154 NEW PLANTS, ETC., 



The species, although new to gardeners, is not entirely un- 

 known, for it has been distributed in a dried state from the Impe- 

 rial Russian-Chinese Herbarium, under the erroneous name of 

 J. angulare. 



It appears to be a greenhouse plant, and grows freely in al- 

 most any sort of soil, especially rough sandy peat. During sum- 

 mer an ample supply of water should be given to its roots, and 

 it must be syringed over head once or twice a day. In con- 

 sequence of its slender habit it is necessary either to train it on 

 a trellis or to induce it to form an upright stem 3 or 4 feet high, 

 so that the young twigs may hang down as they may be naturally 

 inclined. 



Being a free winter bloomer, and continuing in flower for a 

 length of time, it will doubtless prove a good addition to our 

 greenhouse plants. 



December 16, 1845. 



29. The Cholwell Pear. 



Specimens of this were presented by Dr. Soper, Ashburton, 

 Devon, on the 6th October, 1845. 



The fruit is about 3 inches in length and ly%- in diameter at the 

 widest part of the section, which is about two-thirds of its length 

 from the stalk. The form is curved pyramidal. Eye small, but 

 open. Stalk from \ to f inch in length, slender and obliquely at- 

 tached. Skin smooth, thin, yellowish-green on the shaded side ; 

 faintly tinged and obscurely streaked with dull red next the sun, 

 where it is also sprinkled with pale dots. The flesh is yellowish- 

 white, melting, buttery, very sugary, and rich, with a musky 

 flavour resembling that of the Seckel, or Henri Quatre ; on the 

 whole it most resembles the latter, but the skin is thinner and 

 smoother, and the eye is not so much plaited. The end of 

 September or beginning of October appears to be the period of 

 its maturity. It will succeed as a standard, and is a good early 

 pear worthy of cultivation, especially as it will fill up a blank 

 which occurs in the supply at the time it becomes fit. 



Robert Thompson. 



30. The Calabrian Raisin. 



This was obtained from the nursery of the Messrs. Baumann, 

 of Bollwiller, on the Upper Rhine, where a great number of 

 varieties of both wine and table grapes liave been collected by 

 the assiduity of the partners of that establishment, during their 

 extensive travels throughout the greater part of Europe. This 



