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to the Frontignan or Muscat grapes. Hitherto it has not 

 come up in the size of the berries to the standard of a good 

 grape ; but it has yearly improved in size, and this year the 

 parent vine has produced some fine large clusters and good 

 large berries. Mr. Allen kindly sent us a specimen cluster, 

 and we were highly pleased with its appearance. It was 

 raised from the Verdelho, impregnated with the Grizzly Fron- 

 tignan : in the appearance of the berry it partakes of the lat- 

 ter parent, being of a pinkish or grizzly color, and not quite 

 so large as that old grape ; the bunches, however, are of fine 

 size, with berries as large as the Chasselas. Its earliness and 

 fine musk flavor will render it a popular grape. 



Hovey's Seedling Strawberry in Ohio. — The Annual 

 Exhibition of Strawberries by the Cincinnati Horticultural 

 Society was held on Saturday, June 2d. The published re- 

 port has not reached us, but a correspondent writes us that the 

 " premium for the best was awarded to Hovey's Seedling, 

 exhibited by John C. Yontsey." Another fine show of this 

 fruit was also made at the ordinary weekly meeting, June 

 9th, when the same variety was preeminent above all others. 

 Mr. Longworth or Mr. McAvoy, with their ^100 prize va- 

 riety, do not appear to have been very successful. We shall 

 notice the official Report when it comes to hand. 



Choice d'un Amateur Pear. — M. de Jonghe, in the Gar- 

 deners' Chronicle, speaks highly of this rather new pear, and 

 gives a full account of its origin, &c. He states that it was 

 one of the last seedlings of Van Mons, scions of which were 

 given to his friend and pupil, M. Bouvier, in 1837: in 1843 

 these bore fruit, and after submitting it to the test of amateur 

 cultivators like himself, M. Bouvier called it the " Choice d'un 

 Amateur," as the expression made use of, after tasting several 

 varieties, was, " this is my choice," and this was unani- 

 mously approved of by others. The Choice d'un Amateur is 

 a large pear, of an oblong ovate form, full towards the stalk, 

 and swelling towards the eye ; it is 3 to 3 1 inches in length, 

 and 2\ inches in diameter ; stem li inches long, strongly at- 

 tached to the tree ; skin thin, smooth, pale green, becoming 

 paler at maturity. The flesh is somewhat melting, juicy, 



