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THE GARDENING WORLD 
December 17, 1904. 
concerned might have the advantage of the information sup¬ 
plied in concrete and handy form. The information included 
various articles treating of different phases of the Sweet Pen, 
classification list and last year’s audit of the varieties, the 
number of which has now been reduced from 100 to something 
like 78. The others are therefore regarded as scarcely worthy 
of the attention of cultivators. 
Percy Waterer, Esq., was elected president of the society m 
place of Mr. Henry Eckford, who has retired on account of 
advancing age. Mr. C. W. Breadmore, of Winchester, was 
elected chairman of committee in place of Mr. Whitpame Nut- 
ting, who is retiring from this post, but still remaining a 
member of the society. N. N. Sherwood, Esq,, was unanimous y 
re-elected treasurer. Mr. H. J. Wright was elected hon secre¬ 
tary of the society, his duties being now those of general secre¬ 
tary as well as exhibition secretary. During the whole time 
he has been connected with the society he has laboured on 
its behalf with great enthusiasm. A few of those on the general 
committee resigned, including W. A. Bilnev, Esq., Mr. H. J. 
Cutbush, and Mr. 11, Sydenham. In order to fill the positions 
vacated by these and Mr. C. W. Breadmore, Messrs. E. E. 
Hawes, R, H. Pearson, Whitpaine Nutting, and W. Pagram were 
elected. Mr. Nutting was thanked for his services as^ chair¬ 
man of the committee during the past year. After the General 
Committee had left, the Executive Committee remained and dis¬ 
cussed some matters of business, and it was airanged that the 
next meeting should be held at the Hotel Windsor, Victoria 
Street, London, S.W., on December 29th, at 5 p.m. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
Colonial-Grown Fruit. 
December I3th and I4th. 
The Agent-General for Nova Scotia, Canadian Court, Crystal 
Palace, S.E., put up a splendid exhibit of the well-known large 
and highly coloured Apples from Nova Scotia. There were fine 
highly coloured samples of Apples Fallawater, Stark, Baldwin, 
Northern Spy, King of Tompkins County, Sweet Russet, Ben 
Davis, Ontario, Blenheim, Esopus Spitzenburg, Wagner, and 
other now well-known Apples that prove so suitable for the 
North American Continent generally. (Silver Gilt Knightian 
Medal.) 
R, Martin-Holland, Esq., Overbury Court, Tewkesbury, ex¬ 
hibited an interesting collection of dried fruits in a case. 
(Silver Banksian Medal.) 
The Lady Warwick College, Studley Castle, Warwick, ex¬ 
hibited a fine stand of bottled fruits in great variety. (Silver 
Gilt Knightian Medal.) 
Messrs." Yeatman and Co., Limited, Denmark Street, Lon¬ 
don, E., had an extensive exhibit of home preserved and bottled 
British-grown fruits. (Silver Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Lord Llangattock (gardener, Mr. Comber), The Hendre, Mon¬ 
mouth, staged five huge Pineapples. (Silver Gilt Knightian 
Medal.) 
The Brynderi Horticultural Society, Brynderi, Abergavenny 
(Miss G. Jackson), had also an exhibit of home-grown and 
bottled fruits. 
Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart, (gardener, Mr. W. Plester), Elsen- 
ham, Essex, had a very attractive exhibit of table jams, Me. 
(Silver Gilt Knightian Medal.) 
Miss C. E. Martin, Willowbrook, Auburn, New York, U.S.A., 
had an exhibit of Peach chutney, Brandy Pears, Chow-choW 
(Sechium edule), stuffed Peppers, sliced green Tomatos, etc. 
Jamaica was represented otherwise than above mentioned by 
a collection of water-coloured paintings of the Grandilla and 
other edible Passion-flowers, fruits of the Plantain (which re¬ 
quire to be cooked before they are fit for eating), also pictures 
of Lucuma Mammosa, the Papaw, Cherimoya, Custard Apple, 
Star Apple, Sapodilla, Pineapple, and various members of the 
Orange tribe. 
A Gold Medal was awarded to the Agent-General for British 
Columbia, Salisbury House, Finsbury Circus, E.C., for the 
exhibit of British Columbian Apples, as mentioned in our 
leader. 
A Silver Gilt Medal was awarded to the Dominion of Canada 
for Apples, also mentioned as above. 
A Silver Gilt Medal was awarded to Messrs. James Phillip 
and Co. for a collection of West Indian produce, detailed in our 
leader. 
Messrs. E. and T. Pink, Staple Street, London, S.E., exhi¬ 
bited a fine stand of bottled fruits and jams, including fine 
samples of Apple jelly of a clear light amber colour, solid m 
consistency and of a rich aromatic flavour. (Silver Knightian 
Medal.) 
Mrs. T. C. Shaw, Huntsville, Farnliam, Surrey, exhibited a 
collection of home-grown fruits, such as Plums, Currants, and 
Whortleberries, the latter being shown under the name of 
Herts jam. The sample was a very good one, and it has the 
interest attached to it of being not only British grown, but a 
native of British woods, the fruits having been gathered in 
Surrey. She also had lemon jelly and marmalade, all of which 
consisted of fruit and cane sugar entirely. 
The Superintendent of Forests and Gardens, Penang, sent 
an interesting collection of tropical bottled fruits. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Fowler, Lee and Co., 18, Bank Street, Maidstone, 
exhibited a large display of well-prepared bottled fruits. (Silver 
Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
A small exhibit of bottled fruits, British grown, was made by 
the Horticultural College, Swanley. 
A Silver Knightian Medal was awarded to Sir William Pear¬ 
son, Bart., for his fruiting plants of Musa Cavendislii. 
A Silver Gilt Knightian Medal was awarded the Royal Mail 
Steam Packet Company for their fine collection of tropical fruits 
and vegetables. Both of these exhibits are described on p. 1024. 
Messrs. C. Lunn and Co., Kirkburton, Huddersfield, had a 
collection of bottled fruits, to show the use and value of their 
patent glass-stoppered bottles, a simple yet ingenious inven¬ 
tion. They showed samples of eggs preserved by waterglass. 
Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Lowfield Nurseries, Crawley, 
Sussex, had a splendid exhibit of home-grown Apples and Peai-s. 
(Silver Knightian Medal.) 
Messrs. H. Canned and Sons, Eynsford, Kent, had a large 
collection of home-grown fruit, consisting chiefly of Apples. 
(Gold Medal.) 
There was also a competition for home-grown and home- 
bottled fruits, for which numerous entries were made. The 
first prize, for 18 jars, was secured by Mrs, Banks, Hasland 
Ha.ll, Chesterfield ; the second prize was won by Mrs. E. Beckett, 
Aldenham House Gardens, Elstree, Herts ; C. O. Walter, Esq., 
Ickleton House, Wantage, Berks, came in third. 
For twelve jars of home-grown and bottled fruits the lead 
was taken by Mrs. W. H. Plowman, Heath Cottage, Bedding- 
ton Corner, Mitcham; Mrs. H. Y. Thompson, 19, Portman 
Square, London, W., came in second ; and Henry Bates, Esq., 
Salisbury Villa, Robertsbridge-, was third. 
At the general meeting of the society, held during the after¬ 
noon of the 13th, 26 new Fellows were elected. 
Mr. W. G. Freeman, late Scientific Assistant to the Imperial 
Department of Agriculture in the West Indies, and now super¬ 
intendent of the economic collections at the Imperial Institute, 
delivered a lecture on the “Fruits of the West Indies,” which 
was fully illustrated with models and actual specimens of the 
fruits in question, with diagrams, and with a long series of 
magnificent water-colour drawings, from the Imperial Institute 
collection, which were shown in the Exhibition Hall. The h-c- 
t.urer remarked that the exhibits in the West Indian section 
rendered it unnecessary for him to devote any time to proving 
what must be to all a self-evident fact—that the West Indies 
were capable of producing a great variety of fruits of a high 
order of excellence. 
By means of a series of specially prepared diagrams it was 
shown that the exports of fruits had advanced by leaps and 
bounds, and fruit was now established as one of the leading 
West Indian industries. By far the greater portion of the 
trade was, however, as yet with the United States, and the 
quantities of Bananas, Oranges, etc., imported into the United 
Kingdom from the West Indies was shown to. be very small 
compared with the quantities sent to the United States of 
America, or with the imports into the United Kingdom from 
foreign countries. This trade was undoubtedly capable of great- 
expansion. 
As instance of the practical value of the work which is being 
carried on for the improvement of the fruit trade by the 
botanical workers in the West Indies, the system of botanic 
stations under the control of the Imperial Department of Agri¬ 
culture was described, and it was shown how from the Dominica. 
Station over 57,000 plants had been distributed to planters in 
one year, including large numbers of budded Oranges and other 
high-class fruit plants. All who had ever handled a West 
Indian Lime tree would appreciate the discovery of “ spineless 
Lime,” plants of which were now being distributed to planters. 
In other directions a large amount of work was being carried 
on to improve methods of packing and grading of fruit, points 
of the utmost importance if confidence was to be established 
between producer and importer. This work must go hand-in- 
hand with improvements in slapping facilities. 
