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handsome, long kidney shape, white- skinned, of good quality, 

 and an enormous cropper. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Cooper, Taber & Co. sent examples of a fine-looking, 

 rough -skinned Potato, which the Committee recommended 

 should be tried at Chiswick next year. 



Mr. R. H. Vertegans, Birmingham, sent fruit of the Per- 

 simmon (Diospyrus Kaki), grown under glass. 



Mr. Crook, The Gardens, Forde Abbey, Chard, sent fruits of 

 a medium-sized Tomato. 



Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, sent some fine quality fruit of 

 Knight's Monarch Pear. 



Mr. Hudson, The Gardens, Gunnersbury, sent fine examples 

 of Golden Noble and Waltham Abbey Seedling Apples, to show 

 their distinctive characters. 



H. St. Vincent Ames, Esq., Cote House, Westbury-on-Trym 

 (gardener, Mr. Bannister), sent examples of a large handsome 

 Apple, which the Committee proposed should be seen when 

 growing next year by Mr. Peter Veitch, Exeter, who was re- 

 quested to report on it to the Committee. 



A. Smee, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Cummins), again submitted 

 examples of Apple Remborough. A handsome fruit, resembling 

 King of the Pippins. The Secretary was instructed to see the 

 tree next year, and to report. 



Seedling Apples were also shown by Mr. J. Toogood, Alwalton 

 Hall, Peterborough ; Dr. Edward Corkey, Frome ; and Mr. H. C. 

 Prinsep, Buxted Park, Uckfield, and a large number to be named. 



From the Society's Gardens, Chiswick, were sent examples of 

 the following ten varieties of dessert Apples suitable and recom- 

 mended for Christmas use, viz. : American Mother, Cox's Orange 

 Pippin, Blenheim Orange, Cogswell, Braddick's Nonpareil, Rose- 

 mary Russet, King of the Pippins, Dutch Mignonne, Wagener, 

 and Baumann's Red Winter Reinette. Also a small bunch of 

 the white Gros Colmar Grape, still fresh and in good condition, 

 and of good quality. 



From the Gardens were also submitted a collection of 

 varieties of Beets, including the leaf Beets, of which a separate 

 report will be published. 



