' Diamond Jubilee ' — very like ' Royal Somerset ' in appearance, 

 and with exactly the flavour of 1 Wellington.' 



