CXC PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Fbuit and Vegetable Committee, November 10, 1896. 

 Philip Cbowley, Esq., in the Chair, and ten members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Knightian Medal, 

 To C. Bayer, Esq., Tewkesbury Lodge, Forest Hill (gr. 

 Mr. Taylor), for a collection of 12 varieties of Grapes which had 

 all been grown in one house. They were ' Mrs. Pince,' 1 Black 

 Hamburg,' ' Mrs. Pearson,' ' Gros Maroc,' ' Gros Colmar,' 

 1 Muscat of Alexandria,' ' Gros Guillaume,' ' Trebbiano,' 

 1 Alicante,' 1 Foster's Seedling,' 1 Lady Downe's Black,' ' Alnwick 

 Seedling.' 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Orpington, Kent, for a collection 

 of Vegetables. 



Other Exhibits. 



Edmund Lord, Esq., Belmont, Eawtenstall (gr. Mr. J. 

 Wright), sent a Black Grape which was not recognised by any 

 of the Committee. It had extraordinarily long and large oval 

 berries, and made a very handsome bunch ; but it was badly 

 coloured, almost half of each berry being whitish green. The 

 flesh was crisp and refreshing, but devoid of flavour. It was 

 considered that, notwithstanding its handsome size, it was not, in 

 the condition shown, a desirable novelty, but it was suggested 

 that if it were grown with more heat it might improve. Eyes 

 were requested to be sent to Chiswick to test this idea. 



Messrs. W. & J. Brown, Stamford, sent two seedling 

 Apples — (1) 1 Toogood's Seedling,' probably a cross between 

 1 Wellington ' and ' Hawthornden,' the former of which it 

 greatly resembled, except in the eye and in having a softer 

 flesh ; (2) ' Lavender's Seedling,' which somewhat resembled 

 ' Wyken Pippin ' in appearance. It was said to keep well till 

 March or April, and if this prove to be the case the Committee 

 thought it might be valuable. They desired to see it again in 

 March. 



