XXXii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Messrs. John Laing & Son, Forest Hill, for 60 dishes of 

 well-grown Apples. 



To Mr. S. Mortimer, The Nurseries, Farnham, for a collection 

 of Apples and Grapes, well coloured. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To J. W. Melles, Esq., Sewardstone Lodge, Chingford 

 (gardener, Mr. Nicholson), for 20 dishes of Pears. 



First Class Certificate. 



To Melon Beauty of Syon (votes, unanimous), from Mr. 

 Wythes. Fruit rather small ; bright orange-yellow skin and scarlet 

 flesh. Bemarkably fine quality. 



To Tomato Ladybird (votes, 10 for), from Mr. W. C. Leach, 

 Albury Park. Fruits large, handsome, deep red. 



Award of Merit. 



To Apple Monstrous Incomparable (votes, unanimous), from 

 Mr. H. Becker, Jersey. Very large, pale yellow fruits, greatly 

 resembling Golden Noble. 



Cultural Commendation. 

 To Mr. E. Molyneux, Swanmore Park, Bishop's Waltham, 

 for beautiful examples of Warner's King, Mere de Menage, and 

 Cox's Orange Apples. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Cooper, Taber, & Co., Bivenhall, Essex, exhibited two 

 miniature varieties of Melon — No. 1 named New American Golden 

 Lemon, No. 2 American Golden Peach. These proved moderately 

 pleasant to the taste, and were very interesting. Messrs. Cooper 

 & Co. also submitted a short green Bidge Cucumber named The 

 Japanese Pole Cucumber, and a box of Worcester Pearmain 

 Apple, very highly coloured. 



Mr. Becker sent several kinds of Apples — No. 2 Jersey Lily, 

 No. 3 Admirable Jaune, and No. 4 Boyal Jersey — which were 

 not considered equal to other similar sorts in cultivation. 



Seedling Apples were also exhibited by the following, viz. : 

 Messrs. Dickson & Co., Edinburgh, who staged one named 

 James Grieve, a pale yellow fruit ; Mr. J. Bowerman, Hackwood 

 Park ; Mr. W. Longley, The Mall Nursery, Faversham ; Mr. 

 Taylor, Isleworth ; Mr. Smith, Loddington ; Mr. W. Bull, 

 Ramsden ; Mr. Bobt. Morrow, Leominster. 



