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slightly sprinkled all over with rough russet ; flavour brisk and 

 pleasant. It was considered a promising variety, but the fruits 

 were too shrivelled to form a definite opinion, and the Committee 

 requested that it might be shown earlier next year in better 

 condition. 



Messrs. Cheal & Sons sent Dessert Pear ' Marie Guise.' A 

 long pear-shaped fruit with very long stalk ; eye large and 

 prominent ; flavour sweet and juicy. 



Messrs. Cheal & Sons also sent Dessert Pear ' Bergamotte 

 Collette.' A round Bergamotte -shaped fruit with a long stalk ; 

 of good quality for the time of year. 



W. Roupell, Esq., Harvey Lodge, Roupell Park, sent Apple 

 ' Borden Parsonage.' A good market variety, being a very heavy 

 cropper and of bright colour. It greatly resembles some of the 

 old cider Apples of Kent. 



A. F. Pears, Esq., Isleworth (gr. Mr. W. Farr), sent a beautiful 

 dish of Tomato ' All the Year Round.' 



Messrs. R. Veitch & Son, Exeter, sent Apples 1 Cornish 

 Gilliflower,' 1 D'Arcy Spice ' (excellent), ' Newtown Pippin,' 

 1 Winter Warden,' and ' Cornish Aromatic' ' Winter Warden ' 

 is a local Devonshire orchard Apple, a good keeper and cooker ; 

 strikingly like ' Cornish Aromatic ' in appearance, but perfectly 

 distinct in flavour. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, 



February 11, 1896. 



Ph. Crowley, Esq., in the Chair, and twenty-three members 



present. 

 Awards Recommended:— 



Silver-gilt Knightian Medal. 



To Her Majesty the Queen, Windsor Castle (gr. Mr. Owen 

 Thomas), for a collection of 100 dishes of Apples. 



To Messrs. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, for a collection of 100 

 dishes of Dessert Apples. 



To A. H. Smee, Esq., The Grange, Carshalton (gr. Mr. 

 Cummins), for a large collection of Apples and Pears in superb 

 condition. 



