FEUIT AND VEGETAELE C03IMITTEE, JANUARY 9. 
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FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 
January 9, 1900. 
Philip Ceowley, Esq., in the Chair, and fourteen members present. 
Awards Recommended :— 
Aiuarcl of Merit. 
To Pear ' Doyenne d'Alencon ' (votes, unanimous), from Roger Leigh, 
Esq., Barham Court, Maidstone (gr. Mr. G. Woodward). Fruit of medium 
size, bluntly pyriform ; eye small and half open, set in a small depression ; 
stalk half an inch long, thick, and placed in a shallow cavity ; skin 
greenish yellow, covered with small brown spots ; flesh tender, melting, 
and of very good flavour. 
CtdtiLval Commendation. 
To Mr. G. Woodward, gardener to Roger Leigh, Esq., for splendid 
fruits of Pear ' Passe Crassane.' 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee, January 23, 1900. 
George Bunyard, Esq., V.M.H., in the Chair, and fifteen members 
present. 
Awapcis Recommended :— 
Aicard of Merit. 
To Apple 'Norman Pippin' (votes, 7 for, 3 against), from Messrs. 
Bunyard, Maidstone. Fruit of medium size, deep, round ; skin greenish 
yellow, spotted with russety dots ; eye nearly closed in a deep cavity ; 
stalk thin, one inch long, and deeply inserted ; flesh white, soft, and of 
good flavour for dessert. 
To Apple ' Hormead Pearmain' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 
Bunyard. Fruit of medium size, deep, round, and handsome form ; skin 
greenish yellow^ ; eye half open, set in a wide shallow basin ; stalk short 
and thick, not deeply inserted ; flesh firm, juicy, and somewhat acid. A 
well known hardy free-bearing variety occasionally known as ' Hormead 
Pippin.' (Fig. 44.) 
Other Exhibits. 
Messrs. Bunyard sent twelve varieties of Apples, most of which were 
new. 
Messrs. Veitch, Chelsea, sent Apple ' Royal Cooking.' 
Messrs. Sutton, Reading, sent three large trays of Tomato ' Winter 
Beauty.' 
The Marquis of Abergavenny, Neville Court, Abergavenny (gr. Mr. J. 
Chinnery), sent Apple ' Welsh Beauty.' 
Mr. R. B. Davis, Yeovil, sent six local varieties of Apples. 
