REPORT OK GRAPES FORCED DUEINa 1862, 627 



Charles Napiei\ Crimson Queen^ Oscar, Trollope's Victoria 

 and Eleanor. 



In Class F, there were t^o competitors. The First Pkizb 

 ■was awarded to Mr. Charles Tukner, of Slough, for the best 



collection of Currants, consisting of Cherry, Red Grape, Wil- 

 mot's Red, Black Naples, White Dntch, and Champagne. Mr, 



WiLLTAM LAKEHA:^T, gardener to Jajies Campbell, Esq., Grove 

 House, Hendon, took the Seoond Prize for Houghton Castle^ 

 Red Dutch, Knight's Red (which were the same), Black Naples, 

 and Common Black (also the same), White Dutch, Pearl White, 



and Common White (all three the same), and the Green-fruited 

 Black. 



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A seedling strawberry was received from Capxain Goldeney, 

 of Slough, called Etonia, but the flavour was very inferior and 

 acid. 



RoBT. Wrench, Esq., of London Bridge, sent a dish of Myatt's 

 Pineapple Strawberry, which is a very richly flavoured variety, 

 having the true pine character. 



Mr. WiLLLAjvi Thomson, gardener to his Grace the Duke of 

 BuccLEUCH, at Dalkeith Park, N. B., sent fruit of his seed- 

 ling grape which was exhibited before the Committee last year. 

 The bunch measured 11 inches long, and weighed lib. 2oz, It 

 was well set, and larger than that exhibited last year. Tlie fla- 

 vour is equal to that of Chasselas musque, but the bunch is of a 

 totally different character. It was not sufficiently ripe, but quite 

 enough so to enable the committee to form a high opinion of the 

 character of the fruit. 



LXXVL— REPOET ON THE VARIETIES OF 



GEAPES FOECED IN POTS AT THE 

 GAEDEN DUEING THE SUMMEE OF 18G3. 



By Robert Hogg, LL.D., F.L.S. 



It must be borne in mind, that the observations which are 

 made as to the character and merits of the varieties described in 

 this Report, refer entirely to the circumstance of their being cul- 

 tivated in pots, and have no reference whatever to the appearances 

 they might present when cultivated in the ordinary way in open 

 borders. 



Black Raisin 



OsBORN & Sons. 



Bunch large and well set, of an ovate shape. Berries large, 



