FIU'IT AND VEGETABLE CO.ALMITTEE, JULY 25. 
CIX 
Dwarf French Bean * Ne Plus Ultra' (votes, unanimous), grown from 
seeds sent by Messrs. Hurst, Messrs. Cooling, Bath ; Messrs. Watkins & 
Simpson, Mr. A. Dean, Messrs. J. Veitch, and Messrs. Dickson. 
Dwarf French l^ean ' Stringless ' (votes, unanimous), grown from 
seeds sent by ^lessrs. Watkins Simpson. 
Fkuit and Vegetable Committee, July 25, 1890. 
Philip Crowley, Esq., in the Chair, and seventeen members present. 
Awards Recommended :— 
Gold Medal. 
To Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, for a magnificent collection of Goose- 
berries. 
Silver- gilt Knightian Medal. 
To the Marquis of Salisbury, Hatfield (gr. Mr. S. Norman), for a 
collection of fruit. 
Silver Knightian Medal. 
To Messrs. Harrison, Leicester, for 80 dishes of Peas. 
First-class Certificate. 
To Strawberry 'Lady Sufilield ' (votes 8 for, 3 against), from Lord 
Suftield, Gunton Park, Norwich (gr. Mr. W. Allan). This variety was 
raised from Lord Suftield x Empress of India, and received an Award of 
Merit, July !^G, 1898. Fruit large, wedge-shaped, rich dark crimson in 
colour, and firm flesh of excellent flavour. 
To Grape ' Lady Hastings ' (votes, unanimous), from Lord Hastings, 
Melton Constable, Norfolk (gr. Mr. J. Shingles). A vigorous sport from 
]\Iuscat Hamburgh, with the exquisite flavour of the parent. Bunches 
large and heavily shouldered, berries large, roundish oval, covered with 
a deep blue-black bloom, and the fruit is said to hang well without 
shrivelling or decaying. (Fig. 59.) 
To Cherry ' Noble ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Ray & Co., 
Teynham, Kent. Fruit large, firm, deep blood-red in colour, flesh firm 
and refreshing in flavour. A branch was also staged bearing a great 
crop of fruit. 
Award of Merit. 
This award was unanimously recommended for all the Potatos, 
Tomatos, and Dwarf French Beans which had been highly commended at 
Chiswick on July 21. 
Other Exhibits. 
Mr. W. Palmer, Andover, Hants, sent a seedling Grape named 
' Andover ^luscat.' Bunches long and tapering, berries a greenish white, 
small, firm, and possessing a distinct Frontignan flavour. The Committee 
requested that a plant be sent to Chiswick. 
Messrs. J. Veitch sent fruits and jam of the Logan Berry. The 
