XVUl PKOCEEDINGS. 



the nature of the Reinettes Grises, but suits this climate better 

 than they do. Notwithstanding the name it generally bears, it 

 appears to be of European origin, for it has been long known in 

 Portugal and in some parts of Normandy, and it was also in- 

 troduced to the Society's collection, under the name of Mela 

 Janurea, from the Ionian Islands. It answers both for kitchen 

 and table. 



Vale Mascal Pearmain. — A good bearer, and a yellowish- 

 fleshed, brisk-flavoured table apple. 



Rhode Island Greening. — One of the few American apples 

 that succeed in this climate. 



Pearson s Plate. — An excellent table variety ; not equal to 

 the Golden Harvey, but approaching it in point of quality, and 

 a better bearer. 



Dutch Mignonne. — Well known as an excellent bearer, and 

 now very generally cultivated. It is suitable both for kitchen 

 and table. 



The Garden also supplied two sorts of Cardoon, an esculent 

 which does not generally receive the attention which it deserves. 

 They consisted of — 



Cardon a cotes rouges. — A new variety, whose leaves are 

 destitute of the usual sharp spines, or prickles, with which some 

 others are furnished. The stalks have a reddish tinge, but they 

 blanch whiter than those of any other kind. 



Cardon de Tours. — Leaves prickly, stalks large and solid ; a 

 vigorous growing sort, and not so apt to run to flower as the old 

 Spanish Cardoon is in dry summers. 



These had been grown in trenches like celery, but it was 

 stated that they require to have at least six inches deep of cow- 

 dung in the bottom of the trenches. The plants were wound up 

 with straw bands in October, and well banked up with earth, 

 notwithstanding which they were considerably checked by the 

 frequent sharp frosts which occurred last November. 



The notice of alteration in the By-Laws, printed at p. xiv., 

 was read a second time. 



IV.— BOOKS PRESENTED. 



Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. XIII. Part 1, and Vol. XIV. Part 1. From the 

 Society. 



Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, Vol. XX. From the Society. 



Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society, Vol. XII. Part 2. From the Society. 



The Athenaeum for December. From the Editor. 



An Enquiry into M. Antoine d'Abbadie's Journey to Kaffa; On the Alluvia of Baby- 

 lonia ; and a Summary of the recent Nilotic Discovery. By Dr. Charles Beke. From 

 the Author. 



Le Bon Jardinier for 18.')2. From M. Vilmorin. 



The Gardener's Magazine of Botany, New Series, Part 1. From the Publishers. 



