October 11, 1894. 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
343 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
October 9th. 
Notwithstanding the thick fog which prevailed in the metropolis 
on Tuesday last, the Drill Hall, James Street, S.W, was well filled with 
fruit, flowers, and vegetables. Some very fine collections of Apples and 
Pears were exhibited, and flowers were well represented. The light, 
however, was by no means good, and this made it somewhat difficult to 
define the correct colour of some novelties that were staged. 
Fruit Committee. —Present : Philip Crowley, Esq. (in the chair), 
with Rev. W. Wilks and T. F. Rivers, G. Bunyard, A. Young, J. Cheal, 
Champion, a mixture of scarlet and green flesh; also another and rather 
better fruit, but the season is too late for the development of flavour in 
Melons, and it was suggested that fruits be sent in the summer. 
Mr. F. Fewster, Stockton-on-Tees, showed a new Apple, Richard 
Cobden, a medium, conical, firm fruit; but as there was nothing to 
indicate its superiority over existing varieties no award was made. 
Mrs. Wingfield, Ampthill House, Beds (Mr. Empion,igardener), sent a 
bunch of a new black late Grape, Mrs. Wingfield, a large oval, well- 
flavoured Grape with a thick skin. It was desired to see it after 
Christmas, as it was thought, if it proved a good keeper, it would be 
a useful variety. 
Fig. 58.—PHYSALIS ALKEKENGI FRANCHETTI. (^See imge 345.) 
T. J. Saltmarsh, A. H. Pearson, H. J. Veitch, A. J. Laing, W. Bates, 
J. Hudson, F. Q. Lane, G. T. Miles, G. Norman, E. Gilman, A. Dean, 
G. W. Cummins, G. Wythes, J. Willard, H. Balderson, and J. Wright. 
There was a remarkable display of fruit and vegetables in the form 
of collections both from trade growers and private gardeners, for which 
medals were worthily accorded, as noted below ; specimens of new fruits 
were also placed on the Committee table. Mr. G. R. Beal, gardener to 
J. T. Dydale, Esq., Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Gloucestershire, sent a new 
and very good looking Melon, but decidedly over-ripe, and no award 
could be made. Mr. G, Wythes sent a heavily netted Melon, Bedford 
Messrs. T. Rivers & Son sent magnificent fruits of Doyenne du 
Comice Pears, for which a cultural commendation was unanimously 
accorded; also Rivers’ Late Golden Transparent Gage, and a vote of thanks 
was awarded, the variety having been previously certificated. Mr. H. 
Appleby, Dorking, sent heavily bearing branches of the Diamond Plum 
—a second crop, and the fruits advanced enough for cooking. Mr. 
Rivers observed he had gathered many bushels of second crop Victoria, 
the fruits being of good size and quality. Messrs. Laxton Brothers sent 
a dish of Plums, October Yellow, similar to, but not considered so good 
as, Coe’s Golden Drop. 
