FEUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE, JUNE 15 & 20. 



CXXl 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, June 15, 1911. 



Sub-Committee at Wisley. 



Mr. J. WiLLARD in the Chair, and six members present. 



The following recommendations were made for the consideration 

 of the full Committee at their next meeting: — 



Award of Merit. 



To Cucumber No. 32 (' Pride of the Market '). 

 To Cucumber No. 47 (' Telegraph Improved '). 



Highly Commended (XXX). 



Cucumber No. 40 (' Eoyal Osborne '). 



Pea No. 2 (' Abundance '). 



Pea No. 43 (' Empress of India '). 



Pea No. 51 (' Giant Lightning '). 



Pea No. 91 (' May Queen '). 



Pea No. 100 (' Pioneer '). 



Pea No. 112 (' Eeady Eeckoner '). 



Pea No. 159 (' World's Eecord '). 



Commended (XX), 



Cucumber No. 5 (' Cardiff Castle '). 

 Cucumber No. 37 (' Eeliance '). 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee, June 20, 1911. 

 Mr, G. BuNYARD, V.M.H., in the Chair, and sixteen members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Gold Medal. 



To Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, for vegetables. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Mr. S. Mortimer, Farnham, for Cucumbers. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To Mr. A. G. Harwood, Colchester, for Asparagus. 



Award of Merit. 



To Cucumber ' Pride of the Market ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden. A medium-sized cucumber of the 

 Rochford type; 14 inches long; ribbed, and having rather a long neck 

 and black spines. A very prolific bearer. 



To Cucumber ' Telegraph Improved ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Carter, Eaynes Park. A good cucumber of the Telegraph 

 type, 15 in. long, slightly ridged, dark green, practically spineless; 

 neck, short ; a good cropper. 



* See footnote, p. 399. 



