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' Wythes' Seedling '—a round Potato, beautiful to look at — 

 was found when cooked to be soft, sweet, and pasty, not exactly 

 watery, but very starchy, and by no means an ideal ' New ' 

 Potato. It might prove good later on, but was as yet hardly 

 matured. 



' Sheppard's Seedling ' — a kidney Potato, very pretty to look 

 .at — proved floury, with a pleasant sweet taste, but by no means 

 an ideal ' New ' Potato. 



Feuit and Vegetable Committee, at Chiswick, 

 June 29, 1896. 



Mr. John Weight in the Chair, and nine members present. 

 Awards Recommended :— 



Highly Commended ( x x x). [See also p. 64.] 



To Peas ' Sutton's Prizewinner ' ; 4 Eureka ' ; ' Carter's 

 Michaelmas ' ; ' Boston Unrivalled ' ; ' Hero of Trowbridge ' ; 

 ' Lord Granby ' ; 'The Lord Mayor ' ; 'The Gladstone ' ; ' Tall 

 Butter Sugar.' 



This last, from Messrs. Vilmorin, of Paris, is a novelty in 

 Peas, as it is cooked exactly as it is gathered, the pods and all 

 being eaten. A dish of them was cooked for the Committee. The 

 Peas were decided to be well named, as they tasted exactly as if 

 butter and sugar had been stirred in amongst them, although 

 neither had been added. This Pea may be recommended to all 

 who are willing to try a strange and unusual vegetable which is 

 far nicer in taste than in appearance. 



To Turnips ' Jersey Lily ' ; Veitch's ' Red Garden Globe ' ; 

 Sutton's 'Early Snowball'; Cattel's 'Silver Ball'; 'Flat 

 Forcing ' ; ' Green-top Stone.' 



Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, of Chelsea, sent a box of fruit 

 and some growing plants of a magnificent new Strawberry named 

 'Veitch's Perfection,' a hybrid raised by Mr. Seden from ' British 

 Queen ' crossed with ' Waterloo ' $ . It was found to be of 

 marvellous sweetness and flavour, the foliage and flavour being 

 markedly of ' British Queen ' type, and the colour of the fruit 

 almost as dark as ' Waterloo.' It was unanimously resolved to 

 recommend a First Class Certificate to this Strawberry at the 

 next Committee meeting at Westminster. 



