FRUIT COMMITTEE, NOVEMBER 13. 



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King of the Pippins. Fruit of medium size, ovoid, inclining to 

 conical, deep-set eye ; stalk slender, about half an inch long, set 

 in a deep funnel-shaped cavity ; streaked with red towards the 

 sun. Hardy, robust constitution, and said to be a good bearer 

 (See Fig. 20.) 



Award of Merit. 

 To Pear Beurre Dubuisson (votes unanimous), from Mr. 

 Divers, Belvoir. Fruit large, obovoid ; flesh white, melting, very 

 juicy and well-flavoured. 



To Pear Le Lectier (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Salt- 

 marsh & Son, Chelmsford. 

 Cultural Commendation. 



To Mrs. Wingfield, Ampthill House, for Sutton's Exhibition 

 Carrots. Very fine examples. 



Messrs. T. Rivers & Son brought some very large and remark- 

 ably fine fruits of Doyenne du Cornice Pears and Cox's Orange 

 Pippin Apples. 



Other Exhibits. 



General Sir R. T. Farren, K.C.B., sent some fruits of an Apple 

 named Bealings Pippin, which was considered to be identical 

 with Fearn's Pippin. 



Mr. C. J. Holden, Rhyl, North Wales, sent some very good 

 specimens of Mere de Menage Apples from established orchard 

 trees. .. % 



Mr. J. Hopkins, High Cross, Framfield, Sussex, sent two 

 fruits of Solanum guatemalense, which possesses a mixed flavour 

 of the Cucumber and Tomato. 



Fbuit Committee, November 27, 1894. 

 T. F. Rivers, Esq., in the Chair, and fifteen members present. 

 Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. C. Lee & Son, Ealing, for fifty dishes of Apples. 

 To Messrs. Cannell & Sons, Swanley for one hundred dishes 

 of Potatos. 



Cultural Commendation. 

 To Messrs. Lane & Son, Berkhampstead, for some excellent 

 specimens of Gros Colmar Grapes. 



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