CV111 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



R. D. Blackmore, Esq., in the Chair, and eighteen members 



present. 



Award Recommended: — 



Bronze Banks ian Medal. 

 To the English Apple and Fruit Growing Company, 1 Duke 

 Street, Grosvenor Square, for baskets of well-grown examples of 

 Tomatoes — Livingstone's Prolific, Conqueror, Optimus, and 

 Ham Green Favourite. 



First Class Certificate. 

 To Melon Basing Park (votes, unanimous), from Mr. W. 

 Smythe, Basing Park, Alton ; a medium-sized, well-netted, 

 green-fleshed fruit of fine quality. 



To Tomato Chiswick Hybrid — subsequently named " The 

 Conference" — a cross between Perfection and Horsford's Pre- 

 lude ; a round smooth fruit of medium size and fine colour. 

 From the Society's Gardens. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To W. Roupell, Esq., Harvey Lodge, Roupell Park, S.W.,for 

 very fine fruits of Irish Peach, Red Astrachan, White Juneating, 

 and Red Juneating Apples. 



Other Exhibits. 



Seedling Melons were shown by Mr. W. Allan, Gunton Park, 

 Norwich ; Mr. F. Nicholson, Upleatham, Yorks ; Mr. W. H. 

 Divers, Ketton Hall, Stamford ; and Mr. J. Brutton, Yeovil. 



Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, sent a collection of fruit, 

 consisting of well-ripened examples of Early Orleans, The Czar, 

 Frogmore Orleans, De Montfort, and several other Plums. Good 

 fruits of Domino, Ecklinville, Irish Peach, Hawthornden, 

 Duchess of Oldenburg, Oslin, and Red Astrachan Apples ; and 

 Jargonelle and Beurre Giffard Pears. 



Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, sent several dishes of 

 Apples, noteworthy varieties being Alfriston, Irish Peach, Pro- 

 fessor, White Astrachan, and Manks' Codlin. 



H. Balderson, Esq., Corner Hall, Hemel Hempstead, sent a 

 seedling Grape, resembling in appearance Muscat Hambro'. It 

 was desired to be seen again. 



