xlvi PEOCEEDING-S OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



T. Sharpe, Esq., Westbury, Wilts ; seedling Apple ' Burcomble.' 

 Messrs. R. Veitch, Exeter; Apples 'Claygate Pearmain,' 'Belle de 

 Pontoise,' and ' Boston Russet.' 



Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea : an Apple for naming. 



Messrs. Wood, Wood Green, N. : ' Copped Hall ' grape- storing bottle. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, March 23, 1909. 

 Mr. G. Bunyard, V.M.H., in the Chair, and thirteen members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver Knightian Medal. 

 To Mr. J. Poupart, Rainham, for Asparagus, &c. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To Miss C. M. Dixon, Chichester, for Strawberries. 



Cultural Commendation. 

 To Mr. A. Poupart, Twickenham, for Seakale. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. G. Fowler Lee, Reading : fruit-bottling appliances. 

 Mr. J. Garland, Exeter : Apple ' Star of Devon,' Pear i Uvedale's St. 

 Germain ' weighing 2 \ lbs. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, April 6, 1909. 

 Mr. G. Bunyard, V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver-gilt Knightian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, for Oranges. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Lord Monson, Lincoln, for twelve dishes of Apples. 

 To Messrs. Veitch, Chelsea, for Lettuces, Cucumbers, &c. 



Award of Merit. 



To Rhubarb ' Dawes' Challenge ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. T. E. 

 Dawes, Kings Lynn. An enormous variety, very prolific, with sticks 

 3 feet 6 inches long and proportionately thick. Bright red, with pink 

 flesh. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Dr. Newington, Ticehurst, for Apples 1 Annie Elizabeth,' ' Prince 

 Albert,' and ' Bramley's Seedling.' 



