XXViii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
constitution than ‘ Dumelow’s,’ and if this should by experience 
prove to be the case, it will no doubt in time supplant its parent. 
The brilliant scarlet and yellow stripes of colour, though adding 
greatly to its beauty, do not, of course, add to its cooking 
qualities. 
Mrs. Wingfield (gr. Mr. Empson), Ampthill House, sent a 
beautiful dish of ‘ Chiswick Red ’ Tomatos. 
Lord Sufneld (gr. Mr. Allan), Gunton Park, sent a new Pear 
named ‘ Blickling,’ after the locality in which it was believed to 
have originated. The fruits were very sweet and juicy and 
excellent for the time of year, but in outward appearance very 
like ‘ Josephine de Malines,’ only without its distinctive flesh and 
flavour. 
Lord Foley (gr. Mr. Miller), Ruxley Lodge, sent a collection 
of Apples, Pears, and Mushrooms. 
Mr. George Mount, Canterbury, brought a collection of 
Apples. 
Messrs. Sutton, of Reading, sent Broccoli and Peas in 
excellent condition. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee, March 8, 1898. 
T. Francis Rivers, Esq., V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty 
members present. 
Awards Recommended: — 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Mrs. Wingfield (gr. Mr. Empson), Ampthill, for 20 dishes 
of Apples. 
Bronze Banksian Medal. 
To C. P. Serocold, Esq. (gr. Mr. Bullock), Taplow Hill, for 
8 dishes of Apples. 
First-class Certificate. 
To Cucumber £ Every Day * (votes, 10 for), from Her Majesty’s 
Gardens, Windsor (gr. Mr. Owen Thomas, V.M.H.). The fruits 
shown were superb, and they had been cut from plants of which 
the seed was sown only since Christmas. (See page xxvi.) 
Cultural Commendation. 
To Mr. Wythes (gr. to Earl Percy, Syon), for two bundles of 
