FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE, JUNE 28. 



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The seed was sown in August. Hearts tender, medium-sized, 

 conical. 



To Cucumber ' The Keeper ' (votes, 12 for), from Mr. S. 

 Mortimer, Farnham (' Improved Telegraph ' x ' Duke of Edin- 

 burgh'). Very fine fruits with prominent spines; skin very 

 dark, but covered with a grand bloom. 



To Melon ' Empson's Seedling ' (votes, 14 for), from Mrs. 

 Wingfield (gr. Mr. Empson), Ampthill (' Anthony's Favourite ' 

 x'Eastnor Castle'). A round fruit of fair size, well netted, 

 with yellow skin and white flesh. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. E. Becket, gardener to Lord Aldenham, Elstree, for 

 Spinach ' The Carter.' The leaves were some of them 14 inches 

 across the shoulder and 15 inches long. 



To Mr. James Hudson, gardener to Leopold de Rothschild, 

 Esq., Gunnersbury, for magnificent specimens of 4 Lord Napier ' 

 Nectarine. 



Other Exhibits. 



Col. Brymer, Dorchester, sent Apples ' Reinette du Canada ' 

 and ' Dutch Mignonne.' 



Mr. S. Mortimer sent Cucumber ' Sensation,' very fine, dark 

 green, smooth fruits (' Matchless ' x ' Improved Telegraph '). 



Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. ^gr. Mr. Hudson), sent Cherry 

 1 Giugne d'Annonay,' grown in the open air on a south wall, ten 

 days earlier than 1 Early Rivers.' It obtained a certificate in 1881. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, June 28, 1898. 



Philip Crowley, Esq., in the Chair, and sixteen members 

 present. 

 Awards Recommended :— 



Silver -gilt Kniglitian Medal. 



To A. von Andre, Esq. (gr. Mr. Gleeson), The Warren, 

 Stanmore, for nine magnificent ' Queen ' Pines, averaging more 

 than b\ lbs. each in weight. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. (gr. Mr. Hudson), Gunners- 

 bury House, for a collection of Tomatos and Cherries. 



