CXciv PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
and was of excellent flavour, showing how the season of fresh fruit may 
be prolonged by the use of this very hardy and prolific Bullace. 
Mr. A. Dean proposed the following Kesolution, viz. : — 
" This Committee learns with profound regret of the resignation by Mr. 
Philip Crowley of the office of Chairman, which he has so long and so 
admirably filled, and hereby records its sense of the great loss sustained 
by such resignation. The Committee further desires to tender to him 
in his illness its sincere sympathy, and to express the earnest hope that 
under medical skill he may yet be restored to health, and once more 
occupy his former position at this table." 
Mr. H. Balderson seconded the Resolution, and, on its being put to 
the Committee by the Chairman, it was carried unanimously. 
[Mr. Philip Crowley died on December 20, His portrait will be 
found on page 158.] 
Feuit and Vegetable Committee at Chiswick, Decembee 11, 1900'. 
W. Bates, Esq., in the Chair, and seven members present. 
The Committee examined 15 stocks of Celery and 5 stocks of Celeriac. 
They also had eight stocks of Potatos cooked, viz. : — 
Awards Recommended:— 
Higlily Commended. 
Celery ' Champion Solid White ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 
Barr, Covent Garden, W.C. 
Celery ' Ivery's Pink ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. J. Yeitch, 
Chelsea. 
Celery * Early Rose ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. J. Veitch. 
Celery ' Standard Bearer Red ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 
Watkins & Simpson, 13 Exeter Street, Strand, W.C. 
Celery ' Bibby's Defiance White ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 
Watkins & Simpson. » 
Celery ' Covent Garden Red ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 
Watkins & Simpson. 
Potato 'Dumfries Model' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. W. Kerr,. 
Dumfries. 
Feuit and Vegetable Committee, Decembee 18, 1900. 
G. BuNYAED, Esq., V.M.H., in the Chair, and thirteen members present. 
Awards Recommended :— 
Silve?^ Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Lee, 19 Knightrider Street, Maidstone, for a Fruit Bottling 
Apparatus, and samples of bottled fruit. (See figs. 172, 173, page 804.) 
Beehive 
Duchess of Buccleuch 
Dumfries Model 
Kate Henderson 
Sir John Llewelyn 
Superb 
Tommy Atkins 
Twentieth Century. 
