FRUIT COMMITTEE. .TUNE 20. 



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Fruit Committee, June 20, 1893. 

 P. Crowley, Esq., F.L.S., in the Chair, and ten members present. 



Awards Recommended : — 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To J. Corbett, Esq., Impney Hall, Droitwich (gr. Mr. R. 

 Parker), for six particularly fine well-grown Queen Pineapples. 



To H. H. Gibbs, Esq., Aldenham, Elstree (gr. Mr. E.Beckett), 

 for six very fine Queen Pineapples. 



To Her Majesty the Queen, Windsor (gr. Mr. 0. Thomas), 

 for 14 dishes of Cherries, 14 dishes of Strawberries, and several 

 Melons. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Messrs. J. Veitch k Sons, Chelsea, for examples of 12 

 varieties of Cherries from small pyramids in the open ground. 



To J. Watson, Esq., Berwick House, Shrewsbury (gr. Mr. A. 

 Gant), for six large and fine fruits of Musa Cavendishi. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mrs. Whitbourn, Great Gearies, Ilford (gr. Mr. J. Douglas), 

 sent a seedling Grape, a cross between Hambro' and Muscadine. 

 In the flesh and general character it greatly resembled Buckland 

 Sweetwater. 



Lord Suffield, Gunton Park, Norwich (gr. Mr. W. Allan), 

 sent good examples of Strawberries Gunton Park, Empress of 

 India, and Lord Suffield. 



P. Crowley, Esq., F.L.S., Waddon House, Croydon, exhibited 

 some Asparagus which had been dried ; also examples of the 

 same cooked. 



Dr. Kirby, Beckenham (gr. Mr. Webster), sent some clusters 

 of a large and good Tomato. 



James Watts, Esq., Abney Hall, Cheadle, Cheshire (gr. Mr. 

 R. Mackellar), sent some fine fruits of Straw r berry President 

 and the Myrtle-leaved Orange. 



Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, sent fine examples 

 of Peaches Amsden June, Waterloo, and Alexander, which had 

 been grown in an unheated house. 



Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, sent a new Strawberry 

 named George, a seedling from British Queen, which seemed 

 rjromising. 



