XXViii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



constitution than ' Dumelow's,' and if this should by experience 

 prove to be the case, it will no doubt in time supplant its parent. 

 The brilliant scarlet and yellow stripes of colour, though adding 

 greatly to its beauty, do not, of course, add to its cooking 

 qualities. 



Mrs. Wingfleld (gr. Mr. Empson), Ampthill House, sent a 

 beautiful dish of 1 Chiswick Eed ' Tomatos. 



Lord Suffield (gr. Mr. Allan), Gunton Park, sent a new Pear 

 named 1 Blickling,' after the locality in which it was believed to 

 have originated. The fruits were very sweet and juicy and 

 excellent for the time of year, but in outward appearance very 

 like ' Josephine de Malines,' only without its distinctive flesh and 

 flavour. 



Lord Foley (gr. Mr. Miller), Ruxley Lodge, sent a collection 

 of Apples, Pears, and Mushrooms. 



Mr. George Mount, Canterbury, brought a collection of 

 Apples. 



Messrs. Sutton, of Reading, sent Broccoli and Peas in 

 excellent condition. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, March 8, 1898. 



T. Francis Rivers, Esq., V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty 

 members present. 

 Awards Recommended : — 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Mrs. Wingfield (gr. Mr. Empson), Ampthill, for 20 dishes 

 of Apples. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To C. P. Serocold, Esq. (gr. Mr. Bullock), Taplow Hill, for 

 8 dishes of Apples. 



First-class Certificate. 

 To Cucumber ' Every Day ' (votes, 10 for), from Her Majesty's 

 Gardens, Windsor (gr. Mr. Owen Thomas, Y.M.H.). The fruits 

 shown were superb, and they had been cut from plants of which 

 the seed was sown only since Christmas. (See page xxvi.) 



Cultural Commenda t ion. 



To Mr. Wythes (gr. to Earl Percy, Syon), for two bundles of 



