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Mr A. Mackel];\r, Royal Garcleus, Windsor: largo ' Liioiof ' 

 Potato from Ireland; weight, 3 lb. 6 oz. 

 Mr. E. S. Morris, Worcester: Apples. 



Fkuit and Vegetable Committee, December 3, 1912. 

 Mr. G. BuNYARD, V.M.H., in the Chair, and fifteen niembers present, 



Awards Recommended: — 



Gold Medal. 



To Mrs. Banks, Grosvenor Square, W., for bottled fruits and 

 vegetables, &c. 



To the Agent-General of British Columbia, for fruit. 



Silver Knightian Medal. 



To Mrs. Miller, Marlow, for Moyleen confections. 

 To Messrs. ■ Westmacott, Leadenhall Street, for South African 

 jams, &c. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for new and rare fruits. 



To Miss Sewell, Harcourt Terrace, S.W., for jams, &c. 



Bronze Banhsian Medal. 

 To Mr. D. E. Tower, Pershore, for bottled fruits. 



Award of Merit. 



To Apple ' Crawley Beauty ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Cheal, Crawley. Fruit large, handsome, of even outline ; eye partly 

 open, set in a wide shallow basin ; stalk ^ inch long, thick, set in a 

 deep cavity; skin green, nearly covered with broadish, deep-set stripes; 

 flesh white, very crisp and juicy, with a splendid acidity, and excellent 

 when cooked. This should prove a valuable variety for market, as 

 the tree is said to be a vigorous grower and free bearer. (Fig. 192.) 



To Apple ' Steyne Seedling ' (votes, unanimous), from Lady 

 Thorny croft, Bembridge, Isle of Wight. Fruit of medium size, and 

 beautiful even shape; eye closed, with erect segments, in a shallow 

 puckered basin ; stalk f inch long, thin and deeply inserted in a rather 

 russet cavity ; skin pale yellow, suffused with pale red and russet on 

 the exposed side; flesh white, crisp, sweet, and very juicy, with a 

 decided * Cox's Orange ' flavour. The tree is stated to be a good 

 grower and free bearer. An excellent dessert variety. 



To Apple * Winter Banana ' (votes, unanimous), from the Agent- 

 General for British Columbia. Fruit large, slightly ribbed; eye closed, 

 set in a wide shallow basin; segments closed; stalk thin, 1 inch long, 

 deeply inserted in a wide, deep, and even cavity; skin pale yellow, with 

 a pinkish-red colour on the exposed side; flesh white, soft, very juicy, 



