PROCEEDINGS. Vii 



ripened in the temperature of a greenhouse. The heaviest 

 bunch weighed 1 lb. 3 oz. : though not so fine as if they had 

 been ripened under more advantageous circumstances, they 

 were, nevertheless, fair eatable Grapes. Mr. Turner, Gar- 

 dener to W. Blake, Esq., of Danesbury, sent examples of 

 Black Hamburgh Grapes, ripe and sweet, from the open 

 wall. It was stated that they were part of 156 bunches 

 ripened by the same Vine this year. Specimens of Marie 

 Louise Pears were furnished by Mr. Davis, of Oak Hill. 

 French Crab Apples, the produce of 1849, were exhibited, 

 in good condition, by Mr. Milne, Gardener to the Earl of 

 Clare, Mount Shannon, Ireland. A dish of Matchless 

 Marrow Peas, sent as a proof of the power of sulphur in 

 destroying mildew, was shown by Mr. Fry, Gardener to 

 Mrs. Dent, of Manor House, Lee, Kent. Mr. Fry stated, 

 that at one period of their growtli they were seriously 

 attacked with mildew ; sulphur was then applied, which 

 arrested its progress, and the Peas afterwards grew most 

 luxuriantly, producing a fair crop, considering the badness 

 of the season, and the low temperature to which they had 

 been subjected, 3° of frost having been endured by them. 

 A number of drawings of various flowers and fruits, executed 

 on rice paper, was produced by Mrs. Dickens, of Hereford 

 Square, Old Brompton. These were reported to be satis- 

 factory examples of the style of art to which they belong. 



Novelties from the Society's Garden. The handsome 

 and curious hybrid Veronica Andersonii and Green Winter 

 Roman Lettuce {Laiiue Romaine Verte d' Hiver). This 

 variety of Cos Lettuce was received from M. Vilmorin, of 

 Paris. It is likely to prove valuable on account of its 

 being hardier than any other Cos, excepting perhaps the 

 Brown, which is objectionable on account of its colour. 



Along with these came Marie Louise Pears from a wall, 

 and specimens of the fleshy fangs or roots of Oxalis Deppei, 

 figured in the Transactions, Second Series, vol. iii. p. 29. 

 In addition to the account there given, it may be mentioned 

 that the French prefer using the leaves as Sorrel, which, 

 they say, have " a mild flavour and are easily cooked. 

 When cut the leaves push again very quickly. A border 

 of it (in France) which had been cut close by the ground 

 was again covered with leaves and flowers in ten days." 



Books Presented. 



Flora Batava, No. 164. From liis Majesty the King of Holland. 

 The Gardener's Magazine for October. From the Publishers. 

 The Athenaeum for October. From the Editor. 



The Quarterly Journal of the Geolofjical Society, Vol. VI., No. 24. From tlie 

 Society. 



