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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, Apeil 7, 1896. 



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



present. 

 Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Banhsian Medal. 

 To C. J. Massey, Esq., Galloway House, Garliestown (gr. Mr. 

 James Day), for a small collection of Apples in splendid condition. 



Bronze Banhsian Medal. 

 To Mr. Will Taylor, Hampton, for a small collection of very 

 large Apples. 



Other Exhibits. 



Earl Percy, Syon House (gr. Mr. Wythes), sent some beautiful 

 specimens of Fig ' St. John's.' 



A. H. Smee, Esq., Wallington (gr. Mr. Cummins), sent an 

 extraordinary fasciated stem of Brussels Sprout, which resembled 

 an enormous cobra sitting up with hood broadly extended. 



The Duke of Kichmond, Goodwood (gr. Mr. Parker), sent an 

 Apple named locally 'Late Keeping,' or sometimes 'Webb's 

 Seedling.' The tree is about fifty years old, erect growing and 

 with exceedingly large foliage, and is a fair cropper and fine 

 keeper, not a single decayed fruit being found at the present date 

 amongst several bushels of it. It is not an Apple of taking 

 appearance, being somewhat rough and dingy-looking, but was 

 for the time of year of very good flavour. 



Mr. J. Hopkins, High Cross, Framfield, sent an Apple 

 supposed to be a local seedling. It was considered so near to 

 ' Calville St. Sauveur ' as to be almost, if not quite, identical. It 

 is a wonderful keeper, but otherwise of little merit. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, April 21, 1896. 



Philip Crowley, Esq., in the Chair, and twenty-two members 



present. 

 Awards Recommended :— 

 Silver Banhsian Medal. 

 To Mrs. Wingfield, Ampthill (gr. Mr. Empson), for a collec- 

 tion of vegetables. 



