XX}:iv PEOCEEDIXGS OF THE ROYAL HOETICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Atvard of Merit. 
To the Mallett Basket (votes, unanimous), from the Mallett Basket 
Company, Eotherhithe (see Vol. XXII., page cxx). Mr. Wright reported 
as follows : " Acting on your instructions of July 5, 1898, the basket 
before you has had a severe trial. The bottom buckled a little through 
exposure to wet, but this disappeared in dry weather. One of the 
greatest advantages is the smooth interior, which does not bruise the 
Fig. 11, Api'Le ' Hmakt's Pkixce Arthur.' {Gardeners' Clironidc.) 
fruit as in the ordinary wicker basket, and for that reason alone it should 
prove advantageous to the fruit grower." 
To Rhubarb ' The Sutton,' from the Earl of Ancaster, Stamford (gr. 
Mr. J. Butler) (votes, 8 for, 2 against). An early strong-growing variety, 
of beautiful colour, which it retains when cooked. The Committee 
requested that a plant might be sent to Chiswick. 
