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examples of Black Frontignan, large both in bunch and berry, and 

 quite black. The finest Muscat Grapes came from Mr. Turnbull ; and 

 Mr. Clements also had good Muscats ; but they were too green to be 

 taken notice of by the judges. Mr. Ingram also sent good Muscats. 

 Mr. Williams, gardener to C. B. Warner, Esq., Mr. Ayres, gardener to 

 Lord Southampton, and ]\Ir. Forsyth, gardener to Baron Rothschild, 

 contributed good JNIuscadines. Grapes in pots, admirable specimens, 

 were furnished by Mr. Forsyth ; these were Black Hamburgh, whose 

 only fault was their not being quite coloured enough. ]\Ir. Fleming, 

 Cliveden, also had very good Grapes in pots. The sorts were Black 

 Hamburgh, and Muscat ; the latter were, however, unripe. Of Peaches 

 and Nectarines, excellent fruit, large, and well ripened, came from Mr. 

 James, gardener to C. H. Leigh, Esq. The varieties were stated to be 

 Royal George Peaches, and Violette Hative and Red Roman Nectarines. 

 Mr. Clement's Peaches were called White Magdalen and Noblesse ; 

 and Mr. Tegg, gardener to A. Prior, Esq., sent Grosse Mignonne 

 Peaches and Violette Hative Nectarines. Elruge Nectarines, fine 

 specimens, came from Mr. Eyles, gardener to Sir E. Kerrison, Bart., 

 Mr. Ayres, gardener to Lord Southampton, and Mr. Chapman, gardener 

 to J. B. Glegg, Esq. Some good Nectarines also came from Mr. Ingram, 

 and Mr. Hill, gardener to R. Sneyd, Esq. The best Melon was a 

 Hybrid Cashmere, from Mr. Fleming, gardener to the Duke of Suther- 

 land, at Trentham. Mr. Ivison, gardener to the Duke of Northum- 

 berland, at Syon, had good fruit of Brown Ischia Fig. Mr. Fleming,, 

 of Trentham, the same variety ; and Mr. Drummond, gardener to S. L. 

 Stephens, Esq., Violette, a smaU Fig, but very productive. Of Cherries, 

 Mr. Ingram, gardener to her Majesty, at Frogmore, sent fine dishes of 

 Black Circassian Bigarreau, and May Duke ; and Mr. Fleming, of 

 Trentham, produced Knight's Early Black, Black Tartarian, and I\Iay 

 Duke. Raspberries came from Mr. Fleming, of Trentham, and Mr. 

 M'Ewen. The sorts were the Red Antwerp, and Rivers' Double 

 Bearing. Of Strawberries, Mr. Smith, of Twickenham, sent magnifi- 

 cent dishes of British Queen, Sir Charles Napier, and Keens' Seedling. 

 Mr. M'Ewen furnished, from Arundel, British Queen, Trollop's Victoria, 

 and Keens' Seedling. British Queens, from Mr. Ingram, of Frogmore, 

 were fine fruit, but scarcely sufficiently well coloured. Mr. Ingram, 

 gardener to J. J. Blandy, Esq., h:^d Keens' Seedling ; Mr. Dunsford, 

 British Queen ; and Mr. Lydiard, of Bath, Trollop's Victoria ; Mr. 

 Turnbull sent Keens' Seedlings. The only dish from the open ground 

 was one of Keens' Seedlings, furnished by Mr. Roke, from Chertsey. 

 Mr. Smith, of Twickenham, had some Strawberries in pots loaded with 

 fruit. The sort was Sir C. Napier. Among miscellaneous fruits were 

 very fine Orleans Plums from Mr. Ingram, and Mr. Williams sent 

 dishes of Oranges, Lemons, and Citrons. 



IMPATIENS JERDONI^. 

 This Balsam is certainly one of the most useful plants of recent intro- 

 duction, being of easy culture, neat habit, and a remarkably free- 



