300 EEPORTS OP THE FKUIT COMMITTEE, 



duced small bunches and small berries, which had a distinct 

 Muscat or rather Frontignan flavour. It was found to be an 

 agreeable little Grape, that might be recommended on account 

 of its earliness. 



Muscat Ottonel :— This, which is also a small Chasselas-look- 

 ing Grape, produced small bunches, but the berries have a 

 Muscat flavour. The flesh was found to be much more firm and 

 fleshy than that of either the Muscat Citronelle or the Muscat 

 St. Laurent, but the flavour ou this occasion was not found to be 

 such as to recommend it as a first-rate variety. It may, how- 

 ever, be found worthy of cultivation out of doors, since it ripened 

 its fruit this season in, the vinery so early as the middle of 



Muscat St. Laurent :— This, which is also a small-bunched 

 Muscat, of the Chasselas race, had tender flesh like the Muscat 

 Citronelle, but with a more decided Muscat flavour than that 

 variety. The berries were small, yellowish-green, and well set 

 on the bunches. Like the preceding Muscats, it is an early 

 variety, and ripened this season in the middle of August. 



Verdal : — The bunches and berries of this variety were some- 

 what similar to those of Burchardfs Amher Cluster, but the latter 

 was very much superior to it both in flavour and earliness. The 

 variety was nevertheless considered a good Grape, and had the 

 appearance of being capable of ripening its fruit out of doors 

 against a wall. In the large vinery the crop ripened this season 

 in the end of August. 



PLUMS.—From Mr. Jessop, Chiswick : baskets of the 

 following varieties, which were remarkably fine, being of large 

 size and well coloured:— Diamond, Pond's Seedling, Denyer'S 

 Victoria, and Reine Claude Violette. 



Octoher 9. I860.— Mr. C. Edmonds, F.H.S.. in the Chair. 

 The following prizes had been offered at this Meeting, namely : 

 —For Gkapes. Collections of not less than ten varietie's, the fruit 

 of each to be accompanied by specimens of its leaves : 60s., 305. 

 —For single dishes of Peaes: Seckle, 20s., 10s.; Whitb 

 Doyenne, 20s., 10s. ; Fondante d'Automne, 20s., 10s. ; BeurrE 

 SuPEBFiN, 20s., lOs.; Makie Louise, 20s., 10s.; K.vq other 

 variety, 20s., 10s. There were numerous exhibitions in these 



