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yellow. Flesh green, tolerably rich, but not equal to that of 

 the Bromham Hall, seeds of which, also received from Mr. 

 Tiley, were sown on the same day, and the plants proved not 

 only better bearers, but ripened their fruit a month earlier than 

 the Emperor green-fleshed. 



True Syon House. — From Mr. Kernan. Small, roundish, 

 or somewhat obovate, very slightly ribbed ; skin greyish green. 

 Flesh green, faintly tinged with orange ; flavour very good. 



Prince Albert Melon. — From Mr. Josling. A small, hand- 

 some, oblate fruit, of a pale grey colour ; rind thin ; flesh green ; 

 flavour rich, A prolific bearer ; a good little melon, but it is 

 inferior to the Bromham Hall. 



Real Cassabar Melon. — From Messrs. "Weeks and Co. 

 Sown April 4th, ripe August 4th ; middle-sized, oblong-oval, 

 scarcely ribbed ; skin downy, greenish-yellow ; flesh green, 

 melting, tolerably rich. 



Casflebai Melon, from Smyrna. — Large, oblong, striped with 

 green and yellow, like a gourd. Doubtless it had been crossed 

 with some of the gourd tribe, for the quality was very bad. 



Feri 3Ielon. — Cylindrical, pale yellow, like a gourd, and, 

 like the preceding, bad in quality. 



Parsley. 



The Society has for many years distributed to the Fellows a 

 very fine dwarf curled Parsley, the Persil nain ires /rise, from 

 Paris, and to this may be attributed much of the improvement 

 which has taken place in this article. Parsley witli plain leaves, 

 for which the poisonous ^thusa cynapium has been sometimes 

 mistaken, is now scarcely to be met with. 



Englejield Curled Parsley. — Sutton and Sons. 



Sutton''s Divarf Curled. — Ditto. 



Usher'' s Curled. — Messrs. Noble, Cooper, and 'Bolton. 



These are very similar to each other, and to the Persil nain 

 tres frise. 



Rendle's Treble Garnishing. — From Mr. Rendle. This is 

 stronger-growing than the preceding, and beautifully curled. 

 An excellent variety. 



Myatfa Treble Curled. — From Mr. Rendle. Grows about 

 as tall as the preceding ; some of the plants were likewise as 

 finely curled, but others were different. 



Turnips. 



Early White Mouse-tail. — From Messrs. Sutton and Sons. 

 An early round turnip, tender and sweet ; skin thin, and very 

 white. 



Red American Stone. — From Messrs. Noble, Cooper, and 



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