JULY 10, I860. 



to the cockscomb shape ; skin dark red ; seeds small, uot deeply 

 embedded; flesh white, rather hollow at the core, briskly and 

 agreeably flavoured.* 



Hyatt's No. 14: -from Mr. Myaxt, Deptford. This was of 

 the British Queen race, and bore considerable resemblance to that 

 variety in size, shape, and colour, but it was rather too acid. It 

 was, however, a promising variety. 



Hyatt's No. 15 :— from Mr. Myatt. Fruit large, ovate, and 

 very frequently cockscomb shaped ; skin pale bright red ; flesh 

 solid throughout, white, but very acid. 



Mr. Robertson, Linside, near Paisley, sent three plants of 

 Wizard of the iJiorth ; one of these was of a very 'large size, and 

 bearing a large number of fruits, all of which were unripe and 

 not fully grown. The fruit of the same variety exhibited in Mr. 

 Turner's collection, was about medium size, roundish, even and 

 regular in shape, and bearing some resemblance to Keens' Seedling 

 in shape and colour. The flavour in some of the specimens was 

 good, but in others inferior. 



GRAPE —From Mr. Standish, Bagshot : a small bunch of a 

 Seedling raised by Mr. Ingram, Frogmore, accompanied by the 



e Koyal Gardens, Frogmore, i 



g Black Grape fertilised by the 

 Muscat of Alexandria, which I shall call Ingram's Hardy Prolific Muscat, 



setting variety of grape I ever saw, and very hardy in constitution. The 

 specimen sent is from a plant raised irom cuttings taken in May, 1 859, from a 

 growing plant which Mr. Ingram gave me, and which, when started in January 

 last, although not bigger than a straw, yet showed fruit at every eye. I 



early as the Blaci: Hamburgh, if not earlier, and ir 

 quality of the Mack Hamburgh, aad when fully i 



