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wood, for a beautiful dish of Apple ' Dumelows Seedling,' syn. 
' Wellington.' 
Other Exhibits. 
Mr. H. Becker, Jersey, sent Apple ' Winter Cheer,' almost identical 
with Baumann's ' Red Winter Reinette.' 
E. A. Lee, Esq., Fowley, Liphook (gr. Mr. Hagon), sent Apple 
' Hagon's Seedling,' very similar to ' Bess Pool.' 
King's Acre Nursery Company, Hereford, sent Apple ' King's Acre 
Pippin.' 
J. Fellowes, Esq., Kingston House, Dorchester (gr. Mr. B. Campbell), 
sent Apples 'Shepherd's Fame,' very similar to 'Kentish Fillbasket,' 
and ' Bockhampton Scarlet,' closely resembling ' Beauty of Kent.' 
Mr. J. Crook, Forde Abbey Gardens, Chard, sent three varieties of 
Radish. 
Mr. R. Parker, Goodwood, sent Apples 'Goodwood Pippin,' ' Market- 
ing,' and * Kitchen Keeper,' the last named being synonymous with 
' Wareham Russet.' 
Captain Carstairs, Welford Park, Newbury (gr. Mr. C. Ross), sent 
Apple ' White Nonpareil.' Fruit small, round ; skin a whitish yellow ; 
eye closed in a slight depression ; stalk very long, in a deep depression. A 
very good dessert Apple for the time of the year, but the tree requires a 
warm position. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee, Makch 27, 1900. 
Philip Crowley, Esq., in the Chair, and eighteen members present. 
Awards Recommended :— 
Fi rst- class Certi fica te . 
To Rhubarb ' Daw's Champion ' (votes, unanimous), from W. 
Poupart, Esq., Marsh Farm, Twickenham. This variety was exhibited 
with four other varieties for comparison, all grown under exactly similar 
conditions in the open air, but ' Daw's Champion ' proved to be not only 
the earliest, but also had the largest stalks, was of the finest colour, and 
of the best flavour when cooked. 
Aivard of Merit. 
To Apple ' King of Tompkins County ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. 
R. Parker, gr. to the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, Goodwood. Fruit 
rather large, three inches high, and the same in width ; eye closed in a 
deep angular basin surrounded with ridges ; stalk thick, short, and set in 
a deep cavity ; skin pale yellow, streaked with red on the exposed side ; 
flesh white, soft, juicy, and of good flavour. An American variety that 
succeeds very well in this country in warm situations. 
Other Exhibits. 
Mr. R. Parker also sent nine varieties of Apples to show their keeping 
qualities. 
