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nd well set, aad the berries large, but it was uot 

 sufficiently ripe, and the flavour was not so rich as it has been 

 found to be on former occasions when exhibited before the Com- 

 mittee.— From Mr. Standish, of Bagshot : two bunches of 

 Ingram's Hardy Prolific Muscat. These were larger and more 

 heavily shouldered than those exhibited at the Meeting on July 

 10th, and much more highly ripened. The flavour was found to 

 be rich and sprightly, with a slight trace of the muscat in it. 

 The Committee unanimously awarded it a Fijrst-Ciass Cer- 



STRAWBERRIES.-From Mr. Ingram, of Frogmore : a 

 Seedling called Frogmore late Pine, the fruit of which was very 

 large, conical, and cockscomb shaped ; the seeds were numerous 

 and not deeply imbedded ; the skin glossy bright red, becoming 

 very dark and almost black when fully ripe ; flesh tender and 

 very juicy, red throughout, richly flavoured, and with a good deal 

 of the pine aroma in the ripest fruit. This was considered a 

 very excellent variety, and was awarded a First-Class Certi- 

 ficate.— From Mr. William Culverwell, of Thorpe Perrow, 

 near Bedale : a Seedling called Sanspareil. This is the same 

 variety as that exhibited on July 12th, 1859 (see p. 64). From 

 the number of scapes laden with fruit, all of which Mr. Culver- 

 well stated were produced by one plant, it appeared to be an 

 abundant bearer. The fruit had very much distinctness of 

 character about it, and was of a medium size, of a long conical 

 shape, and very uneven and furrowed, rarely assuming the cocks- 

 comb shape; the skin very dark red, becoming almost black when 

 ripe ; the flesh remarkably firm and solid, red throughout, and 

 very richly flavoured. It was considered a valuiible late variety, . 

 and was awarded a First- Class Certificate.— Mr. Cutiiill, of 

 Camberwell, sent his Seedlings: Highland Mary and Eichard 

 the Second. By some mistake, the labels of these two varieties 

 were misplaced at the Meeting of the 10th inst., and hence it is 

 stated m the report (p. 252). that Highland Mary is almost 

 round, and Eichard the Second conical. The latter is, however, 

 the round-fruited sort, being an improved form of Black Prince, 

 to which it bears a considerable resemblance, but is of larger size. 

 Mr. CuTHiLL also exhibited baskets of Black Prince and Princess 

 Royal o/ England ; the latter an excellent variety, and an abundant 



