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somely formed fruit, and were stated to have been cut from 

 plants whose age varied from twenty to twenty-two months. 

 Various Grapes were exhibited. Bunches of Black Ham- 

 burgh and White Chasselas, ripened on the open wall, were 

 shown by J. B. Daubuz, Esq., of Worthing, F.H.S. ; and 

 from R. Warner, Esq., were bunches of some small black 

 Grape which had been ripened under a glass case without 

 fire heat, in the city, in a nearly north-west aspect, where 

 from interposing objects they had only about an hour's sun 

 about four o'clock in the afternoon. They were quite black, 

 • — a fact corroborative of the opinion now generally enter- 

 tained that to have well-coloured grapes it is not necessary 

 tliat the bunches should be exposed to the direct rays of the 

 sun. Finally, Black Hamburgh Grapes, fair bunches but 

 ill coloured, produced on the open wall in Devonshire, were 

 exhibited by Mr. Craggs, gardener to Sir T. Acland, Bart,, 

 M.P. The vine on which they were grown was stated to 

 cover a piece of wall 38 feet long and 8 high, and to have 

 now on it upwards of 400 bunches of fruit. Lateral branches 

 bearing fruit of the " large-fruited Monthly Raspberry," 

 were shown by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, F.H.S. 

 Concerning this variety Mr. Rivers says — " I think it one 

 of the most valuable introductions we have lately been 

 favoured with in that class of fruits. It is, I believe, of 

 continental origin, and may be called the ' Large Fruited 

 Monthly Raspberry ;' it continues to bear from the end of 

 August, all through September, October, and if the frost is 

 not very severe (it does not mind a slight frost) till the end 

 of November. The late heavy rains have injured its flavour 

 slightly ; before they visited us it was quite equal in flavour, 

 as it is in size, to Raspberries in July. To ensure a very 

 abundant crop in autumn, all the canes should be cut down 

 in spring close to the ground ; but a good autumnal crop 

 may be obtained, as well as a crop in summer, by leaving 

 only one cane, cut in the usual manner, to each root, 

 cutting the others down closely for the autumnal crop. 

 My plants are now covered with fruit in all its stages, 

 and many lateral shoots are just coming into bloom, so 

 that if grown in large pots and placed under glass, rasp- 

 berries may be gathered in December. It bears its au- 

 tumnal crop from lateral shoots, which each row puts forth 

 from every joint, forming a beautiful pyramidal bush. In 

 this respect, as well as in the superior size and flavour of 

 .its fruit, it differs from the old variety known as the 

 Doul)le-bearing Raspberry. At this moment my plants 

 are borne down with the weight of fruit upon them." 



