CXHV PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. T. H. Crasp, Osberton, Worksop, for very well- 

 coloured ' Ferdinand de Lesseps ' Grapes. 



Other Exhibits. 



From the R.H.S. Gardens came Peaches ' Gladstone ' and 

 ' Desse Tardive ' ; also Grape ' San Antonio.' The Committee 

 requested the Grape to be shown later. 



Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons sent Plum ' Webster's Gage ' and 

 Apple ' Antonifka.' 



Sir J. W. Pease, Hutton Hall, Guisborough (gr. Mr. Mclndoe), 

 sent Japanese Plum 1 Burbank.' 



Mr. 0. Thomas, Royal Gardens, Windsor, sent Melon ' The 

 Duchess ' ; also Plum ' Windsor Early.' The Committee requested 

 grafts of the latter to be sent to Chiswick. 



Mr. J. Johnson, Duffield, Stoke, sent Apple ' Johnson's 

 Seedling.' The Committee requested it to be sent again when 

 riper. 



Mr. H. Becker, Beresford Street, Jersey, sent a dish of Pears 

 4 Dr. Jules Guyot ' ; also Apple ' Jersey Beauty.' The Committee 

 considered that the former was not true to name, and that the 

 latter was identical with ' Yorkshire Beauty.' 



Mr. T. H. Crasp, Osberton, Worksop, sent some remarkably 

 fine Tomatos, with fruiting stems to show the plant's prolific 

 habit. It was suggested by the Committee that seed should be 

 sent to Chiswick. 



Mr. W T ythes, Syon House, sent Melon ' Syon Gem.' 



C. T. Cayley, Esq., Leigham Court, Streatham (gr. Mr. 

 Poulson), sent Melon 'Improvement.' 



Mr. S. Cole, Swallowfield Park, Reading, sent Melon 

 ' Swallowfield Park Favourite.' 



Messrs. Harrison & Son, Leicester, sent a collection of 

 21 varieties of dwarf Beans. 



Mr. J. Clark, Abbey wood, Kent, sent Tomatos ' Abbey wood 

 Scarlet ' and ' Abbey wood Crimson.' 



Messrs. R. Veitch & Sons, Exeter, sent Carrot ' New Inter- 

 mediate.' 



Mr. A. Findlay, Maresfield Park, Uckfield, sent a dish of 

 Peaches named ' Maresfield Park Seedling,' the skin and flesh 

 being of a dark blood red. 



