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flesh, very rich and vinous, but not so piquant as Burchardt's 

 Prince ; Gros Panse, a wine grape with firm crisp flesh without 

 much flavour ; Morocco Prince, bunch long and tapering, berries 

 oval, black and shrivelled, sliin tough, flesh firm, juicy, very rich, 

 vinous and piquant, a very excellent late grape ; Muscat of Alex- 

 andria, very fine; (Eillade preeoce, a small bunch shghtly 

 shrivelled, flesh very tender and juicy, of good flavour, but neither 

 rich nor vinous ; Oldaker's St. Peter's, berries shrivelled, but 

 apt to become mouldy and fall, skin thin, flesh tender, very rich, 

 and vinous; Prune d'Herault, skin thick, flesh firm, neither 

 juicy nor rich ; Eaisin de Calabre, a long tapering bunch, berries 

 white, skin thin and tough, flesh tender, juicy and sweet, but 

 neither rich nor vinous ; Verdal, an early grape, which appears 

 to hang remarkably well, berries shrivelled, and in sound condi- 

 tion, the flesh very sweet, rich and vinous.— From Mr. T. W. 

 Booth, gardener to K. Egeeton Warburton, Esq., Arley Hall, 

 near Northwich : excellent bunches of Muscat of Alexandria, 

 which had almost acquired the condition of raisins.— From Mr. 

 MoBBS, gardener to W. B. Praed, Esq., Tyringham, near New- ^ 

 port Pagnell : a collection of bunches of Early Grapes, grown in 

 pots, which were well coloured, and exhibited much skill in grape 

 cultivation. 



APPLES. — An excellent collection was sent from the Society's 

 fruit-room. It consisted of upwards of twenty varieties, which 

 were mostly kitchen sorts. The dessert kinds were either past 

 their best, or inferior in flavour from the late unfavourable 

 summer. Of these, Kibston Pippin, Dutch Mignonne, Court of 

 Wick, and Briekley Seedling, were particularly noticed ; but 

 Pomeroy was delicate in flavour, and had a fine aroma ; and 

 Calville Blanche, which had been grown in a pot in the orchard- 

 house, was most exquisite, the flesh almost as tender as that of a 

 pear, with a rich delicate flavour and fine aroma. — A very mte- 

 resting collection, illustrating the varieties cultivated in the Island 

 of Guernsey, was received from Mr. S. Whitchurch, of Beaumont, 

 Guernsey. It was referred to a sub-committee for examination, 

 that the varieties might be compared with those that are now in 

 the Society's fruit-room. — From Mr. John Kobertson, Notting- 

 ham : a Seedling raised seventeen years ago at Lorenton, near 

 Nottingham. It is below medium size, roundish, and of a uni- 

 form yellow colour; the flesh tender and briskly acid. It cooks 

 well, but the fruit is too small for a kitchen apple. — From Mr. 

 William Paul, F.R.H.S., Waltham Cross : a dish of Burr Knot, 



