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The Garden of the pee Ay ae Chimon- 
anthus fragrans, and vari ndiflorus, 
some berried jets and thee vast 
REPORTS OF THE FRUIT COMMITTEE 
FOR 1864-66. 
July 19th, 1864.—The Committee met at Chiswick 
and proceeded to the examination of a collection of 
twenty-four varieties: of Red Curra nts. Inthe oe 
Cherry, and the second best for rear and cr crop- 
ping, the Red Grape. The Red G: is by many 
considered the same as Red ра bat, while it 
is as great а bearer, зә nd produces as large bunches 
and berries, the former is distinguishe i 
ur 
of the Red с h being a dark ruby. 
е — tee then examined the collection of 
Lancashire Gooseberries, of which there are 176 
varices” in the E en. A large желу of 
these are perfectly worthless as regards flavour, 
=< ч уе only their Size to recommend them ; but 
high enero The following is a selection of 
those in each class that deserve to be cultivated 
for Е flavour. 
р mies a bright rough red, with 
rich fay very excellent. ЕЕЕ ‘rough 
Tight red, BiA, ; with a fine grape flavour. 
Ricardo, bright rough red, Mund flesh, but "m 
Yxrrows. — Broom Girl, rough, and t 
skinned, tender flesh; very fine flavour. Pesca 
rough thin skin; very rich and excellent. ^ Perfec- 
ў i and with a fin 
ow; very ri idily flav Leader, а smooth 
dark yellow, large, ‘thin-skinned, tender-fleshed, 
and with a very rich flavo orcton Hero, 
smooth light yellow, thin-skinned, = very richly 
favoured. Legerdem very large and long, 
smooth and н речен Ў tad fi good fla- 
vour, Candidate, long, smooth, thin-skinned ; 
= tender and rich. Туе, long, eae thick- 
skinned, coarse flesh, flav Gipsy 
тшд. thin skin, ме fiesh, “ag ‘ead fla- 
—Model, rough thin skin; richly fla- 
: бан S Ua» Prince: thick skin, coarse Resh, 
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flesh, sweet, and very rich. Sir Charles Napier, 
thin skin, tender | flesh; good flavour. Gen 
‚ Skin smooth, thin; flesh tender =: 
kham 
nicely flavoured, “Suet, long е smooth ; 
thin, flesh tender and of good flavour. Random 
reen, immense bearer; very o d t, thin 
skin, tender flesh ; excellent flavour. Over- 
ail, smooth downy thin skin, tender and melting 
flesh, and delicious flavour.  Lo/ty, very thin 
—— 
hairy skin, tender flesh ; very rich and delicious 
Keepsake, fine large hairy fruit, thin skin, and "e 
liciously flavoured. Green River, smooth thin 
skin, ae flesh, and flavou 
War — Lady Leice icester, oval, rough, thin skin, 
dede flech ; sweet and good. Sn owdrift, round, 
hairy, hard flesh, but good flavour. King о 
flavour. Moreton s, round, slightly downy, 
thin eh tender flesh ; nowball, 
roundi wny; fine flavour, Tally-ho, large 
and long, hairy, thin skin; very fine flavour. 
Jenny DR smooth thin skin, tender flesh ; melt- 
ing and richly flavoured. Flora, smooth thick 
ood flavoured. Eagle, pets thick skin 
fine avt Mayor of Oldham, smooth, very 
thin skin, and tender flesh; exquisite flavour. 
ener smooth, tender skin and flesh; very fine 
flav 
Jugis ust 16th.—H. б. Bohn, Esq, in the 
chair. Мг. John Keynes of Salisbury, sent three 
they were grown o t Vine, gave evidence that 
when сеа out "the pt will yield immense 
bunches. The berries are e, ovate, with a 
near Bath, and 
belongs fo the Irish e e I Et Чїй and 
1 - ert e, € er-fles with a 
s ear i. =. zog LUN d 
it as сенш P cultivation мүт I ee — 
uni Lat 4 in the beginning 
m was received from жы, ^ 
um а It is medium-sized, mot- 
dew with purple and yellow. yellow, 
melting ае richly flav 
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Chieti George F. Wilson, Esq., in the chair. 
The object of "the meeting was to examine the 
t 
bet 
Е 
pes, which has been 
planted in a house devoted exclusively to their 
cultivation. The бт of the ris ag rion on 
scat are very similar, and the Canon 
all. 
ig Veitch, of jo egre one apis large 
and t 
G es we wn, 
tn the colour » was ‘better ов when it ra 
w 
shown on former occasions, : 
hi E it Z no doubt, capable of 
of the Mus black which i куй prende 
high ep : 
: to Н. Allsopp, Esq, Н 
d, grise ^ f m i 
and the skin thin, and the flavour was 
A abl uin әт that the vertrag 
awarded the fru vero 4 
Graham, of а * hibited fruit of his Musca 
Muscadine Grape, which was delicious in flavour, 
differing entirely from that of Chasselas Eo : 
itis more brisk, and hus a sort of orange flowe 
