308 ON THE CULTURE OF LUIANTHUS RUSSELI.IANUS. 



stiff. Berries oval ; skin yellowish white, rather thick ; pulp 

 melting, juicy and rich. 



A good grape, ripening quite as early as the Black Ham- 

 burgh under similar circumstances. 



5. Blussard Noir. — From Messrs. Baumann. This may 

 be described as a smaller, earlier, and more sugary variety than 

 the Black Hamburgh, which in other respects it resembles. 



6. Gros Guomier du Cantal. — This was sent to the So- 

 ciety from Paris, by Mr. Francis Raucli. 



A very strong growing variety, with remarkably short-jointed 

 wood. Leaves deeply serrated, and occasionally deeply lobed ; 

 veins and midrib on the under side somewhat rough with bristly 

 hairs. Bunch large, with a strong stalk. Berries very large, 

 upwards of three inches in circumference, round, of a red or 

 grizzly colour; pulp juicy, with a flavour as if between the 

 Black Hamburgh and White Sweetwater. The latter being by 

 itself frequently a bad setter, and on that account not unusually 

 fertilized by the Black Hamburgh, it is probable that this va- 

 riety is a cross between the two. At all events, if this be ima- 

 gined, a correct idea of the grape will be produced ; for it seems 

 to partake of both. 



The following proved synonymous with sorts previously in cul- 

 tivation in this country: — Coussi Noir, Querci Noir, Friihe 

 dioikelblaue, Coiissitraube. From Messrs. Baumann. This is 

 the same as tlie Black Prince. 



Kienzheinicr Blanc Precoce^ Kienzheimer Fruher Weisser. 

 From JVIessrs. Baumann. This proves to be the Early White 

 Malvasia, which is also known by the name of Grove End 

 Sweetwater, 



XL. — O/i the Culture of Lisianthus Russellianus. By Joiin 

 Green, C.M.H.S., Gardener to Sir Edmund Antrobus, Bart., 

 F.H.S. 



(Communicated August, 1848.) 



This beautiful and much-esteemed plant was introduced into 

 this country in 1835, from Mexico. Being found to be capable 

 of producing ripe seed in abundance, a large stock of plants was 

 soon diffused among our best cultivators, who hailed it with 

 delight. Nevertheless, strange to say, its successful cultivation, 

 except in a few instances, still remains a desideratum — a fact 

 amply proved by the paucity of really well-cultivated plants 

 produced at our great metropolitan exhibitions. 



Having been somewhat more successful than some of my neigh- 

 bours in growing and flovering this plant, truly magnificent when 



