FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE, APRIL 27. 



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The above Beans were found to be the best for forcing, 

 together with ' Osborn's Forcing,' which had received F.C.C. 

 in 1873. For Report on Forcing Beans see page 139. 



Feuit and Vegetable Committee, April 27, 1897. 



Philip Crowley, Esq., in the Chair, and sixteen members 

 present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Earl Percy, Syon House (gr. Mr. Wythes), for a collection 

 of vegetables and fruit. 



[The Council on the report of the Chairman awarded a Silver 

 Knightian Medal to this collection.] 



Award of Merit. 



To Dessert Apple 'Easter Orange' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Hillier & Son, Winchester. For the time of year an 

 Apple of very good flavour and of tender flesh, not unlike ' Cox's 

 Orange,' but more distinctly conical and more evenly streaked 

 with crimson and orange colour all over. Stalk very short and 

 deeply inserted. Eye very like that of ' Cox's Orange.' 



Other Exhibits. 



From the Royal Gardens, Windsor, Mr. Owen Thomas sent 

 specimens of his new yellow Tomato ' Royal Windsor,' which 

 received an Award of Merit, August 5, 1896. It is a cross 

 between ' Golden Queen ' and 6 Frogmore Selected.' It is a fruit 

 of excellent flavour, and though somewhat like ' Blenheim 

 Orange ' in appearance was considered to be both larger and 

 better. Mr. Thomas also sent a new Strawberry ' Sir Trevor,' 

 a cross between ' La grosse Sucree ' and ' Royal Sovereign.' The 

 variety did not seem to be as yet quite fixed, as some of the fruits 

 were of pale flesh with indented seeds and some dark-fleshed with 

 prominent seeds. All the fruits were very handsome, and the 

 pale-fleshed ones of fine flavour like ' Royal Sovereign.' 



Messrs. Hurst & Sons sent a fine Broccoli under name 

 ' Hurst's Early April.' 



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