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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To J. Nix, Esq., Tilgate Manor, Crawley (gr. Mr. Dibden), for 

 a collection of twenty-four varieties of Pears — Louise Bonne of 

 Jersey and White Doyenne being especially fine. 



To the Dowager Lady Freake, Fulwell Park, Twickenham 

 (gr. Mr. A. Rickwood), for a collection of Apples and Pears — 

 the varieties Dumelow's Seedling and King of the Pippins 

 Apples being especially good. 



Bronze BanJcsian Medal. 

 To the Earl of Cork and Orrery (gr. Mr. Iggulden), for 

 Doyenne du Cornice Pears of large size and very handsome. 



Award of Merit. 

 To Apple Wealthy, from Mr. Molyneux, Swanmore Park 

 Gardens, Bishop's Waltham. An American variety. Fruits of 

 medium size, generally highly coloured. Flesh tender, and of 

 good quality. 



Other Exhibits. 



W. Palmer, Esq., Cobden Villas, Junction Road, Andover, 

 sent a dish of Duke of Wellington Pea (second crop), and some 

 good specimens of Jersey Gratioli Pears. 



Sir J. H. Amory, Bart., Knightshayes Court, Tiverton, Devon 

 (gr. Mr. R. Grigor), sent a large white- fleshed Melon named 

 Maximus, a seedling from Sutton's Windsor Castle. 



The Hon. Mrs. Hay, Clyffe Hall, Market Lavington (gr. Mr. 

 Lye), exhibited a handsome Melon named Lye's Eclipse, a 

 cross between Sutton's Empress and Fidler's Defiance. 



Sir E. Loder, Bart., Leonardslee, Horsham, sent a dish of 

 ripe Pomegranates grown in the open air. 



W. H. Evans, Esq., Forde Abbey, Chard (gr. Mr. Crook), 

 sent some very fine Cox's Orange and King of the Pippins Apples, 

 with Coe's Golden Drop and Transparent Gage Plums. 



Fruit Committee, at Chiswick, October 5, 1893. 



John Lee, Esq., in the Chair, and eight members present. 



The Committee examined the collection of Potatos growing 

 in the Gardens. The following were selected as being of hand- 

 some appearance and of good cropping qualities. On being sub- 



