376 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
REPORT ON CELERY AND CELERIAC AT CHISWICK, 1900. 
Thirteen stocks of Celery were received for trial, all of which were sown 
on March 12 in gentle heat : the seedlings were grown on without a 
check, and when large enough were planted out in well manured trenches, 
and frequently watered during dry weather. The whole collection made 
excellent growth, almost entirely free from the leaf-boring maggot, and 
without any plants running to seed. The pink or red varieties possessed the 
best and most nutty flavour, and are the most valuable for general 
purposes. The Fruit and Vegetable Committee examined the collection 
on December 11. 
A.M. = Award of Merit. 
1. Bibby's Defiance White, A.M. December 18, 1900 (Watkins 
Simpson). — Plants dwarf and thick ; hearts large and solid, crisp and of 
good flavour ; foliage large and not deeply serrated. 
2. Champion Solid White, A.M. December 18, 1900 (Barr).— Plants 
dwarf and very compact ; hearts large and firm, crisp, and sweet in 
flavour : foliage of medium size and moderately serrated. 
3. Clay worth Prize Pink (Watkins & Simpson). — Plants large ; pale 
pink leaf stalks ; hearts large, thick, white, and of very good flavour. 
This variety is largely grown in the north of England. Foliage pointed 
and deeply serrated. 
4. Covent Garden Red, A.M. December 18, 1900 (Watkins & Simpson). 
Plants large and thick ; hearts solid, crisp, with a fine nutty flavour ; 
foliage broad and very distinct. 
5. Early Rose, A.M. December 18, 1900 (Messrs. J. Veitch).— Plants 
of moderate size, outer leaves pale pink, the large thick hearts being 
pure white ; flavour nutty, crisp, and excellent ; foliage very serrated. 
6. Dwarf Gem (Watkins & Simpson). — Plants very short and thick ; 
hearts rather small, pure white, and of fairly good flavour ; foliage broad 
and much serrated. This variety is too small to find great favour. 
7. Ivery's Pink, A.M. December 18, 1900 (Messrs. J. Veitch).— Plants 
of moderate size and thick, the inside of the leaf stalks deep red ; hearts 
large, solid, crisp, and possessing a fine nutty flavour ; foliage broad and 
not deeply serrated. Tliis variety is synonymous with Ivery's Nonsuch 
Pink. 
8. New Solid Pink (Barr).— Plants dwarf and thick ; hearts large, 
solid, crisp, and of very good flavour ; foliage deeply serrated. 
9. Sandringham (Messrs. J. Veitch). — Plants dwarf and thick ; hearts 
solid, pale pink, and of good flavour ; foliage deeply serrated. This is 
quite distinct from Sandringham White. 
10. Standard Bearer, A.M. December 18, 1900 (Watkins & Simpson). 
Plants tall and thick, with very marked prominent red ribs on the leaf- 
stalks ; hearts large, solid, very crisp, with an excellent nutty flavour ; 
