FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE, SEPTEMBER 3 & 10. CCXXxix 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 



September 3, 1912. 



Sub-Committee at Wisley. 



Mr. George Bunyard, V.M.H., in the Chair, and six members 



present. 



The following produce from the trials was recommended for the 

 inspection of the full Committee at their next meeting: — 

 Potatos: — No. 29. British Queen, A.M. 

 No. 35. James Gibson. 

 No. 4:1. Conquest. 

 No. 49. Great Scot, A.M. 

 No. 53. Harbinger, A.M. 

 No. 63. The Diamond. 



Autumn- fruiting Strawberry ' Merveille de France. ' 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, September 10, 1912. 

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



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Knightian Medal. 



To H. B. Brandt, Esq. (gr. Mr. Heron), Nutfield, for fruit. 

 To A. W. Merry, Esq. (gr. Mr. Keif), Welwyn, for fruit. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To H. V. Woodgates, Esq., Worcester Park, for Apples. 



Award of Merit. 



To Potato ' The Diamond ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Barr, Covent Garden. 



To Strawberry * Merveille de France ' (votes, 6 for, 2 against), 

 from Messrs. Bunyard, Maidstone. An autumn-fruiting variety of 

 vigorous habit. It is a good cropper, and the fruits are of medium 

 size, round, blood-red ; seeds prominent, pale green ; flesh white, 

 tinged with red; flavour good. 



Highly Commended. 



Potato * Conquest,' from Messrs. Dobbie, Edinburgh. 



Potato ' James Gibson, ' from Mr. E. Staward, Hertford. 



The above varieties of potatos and the strawberry were grown 

 in the trials at Wisley. For descriptions of the former see Eeport 

 of Potato Trial at Wisley (p. 565). 



