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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



members of the Royal Horticultural Society was recently con- 

 sidered at a meeting of the Associated Railway Companies and 

 declined. 



" I am, dear sir, yours faithfully, 



" D. GREENWOOD." 



SPECIAL PRIZES FOR DESSERT APPLES AND PEARS. 



For Amateurs and Gentleman s Gardeners only. 



THE YE ITCH PRIZES FOR FLAVOUR. 



With a view to the formation of a definite list of the best- 

 flavoured varieties of British-grown apples and pears for dessert 

 at all seasons, Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, of Chelsea, in the 

 summer of 1896 placed a sum of £60 at the disposal of the 

 Council, who, in conjunction with the donors, drew up and 

 sanctioned the following scheme, commencing with the Society's 

 first meeting, in July 1896, and continuing till the last meeting, 

 in June 1898, the Temple Shows only being excepted : — 



Special Rules and Conditions. 



1. Xo exhibitor may enter more than three distinct varieties in each 

 or either class at each meeting. 



2. Six fruits (neither more nor less) of each variety must be shown, 

 the judges being at liberty to cut any three of them they please. 



3. Every exhibitor must guarantee that the fruit he exhibits in these 

 classes has been grown entirely out of doors. He should also state on the 

 name card "Wall tree," " Bush," or "Standard," together with the aspect 

 — north, east, south, or west — the nature of the soil ; the county; and, 

 when known certainly, the stock on which the tree is grafted. 



4. The judges are requested to allot twelve points to a perfect dish of 

 fruit— perfect in flavour, in quality, in appearance, and in bize— distributing 

 the points in the following proportions : — 



For flavour 6 points. 



For quality 3 „ 



For appearance .... 2 „ 



For size . .... 1 „ 



By " quality " is intended the meltingness and smoothness (absence of 

 grittiness) of the flesh, or (as, for example, in the case of early Apples) its 

 erispness and juiciness. 



