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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ January 6, 1883. 
and the berries of uniform size, about 3 inches in circumference, juic}^ 
luscious, and refreshing. We shall be glad to inspect the photographs 
referred to, and to publish the cultural notes obligingly promised. Mr. 
Goodacre has exhibited the largest Gros Colmans we have seen this 
year.] 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The following are the members of the three Committees of the above 
Society for 1888 ;— 
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 
Chaieman. 
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, K.C.S.I., M.D., C.B., F.E.S., V.P.L.S., The 
Camp, Sunningdale. 
Vice-Chaiemen. 
Maxwell T. Masters, M.D., F.K.S., Mount Avenue, Ealing, W. 
Eev. M. J. Berkeley, F.E.S., Sibbertoft, Market Harborough. 
F. P. Pascoe, F.L.S., 1, Burlington Eoad, Westbourne Park, W. 
Hon. Seceetaey. 
Eev. Prof. G. Heuslow, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S., Drayton House, Ealing. 
Bennett, Alfred W., M.A., B.Sc., F.L.S., 6, Park Village East, W. 
Boscawen, Hon. and Eev. J. T., Lamorran, Probus, Cornwall. 
Boulger, G. S., 9, Norfolk Terrace, Bayswater, W. 
Burbidge, F. W., F.L.S., Trinity College Gardens, Dublin. 
Church, A. H., F.C.S., Eoyston House, Kew, 
Clarke, Colonel E. Trevor, Welton Place, Daventry. 
Dod, Eev. C. Wolley, Edge Hall, Malpas, Cheshire. 
Glaisher, James, F.E.S., Dartmouth Place, Blackheath, S.B. 
Green, Professor, Pharmaceutical Society, 17, Bloomsbury Square, W.C. 
Lowe, Dr. Wm. Hy., Woodcote, Inner Park Road, Wimbledon. 
Llewelyn, J. T. D., F.L.S., Penllergare, Swansea. 
Lynch, E. Irwin, A.L.S., Botanic Gardens, Cambridge. 
Maw, Geo., F.L.S., Benthall, Kenley, Surrey. 
McLachlan, R., F.R.S., Westview, Clarendon Road, Lewisham, S.E. 
Michael, Albert D., F.L.S., Cadogan Mansions, Sloane Square, S.W. 
Morris, D., F.L.S., Assistant-Director, Royal Gardens, Kew. 
Murray, G., F.L.S., Natural History Museum, South Kensington, S.W. 
O’Brien, James, Harrow-on-the-Hill. 
Plowright, C., F.L.S., 7, King Street, King’s Lynn. 
Eidley, Henry N., B.A., F.L.S., Natural History Museum, South Ken¬ 
sington. 
Scott, D. H., M.A., Ph.D., 8,'Thornton Hill, Wimbledon, S.W. 
Smee, A. H., The Grange, Wallington, Surrey. 
Sniith, Worthington G., F.L.S., High Street, Dunstable. 
Tait, Alfred W., 115, Entre Quintas, Oporto. 
Ward, Professor Marshall, The Laurels, Englefield Green, Staines. 
Wilson, Geo. F., F.R.S. Heatherbank, Weybridge Heath. 
FRUIT COMMITTEE. 
Chaieman. 
Robert Hogg, LL.D., F.L.S., 99, St. George’s Road, S.W. 
Vice-Chaiemen. 
T. F. Rivers, Sawbridgeworth. 
Arthur W. Sutton, Reading. 
H. J. Veitch, F.L.S., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, S.W, 
Seceetaey. 
Archibald F. Barron, Royal Horticultural Society, Chiswick. 
Adams, H. J., Eoseneath, London Road, Enfield, N. 
Barr, Peter, 31, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 
Blackmore, R. D., Teddington. 
Burnett, J., The Gardens, Deepdene, Dorking. 
Cheal, J., Crawley, Sussex. 
Crowley, Philip, Waddon House, Croydon. 
Cummins, G. W., The Grange Gardens, Wallington. ■ 
Denning, W., The Gardens, Londesborough Lodge, Norbiton, Surrey. 
F’ord, Sidney, The Gardens, Leonardsiee, Horsham. 
Haywood, T. B., Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate. 
Howe, C., Benham Park Gardens, Newbury. 
Lee, John, 78, Warwick Gardens, W. 
Marshall, William, Auchinraith, Bexley. 
Miles, George T., The Gardens, Wycombe Abbey, High Wycombe. 
Norman, G., Hatfield House Gardens, Hatfield. 
Paul, William, Waltham Cross, Herts. 
Pearson, Alfred H., The Nurseries, Chilwell, Notts. 
Roberts, J., The Gardens, Gunnersbury Park, Acton, W. 
Ross, Chas., The Gardens, Welford Park, Newbury. 
Saltmarsh, T. J., The Nurseries, Chelmsford. 
Smith, James, The Gardens, Mentmore, Leighton Buzzard. 
Warren, IF., Worton Gardens, Isleworth.. 
Weir, Harrison, Hinwick, Lansdowne Road, Tunbridge Wells. 
Willard, Jesse, Holly Lodge Gardens, Highgate, N. 
IVoodbridge, John, The Gardens, Syon House, Brentford. 
Wr’ght, John, 171, Fleet Street, E.C. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Chaieman. 
Geo. F. Wilson, F.R.S., Heatherbank, Weybridge Heath. 
Vice-Chaiemen. 
Eev. W. Wilks, Shirley Vicarage, Croydon. 
Major Lendy, F.G.S., F.L S., Sunbury-on-Thames. 
H. Herbst, Kew Eoad, Richmond, Surrey. 
Seceetaey. 
Archibald F. Barron, Royal Horticultural Society, Chiswick. 
Baines, Thomas, Fern Cottage, Palmer’s Green, N. 
Ballantine, H., The Dell Gardens, Egham. 
Bates, W., Poulett Lodge Gardens, Twickenham. 
Bennett, H., Shepperton, Walton-on-Thames. 
Cant, B. R., Colchester. 
Dean, E., Ranelagh Road, Ealing, W. 
Druery, C. T., 10, Philpot Lane, E.C. 
Dominy, John, 11, Tadema Eoad, Chelsea, S.W. 
Duffield, G., The Gardens, Bramford Lodge, Winchmore Hill, N 
Fraser, John, Lea Bridge Eoad, Le^tonstone, E. 
Goldring. Wm., 52, Gloucester Eoad, Kew. 
Hibberd, J. Shirley, 1, Priory Road, The Green, Kew. 
Hill, E., The Gardens, Tring Park, Tring. 
Holmes, W., Frampton Park Nurseries, Hackney, E. 
Laing, John, The Nurseries, Forest Hill. 
Lowe, Dr. W. H., Woodcote, Inner Park Eoad, Wimbledon. 
Masters, Maxwell T., M.D., F.R.S., Mount Avenue, Ealing, W. 
Nicholson, G., Royal Gardens, Kew. 
Noble, C., Sunningdale Nursery, Bagshot. 
O’Brien, James. West Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill. 
Paul, George, The Old Nursery, Cheshunt, Herts. 
Pilcher, Charles, 84, Eingford Road, West Hill, Wandsworth, S.W. 
Pollett, H. M., Fernside, Bickley, Kent. 
Walker, J. Whitton, Middlesex. 
Wildsmith, W., The Gardens, Heckfield Place, Winchfield. 
Wynne, Brian, 17, Catherine Street, Strand, W.C. 
PACKING FRUIT. 
In many, indeed in most gardening establishments in the king¬ 
dom, fruit has to he packed regularly once or twice a week ‘during 
certain seasons, and often sent long distances both hy rail and boat 
for the family use. In any case when fruit has to be sent either 
for short or long journeys it cannot be packed too carefully, for 
unless it is properly packed, no matter how excellent the fruit may 
be, it will be sure to come to grief before it gets to its destination, 
and give dissatisfaction to the employer and much annoyance to the 
gardener who is responsible for not having packed it properly. 
Some gardeners of considerable experience use dry soft moss for 
packing in preference to any other material, while others recom¬ 
mend paper shavings and cotton wadding as suitable material. For 
general packing, and for mixed fruits, including Pine Apples, 
Melons, Apples, Pears, Lemons, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Grapes, &c., 
all to be packed in one box, I use soft hay made from grass about 
6 or 7 inches long. I have packed with this for many years, and I 
find it answers the purpose better than anything I have ever tried. 
Grass to make this packing material can be found in sufiBcient 
quantity in every place in the country where there is a lawn or 
grass banks, which are kept short by mowing. The same cannot he 
said in favour of procuring moss, as it is not in every place that 
good packing moss can be found in a sufficient quantity for that 
purpose. 
"We make the hay as follows :—After the grass has been cut the 
first time in the season a piece is selected, and allowed to grow to 
the height of 6 or 7 inches, when it is cut and made in the usual 
way, but it is thoroughly dried before being stored away to prevent 
it heating. The hay is soft and flexible, and if returned in the 
empty boxes (as in my case) it improves in quality, and will last 
for a long time in good condition fresh and free from dust If it 
should get a little damp at any time it can be put out in the fresh 
air on a fine day and turned over several times, when it will soon 
dry and regain elasticity. 
In packing, the Pine Apples, Melons, Tomatoes, and Cucumbers 
are rolled singly in paper and tied with string. The bottom of the 
box is covered with about an inch of hay and the Cucumbers 
placed flat at the bottom, then Melons and Pine Apples follow, and 
are all packed tightly by filling up every little space between the 
fruits, so that the box may be turned upside down without fear of 
the contents falling out. About another inch of hay is spread over 
these, and the surface made level,,when a layer of Apples or Pears 
—as the case may be—are packed neatly, and all the interstices 
between filled up tightly, so that the fruit cannot move in any 
direction. Another layer of hay is added, and the fruit packed 
in the same way until the box is filled. I always leave sufficient 
space for the Grapes at the top of the box to finish with in the 
