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W. H. Willis, Esq., Lennox Lodge, Shanklin (gr. Mr. May), 

 sent a Melon ' Lennox Beauty.' 



Mr. W. Palmer, Andover, sent a Cucumber 4 Palmer's 

 Graceful.' 



Mr. Owen Thomas, gardener to Her Majesty at Windsor, sent 

 a Melon 'The Lady.' 



Mr. F. G. Foster, Brockhampton, Havant, sent a Tomato 

 ' Brockhampton King.' It was requested that seed might be 

 sent to Chiswick. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, Judy 28, 1896. 



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

 present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver-gilt Knightian Medal. 

 To Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, for a magnificent collection 

 of 125 dishes of fruit. 



Silver Knightian Medal. 

 To Mrs. Abbot, .Regent's Park, for very fine specimens of 

 Peaches and Grapes grown within two miles of Charing 

 Cross. It was considered that great praise was due to the 

 grower. 



First Class Certificate. 

 To Gooseberry ' Langley Beauty' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. A hybrid between 

 ' Yellow Champagne ' and ' Railway.' The berries were very 

 large, of a buff yellow colour, semi-transparent, somewhat hairy, 

 and of delicious flavour. It combined the size of ' Railway,' a 

 large greenish fruit, with the fine flavour and upright growth of 

 the little ' Yellow Champagne.' 



Award of Merit. 

 To Red Currant ' The Comet ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr, 

 H. Becker, Jersey. The bunches were six, some even eight, 

 inches long ; the berries very large, dark red, transparent, and as 

 many as twenty-eight on a bunch. It was suggested that a bush 

 should be sent to Chiswick. 



