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in pots under glass, and were still fresh and excellent. The 

 specimens were very pale and waxlike. 



Major Warde, Barnaul Court, Maidstone (gr. Mr. Gr. Wood- 

 ward), sent examples of an Apple named Roi d'Angleterre, a 

 dull green medium-sized fruit, somewhat past its season. 



Messrs. H. Lane & Son, Berkhamstead, sent some fine 

 examples of Lane's Prince Albert Apple and St. John's 

 Seedling. 



Wm. Moore, Esq., Wierton House, Maidstone (gr. Mr. W. 

 Divers), sent 15 sorts of Apples. 



The Duke of Northumberland, Albury Park, Guildford (gr. 

 Mr. Leach), sent four Vegetable Marrows. 



Fruit Committee, April 25, 1893. 



P. Crowley, Esq., F.L.S., in the Chair, and nineteen 

 members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Aivard of Merit. 



To Potato Sharpe's Victor, as a forcing variety, from the 

 Duke of Northumberland, Syon House (gr. Mr. Wythes). The 

 fine examples shown were grown in nine weeks. 



To Peach Amsden June, as an early variety, from the Duke 

 of Northumberland, Syon House. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mr. Wythes also exhibited two bunches of Connover's Colossal 

 Asparagus. 



Lord Foley, Kuxley Lodge, Esher (gr. Mr. Miller), sent a 

 dish of Strawberries, Bicton Pine and Keen's Seedling mixed. 



W. A. Wykeman-Musgrave, Esq., Thame Park (gr. Mr. C. E. 

 Munday), sent a dish of Walker's Early Prolific Strawberry. 



Mr. Thomas, the Royal Gardens, Windsor, sent a fine dish 

 of Strawberry La Grosse Sucree ; six seedling Melons, crosses 

 between Countess and Eoyal Ascot ; also Tomato Brown's In- 

 vincible, which greatly resembled the old red Italian. 



VY. It. Inglis, Esq., Craigendowie, lleigate Hill, exhibited a 

 seedling Melon named Hamilton's Defiance. 



