FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE, JUNE 23. 



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[Strawberry 4 Auguste Boisselot,' which was greatly admired 

 by the Committee, received a First Class Certificate on July 8, 

 1890.] 



(See Report on Strawberries, p. 71.) 



Highly Commended ( x x x ). 



To Strawberries 1 President ' ; 1 Newton Seedling ' ; ' Princess 

 Royal'; 'Acquisition.' 



To Early Turnips 1 Long White Forcing,' from Messrs. 

 Vilmorin, Paris ; 1 Purple-top Milan ' ; 1 White Milan.' 



To Pea ' Bountiful,' from Messrs. Sutton, Reading. 



Commended (x x). 



To Pea ' Sutton's Marrowfat,' from Messrs. Sutton. 



It was resolved that in future trials of Peas the following 

 older standard varieties should be grown alongside the new ones, 

 viz : — 



Chelsea Gem. Duke of Albany. 



William I. Autocrat. 

 Sharpe's Queen. Ne plus ultra. 



Feuit and Vegetable Committee, June 23, 1896. 



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



present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver Knightian Medal, 

 To the Hon. F. J. Savile Foljambe, Osberton Manor, Worksop 

 (gr. Mr. Crasp), for a collection of 14 handsome Queen Pine- 

 Apples. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

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

 for a collection of 20 dishes of Strawberries and 20 dishes of 

 Cherries. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. P. Blair, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, Stoke- 

 on-Trent, for magnificent specimens of ' Lord Napier ' Nectarines. 



