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on-Trym, Bristol, sent a good di*h of well-coloured Doyenne de Boussoch 
Pears, for which a vote of thanks was accorded. Mr. W. Roupell, 
Streatham Hill, sent four excellent dishes of early dessert Apples— 
Mr. Gladstone, Irish Peach, Red Astrachan, and Devonshire Quarrenden, 
grown on dwarf trees in his garden within five miles of Charing 
Cross. They were very good and remarkably well coloured, Mr. Roupell 
attributing their rich appearance largely to the use of soot in the soil, 
and he is probably right. Mr. T. Laxton, Bedford, sent a dish of a new 
dessert Apple named Harvest Queen. The fruits somewhat resemble 
Irish Peach in character, but were much paler and less richly flavoured 
than that excellent variety. Ho award was made. Mr. T. Burton, 
Bexley Heath, sent four boxes of very fine Peaches, and a vote of thanks 
was accorded, a medal having previously been recommended for his 
produce. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., sent fruits of Prunus Pissardi, 
request was made that a dish he sent to Chiswick for comparison with 
the varieties grown there. It is no doubt an excellent variety. Messrs. 
Sutton & Sons sent samples of their new climbing Bean Tender and True. 
The pods were straight, stout, and brittle, somewhat resembling fine- 
examples of Canadian Wonder, but thicker, and they were borne in 
extraordinary profusion on plants that were sent to show the- 
productiveness of the variety. As this new Bean is being grown at 
Chiswick it was considered advisable for it to be inspected there with 
others that would be brought under notice. It was stated in discussion 
that when Dwarf Kidney Beans, such as Canadian Wonder and others,, 
are grown in Italy and the warm districts of Southern Europe generally 
that they develop into runners—a circumstance that is by no means 
generally known in this country. 
Flokal Committee. —Present: Messrs. W. Marshall (in the chair), 
B. Wynne, Herbst, R. Dean, C. T. Druery, W. C. Leach, W. Goldring,, 
Fig. 27.—GATHERING STRAWBERRIES AT SWANLEY. (See page 172) 
identical with those of the Myrobalan or Cherry Plum, from which the 
purple-leaved variety presumably originated either from seed or by 
sporting (vote of thanks). Dr. Hogg placed on the table fruiting sprays 
of a Plum almost exactly resembling Cherries, but rounder, glossy red 
in colour, and deepening to nearly black when fully ripe. They were 
the growths of the stock on which a double flowering Peach had been 
worked that he obtained from the Continent many years ago. The 
variety was new to him and apparently all else at the table, but it was 
thought it might be a seminal variety of the Myrobalan. Dr. Hogg 
drew attention to the circumstance that though several varieties of 
Plum stocks were well known and largely employed by nurserymen 
little or nothing appeared to be known about their fruits. A vo.e of 
thanks was accorded to the Doctor for the specimens and his observa- 
10U Mr. James Foster, 14, Horse Market, Kettering, sent a dish of fine 
looking white kidney Potatoes named Tit Bits, but no award was made. 
Mr W. C. Leach, gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, Albury 
Park Gardens, Guildford, sent a dish of Sutton’s Emperor of Germany 
Runner Bean. The pods were straight, very fleshy, and brittle, and a 
G. Phippen, G. Nicholson, H. CanneP, C. Jefferies, T. Baines, H. H. 
D’Ombrain, W. Bain, C. E. Pearson, W. Ingram, C. Noble, J. Fraser, 
W. H. Williams, and Jas. Walker. Amongst the plants in the scope of 
this Committee, 
Dahlias were a strong fea'ure. There was quite a large display ot 
them in the various sections. Messrs. Cheal & Sons of Crawley had. 
some beautiful stands of Show, Bouquet, Cactus and single varieties. Toe 
latter comprised a number of well-known varieties, together with one or 
two novelties. T. W. Girdlestone is a remarkably neat and pleasiDg 
bloom, not too large ; the petals white, margined broadly with crimson. 
Cleopatra is purplish brown, Duchess of Fife dull orange, and Eclipse 
rosy magenta. The Cactus and Decorative varieties also embraced several 
of comparatively recent introduction. Black Prince (new) is a large 
bold flower, purplish black, and darker than Zulu. Robert Maher, Lady 
E. Dyke, Henry Patrick, and Marchioness of Bute were all noteworthy. 
Messrs. Cheal also had a collection of their Tom Thumb Dahlias in pots, 
and ranging from 9 to 15 inches in height. A vote of thanks was 
awarded for these, and a silver Banksian medal for the larger collection. 
Mr. S. Mortimer, Swiss Nursery, Rowledge, Farnham, had some very 
