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It appears to me that the herbaceous tribes for ordinary pur- 

 poses would be best in beds or borders by themselves ; and it 

 would be better not to fetter the arrangements of the massing 

 parterre with them, unless, as before observed, every facility 

 was afforded to repair blemishes as they occur ; otherwise they 

 are compelled to remain in their position after their blooming 

 season has passed, and thus detract much from tlie richness of 

 colouring of the parterre. 



The bulbous tribes are linked closely with this subject : these 

 mostly blossom early in the spring, however ; and in settling the 

 scheme of a flower-garden each season, everything depends on 

 the period at which the proprietor of the estate, with his family, 

 will be there to reside. 



XXXIX . — Notes on some varieties of Grapes, fruited in the 

 Garden of the Society i?i 1847. By Robert Thompson. 



1. Sahibee. — A Deccan Grape, sent to the Society by Co- 

 lonel Sykes. 



A large handsome tapering bunch, sometimes slightly shoul- 

 dered. Berries large, oval, white, with a rose-coloured tinge 

 next the sun. Pulp tender, juicy, sweet, without any Muscat 

 flavour, pleasant, but not equal in richness to the Sweetwater. 



The vine, notwithstanding the hot climate from which it was 

 imported, bursts soon into leaf; and as the fruit ripens early, it 

 may prove eligible for very early forcing. 



2. Verdal. — The foliage of this resembles that of the White 

 Frontignan ; but the fruit is more like the Royal Muscadine, to 

 w Inch in point of flavour it seems fully equal. It ripens early. 



3. Olwer. — Synonymes : Olhcer, Hurtiilber, gribi Olhver. 

 From Messrs. Baumann, of Bollwiller, in whose catalogue it is 

 classed among the wine grapes, with a remark, thus: "Olwer, 

 dont I'usage du vin doit etre un preservatif contre la gra- 

 velle." 



Bunch and berries rather larger than those of the Royal Mus- 

 cadine. Tlie bvuich has stiff shoulders, and tlie pedicels are 

 short and thick. Berries round, white. Pulp juicy, vinous, 

 not quite so sugary as the Royal Muscadine; yet, independent 

 of its properties as a wine grape, it appears deserving of cultiva- 

 tion. It ripens soon after the Royal Muscadine, 



4. Reeves's Muscadine. — This was imported from the 

 Cape of Good Hope, without a name, by John Reeves, Esq. ; 

 and as it appears deserving of cultivation, it has been designated 

 as above. 



Bunch large, broad sliouldered ; stalk thick ; pedicels short, 



