CXXX PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To the Dowager Lady Freake (gr. Mr. A. H. Rickwood), 

 Fulwell Park, Twickenham, for a collection of fruit. 



Award of Merit. 

 To Melon ' Frogmore Scarlet ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Her Majesty the Queen (gr. Mr. 0. Thomas), Royal Gardens, 

 Windsor. A cross between 1 Duchess ' and 1 Beechwood.' Fruit 

 oval and well netted, with deep flesh of very rich flavour. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Messrs. Rivers & Sons, Sawbridgeworth, for magnificently . 

 grown Plums. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. George Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, sent a collection 

 of Filberts and Cob Nuts. 



Mr. W. Kemp, The Gunyah, Barnes, showed some 1 Covent 

 Garden Favourite ' Cucumbers. 



Earl Percy (gr. Mr. G. Wythes), Syon House, sent a large 

 collection of Melons. 



The Marquis of Normanby (gr. Mr. J. Corbett), Mulgrave 

 Castle, Whitby, sent Tomatos 1 Mulgrave Castle Gem ' and 

 1 Royal Sovereign.' 



Sir J. Pease, Bart. (gr. Mr. J. Mclndoe), Hutton Hall, sent a 

 dish of the Japanese Plum 1 Burbank.' 



The Baroness Burdett Coutts (gr. Mr. Willard), Holly Lodge, 

 Highgate, sent Melon ' Holly Lodge Hybrid.' 



Messrs. Rivers & Sons sent two new varieties of Grapes, viz., 

 ' Gradiska,' a long bunch with roundish oval white berries of 

 medium size; and ' Directeur Tisserand,' having bunches and 

 berries somewhat like those of ' Gros Maroc ' ; skin thick and 

 covered with a deep blue-black bloom. The Committee wished 

 to see the latter again as late as possible, to test its keeping 

 qualities. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, September 7, 1897. 



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



present. 

 Awards Recommended:— 



Silver-gilt Knightian Medal. 

 To Her Majesty the Queen (gr. Mr. Owen Thomas), Royal 



