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To Messrs. Peed & Son, Roupell Park, Norwood Eoad, S.E., 

 for a collection of fruit. 



To Messrs. G. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, for a collection of fruit. 



To the Hereford Fruit and Rose Company, Hereford, for a 

 collection of fruit. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Gaymer & Sons, Attleboro', Norfolk, for a collection 

 of Apples selected for cider. 



To Messrs. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, for a collection of fruit. 



Special Vote of Thanhs. 



To the Superindendent, Mr. A. J. Brown, Chertsey Boys' 

 Home, Chertsey, for a collection of Apples and Pears. 



Besides the fruit staged for prizes, there was almost as much, 

 if not more, sent for exhibition alone, not for competition, to 

 which the medals immediately preceding were awarded. 



By command of Her Majesty the Queen, Mr. Owen Thomas, 

 Chief of the Boyal Gardens, Windsor, exhibited a magnificent 

 collection containing Apples, Pears, Pines, Grapes, Melons, 

 Plums, Tomatos, Peaches, and Nectarines. The Pears shown in- 

 cluded Beurre d'Amanlis, Pitmaston Duchess, Doyenne Boussoch, 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey, Madame Treyve, Durondeau, and 

 others. Amongst the Apples were Bramley's Seedling, Frogmore 

 Prolific, Wellington, Peasgood's Nonesuch, Golden Noble, Flower 

 of Hants, and Ribston Pippin. The Frogmore selected Tomatos 

 were very beautiful, and the Pines were very fine. 



With respect to this beautiful exhibit, sent by the kindness of 

 the Queen, it may be as well to emphasize the point that it was 

 distinctly not for competition, because a fanciful report was pub- 

 lished in one of the society papers to the effect that the Queen 

 had won " the First Prize," much to the disgust of the other com- 

 petitors, who wished they had the same means at command as 

 Her Majesty has. It is needless to say the report was a mere 

 flight of fancy, probably created by the desire to supply some- 

 thing sensational at the cost of the chief lady in the land. The 

 kindness of Her Majesty was most heartily appreciated by the 

 President and Council, who recognised it in the only way in their 

 power — by an address of thanks, and by the award of a medal 

 according to the excellence of the fruit in the Judges' opinion. 



A very fine collection was sent by Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, 



