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ripen it well, and its shy setting qualities in the hands of inexperi- 

 enced people. After a thorough knowledge of its habits is attained, 

 if the roots are in a good border, it can be depended upon as a regular 

 bearing grape, for the whole of the bunches cut last year from our 

 house here averaged between four and six pounds, and each vine had 

 the same number of bunches. 



The late grapes must not be forgotten, and I shall have no fear 

 of doing wrong in giving Mrs. Prince's Black Muscat the first place, 

 whether for free bearing, rich flavour, or good keeping qualities. It 

 is now known to be one of the best late-keeping grapes in every way. 

 Next in importance we have the Kempsey Alicante, a remarkably 

 fine grape for late work, being rather a better setter than Lady 

 Downe's Seedling, though I have no difficulty with either. Until last 

 year, the flavour of the former has been rather the best, from vines 

 growing side by side in the same house, but last year the latter was 

 the richest of the two. The Calabrian Raisin is a well-flavoured 

 white grape for late keeping, but not particularly handsome in ap- 

 pearance. The Madresjield Court I do not know much about, there- 

 fore am unable to give it a character, but I consider that the Black 

 Barbarossa is fit only to make a bonfire with the wood. It is a 

 troublesome grape to grow, and when grown, not worth having. 



GEASSES EOE "WINTER BOUQUETS. 



BY KAEL PEOSPEB. 



AM much blamed that I did not give a list of grasses as 

 well as of Everlasting Elowers in my paper last month. 

 Well, there is still good time to buy and to sow them. 

 Such as are to be grown will be found in every good 

 seed catalogue, and the way I recommend the amateur 

 to proceed is to sow all in pots, and forward them in a cold frame, or 

 a verv gentle heat, and plant them out when genial weather occurs, 

 provided they are large enough to be turned out completely without 

 injury to their roots. 



The following is a list of grasses suitable to grow in the garden 

 or collect from the hedgerows (as the case may be), for associating 

 with helychrisums, etc. In the first list are such as may be pur- 

 chased in seeds or plants : — Avena sterilis, Agrostis nebulosa, A. plu- 

 mosa, A. pulchella, remarkably pretty ; Bromus brizceformis, Chloris 

 radiata, Chloropsis Blanc hordiana, Brim maxima, gracilis, and minor. 

 Ceratachloa pendula, large imposing spike ; Chloris barbata, Erag- 

 rostis elegans, Hordeum jubatum, DactylacteneuniAEgi/pticum, Elymus 

 glauca, Lagurus ovatus, Lcptochloa Schimperiana, Mouochyron roseum, 

 Panicum sulcatum, Paspalum stoloniferum, Pennisetum longistylum, 

 Stipa eleqantissima, Lappago racemosa, Milium multiflorum, Panicum 

 compressum, P. jumentorum, Sefaria macroseta, Gynerium argenteum. 

 The following are wild grasses of the most beautiful character : — 

 Phleum pratense, Milium effusum, Agrostis spica venti, Aira c&spitosa, 



