cxlviii PEOCEEDiyGS OF THE EOYAL HORTICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. E. Beckett, Aldenliam House Gardens, Elstree, staged Celery 

 ' Aldenham Pink Perfection,' which the Committee wished to be tried at 

 Wisley. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, November 6, 1906. 

 Mr. G. BuxY.iRD, V.M.H., in the Chair, and fifteen members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Hogg Memorial Medal. 



To the Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle, Grantham (gr. Mr. Divers), 

 for a collection of Fruit. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, South Woodford (gr. 

 Mr. Davies), for a group of Chillies. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 



To Mr. H. J. Dover, Langley, Bucks, for ' Muscat of Alexandria ' 

 Grapes. 



To Messrs. Low, Bush Hill Park, for Apples. 



First-cl<iss Certificate. 



To Apple ' James Grieve ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. Divers, gr* 

 to the Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle. An Award of Merit was given 

 to this delicious dessert Apple some years ago. Since then it has proved 

 such a free-bearing excellent variety on almost all soils that the higher 

 award was unanimously granted. Season September and October. 



Other Exhibits. 



Gordon Salmon, Esq., Overton Vicarage, York, sent Apple ' Salmon 

 Ferox.' A seedhng from Cox's Orange Pippin, but not so good as its 

 parent. 



From the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society, Jersey, 

 came an enormous fruit of ' Doyenne du Comice ' Pear, weighing 2 lb. 

 Mr. J. Carter, Woking, brought seedling Apples of no special merit. 

 Messrs. Backhouse, York, sent seedling Apples. 



Mr. J. Hathaway, Baldersby Gardens, Thirsk, also sent seedhng 

 Apples. 



Messrs. Low staged Apple ' Ard Cairn,' a dessert variety of Irish 

 origin and said to keep well till Easter. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, November 20, 1906. 

 Mr. G. BuNYARD, V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty-two members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver-gilt Kniglitian Medal. 



To Mrs. Henderson, Sedgwick, Horsham (gr. Mr. Muddell), for a 

 coUestion of Apples. 



