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Mr. G. E. Dyke, Milborne Port : Apple ' Kingsbury Pippin.' 
Messrs. Harrison, Leicester : Apple for naming and Marrow-stem 
Kale. 
Mr. A. Tidy, Cobham : Apple ' Ottershaw Pippin.' 
Mr. W. Wilmot, Langley Mill: Apple 'Mrs. Wilmot's Seedling.' 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee, October io, 1916. 
Mr. J. Cheal, V.M.H., in the Chair, and six members present. 
Awards Recommended : — 
Silver Hogg Medal. 
To C. A. Cain, Esq., J. P. (gr. Mr. T. Pateman), Welwyn, for a collec- 
tion of fruit. 
Silver Knightian Medal. 
To The Barnham Nurseries, Barnham Junction, for Apples. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To J. Chivers, Esq., Cambridge, for a collection of fruit. 
Other Exhibits. 
Mr. C. Bradshaw, Hillsborough : Grape ' Cooper's Black.' 
C. A. Nix, Esq., Crawley : Cydonia japonica Wilsonae. 
Mr. W. Roberts, Melamore : Grape ' Cooper's Black.' 
Sir Albert Rollit, LL.D., D.C.L., Chertsey : Musa Ensete in flower. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee, October 24, 1916. 
Mr. J. Cheal, V.M.H., in the Chair, and eleven members present. 
Award Recommended : — 
Award of Merit. 
To Plum ' Orpington Prolific ' (votes 8 for, 3 against), from 
Mr. H. Close, Orpington. A small oval Gage Plum of a greenish- 
yellow colour when ripe, sometimes covered with russet. It has 
a good Gage flavour, and is a very valuable variety on account of its 
lateness. It ripens from the end of October to early in November, 
and is a prolific bearer and a free grower. 
Other Exhibits. 
Messrs. Chapman, Rye : Capsicum ' Rotherside Mammoth.' 
Hon. Vicary Gibbs, Elstree : collections of Black Grapes for 
comparison with ' Cooper's Black ' Grape. 
