EXTRACTS OF PROCEEDINGS. 



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Messrs. H. Lane & Son, Great Berkhampstead, sent bunches 

 of the American Strawberry Grape. 



From the Society's Gardens was sent a collection of remark- 

 ably well-grown Tomatoes in pots, and several dishes of fruit, 

 the varieties comprising Horsford's Prelude, Wiles's Prolific, 

 President Cleveland, Golden Queen, Perfection, Lorillard, New 

 Early, Yellow Cherry, and several others. 



MEETING AT CHISWICK. 

 August 20, 1889. 



FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



Dr. Hogg, F.L.S., in the Chair, and seven members present. 



Mr. Eoss, Welford Park Gardens, Newbury, sent three 

 x-arieties of Melons : (a) Standard, a scarlet-fleshed variety ; (b) 

 Colonel Grenfell, green-fleshed ; and (c) Duchess of Fife, green- 

 fleshed. They were all more or less deficient in flavour. 



Mr.Prall, Brenchley, sent a seedling Apple greatly resembling 

 Beauty of Bath. 



The Committee examined the series of Potatoes under ex- 

 perimental cultivation in the Gardens. In all there were 108 

 sorts. The following varieties, proving good croppers and of fine 

 appearance, were selected and submitted to the test of cooking, 

 viz. : The Canon, Vegetarian, Bedfont Purple, and Purple 

 Beauty (Dean); Crown Jewel (Fletcher); Irishman (Kaine); 

 Edgcote Early (Wiles) ; Ellington's Prolific (Ellington) ; Satisfac- 

 tion and Early Victor (Oakshott & Millard) ; Ptural New Yorker 

 (Burpee & Co,) ; Tacoma (Bliss) ; and Debutante (Ross). 



Under this ordeal most of the varieties proved watery and 

 deficient in quality. No Certificates were awarded, the Com- 

 mittee deciding to try them all again later in the season. 



Some thirty seedling varieties, received from Mr. Bliss, New 

 York, were examined, which were remarkable for their extraordi- 

 nary cropping qualities and uniform great size, but were considered 

 somewhat rough for general culture. 



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