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very large size, and inclined to the cockscomb shape ; in flavour it was 

 considered to be too acid to be agreeable. Mr. Snow also exhibited two 

 seedling late Strawberries of his own raising, which presented singular 

 discrepancies in quality, and it was therefore considered desirable that 

 he should again produce them at the meeting this month. Mr. Knevett, 

 of Isleworth, sent a basket of a new seedling Strawberry of very large 

 size, one specimen measuring six inches and a quarter in circumference. 

 It is heart shaped, dark red in colour, and the seeds, which are small, 

 almost level with the surface. The flesh is of a deep colour, and 

 tolerably solid for the size of the fruit. It was considered a very good 

 Strawberry for its size, with a flavour which renders it worthy of 

 cultivation, and certainly superior to most of the other large Strawberries 

 which have hitherto been introduced. Mr. Snow again furnished a 

 bunch of his new seedling black Grape, raised from the Black Hamburgh 

 fertilised by • the White Muscat. The berries are of good size, 

 varying in form from round, like the Hamburgh, to oval, like the 

 Muscat. The skin is black, and, though not thick, is tough — a property 

 which enables the fruit to hang and bear carriage well. The flesh is 

 melting and remarkably rich in flavour, fully charged with the aroma 

 of the ]\Iuscat, and with an unusually high perfume. The number of 

 seeds varies from one to two, and in some cases they are wanting. 

 Mr. Snow having expressed a wish that the Society should name his 

 new Grape, Mr. Hogg proposed that it should be called Snow's Muscat 

 Hamburgh, which was approved of It ripens as early, and with the 

 same degree of heat as the Black Hamburgh. Mr. Snow also 

 exhibited a basket of remarkably fine specimens of Elton Cherries from 

 a wall, which were greatly admired. Mr. Rivers exhibited specimens 

 of Muscat St. Laurence, a white Grape of the Chasselas or Muscadine 

 family. The bunch is similar to that of the White Muscadine ; the 

 berries small, round, and greenish in colour ; the skin is thin, flesh very 

 tender and juicy, with a slight trace of Muscat in it. The specimens 

 exhibited were ripened under glass ; but Mr. Rivers stated, as its 

 chief recommendation, that it would ripen out of doors as freely as the 

 Sweetwater and Muscadine. Mr. Theodore Von Spreckelsen, Hamburgh; 

 and Mr. Lewis Solomon, of Covent Garden, were elected new members, j 



HILLINGDON COURT, UXBRIDGE, 



THE SEAT OF CHARLES MILLS, ESQ. 



Mr. Mills has long been an ardent patron of horticulture, but it was 

 not till within these last few years that he has carried into practice so 

 successfully every branch of gardening, and to so great an extent, as 

 may now be seen at Hillingdon Court. Mr. Constantine, the gardener 

 here, is a most successful grower of forced fruits, plants, and general 

 garden produce. A new mansion has lately been erected, and 

 surrounded with grounds of considerable beauty. A Box garden, 

 designed by Mr. Nesfield, is situated at the east end of the mansion, 

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