FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE, MAY 11. 



liii 



The Duke of Northumberland (gr. Mr. Leach), Albury Park, 

 sent an Apple ' Miller's Seedling ' of excellent flavour, but rather 

 hard and tough as to quality. 



Earl Percy (gr. Mr. Wythes), Syon House, sent a box of 

 4 Hales Early ' Peach. 



Mr. Robert Smith, Bishop Street, Shrewsbury, sent specimens 



Fig. 22. — Old and Defective Method. 



of his system of grafting, which the accompanying woodcuts, 

 kindly lent by the Gardeners' Chronicle, will best explain. It 

 was considered excellent when the wood to be grafted was of any 

 age. (See figs. 22 to 26.) 



