614 Pomoloiiical Notices. 



Art. X. Pomological Notices ; or Notices of Neto Fruits, and 

 Culinary Vegetables, which have been proved in the Horticultural 

 Society's Gardens to be xuorthij of general Cultivation, since the 

 last Report given in the " Gardener s Magazine "for 1837. By 

 Robert Thompson^ Superintendant of the Fruit Department in 

 the Garden ; by Permission of the Council of the Society. 



The varieties of fruits known to possess first-rate excellence are 

 so numerous, that only those of extraordinary merit require to 

 be now brought into notice. Many new varieties might be 

 mentioned as being good, but those superior are but few. The 

 Dunmore pear is of large size and excellent quality, its season 

 preceding that of the Marie Louise. Groom's Princess Royal 

 pear is of middle size, roundish shape, melting, and valuable on 

 account of its keeping till March. The Ickworth Imperatrice plum 

 is somewhat larger than the old Imperatrice, of a purple colour, 

 beautifully traced with a profusion of golden-brown lines; the 

 flesh is rich, and the fruit possesses the property of keeping 

 long fresh, and ultimately becoming like a prune, when placed 

 in a dry situation. The Walburton Admirable peach resembles 

 in appearance the Late Admirable, but it ripens better in bad 

 seasons like the present. Wilmot's new Hamburgh grape pro- 

 duces larger fruit than the Black Hamburgh, and has, in conse- 

 quence, a noble appearance ; but its flavour is said not to equal 

 that of the Black Hamburgh. Several new strawberries have 

 been brought into notice, amongst which Myatt's British Queen 

 is likely to take the lead. It is of very large size, roundish and 

 rather flattened in form, and of good flavour considering its 

 large size. Myatt's Eliza, Newsom's Princess Royal, Wilmot's 

 Victoria, Swainston seedling, and the Bishopswick strawberry, 

 are other new varieties considered worthy of cultivation ; as are 

 also the Victoria raspberry and Cox's Honey raspberry. 



A collection of fruit trees has been received by the Horti- 

 cultural Society, from Mr. Barker of Suedia, in Syria, consist- 

 ing of peaches, nectarines, apricots, and the dwarf apple of 

 Armenia. The latter is said to grow to not half the size of the 

 dwarfest European varieties ; and some of the stone fruits are 

 described as having sweet kernels. Such of the above as were 

 alive on their arrival have done well ; but the greater part were 

 dead, in consequence of having been long packed and dried up 

 during an indirect passage. 



Amongst kitchen-garden vegetables, Marshal's Dwarf Pro- 

 lific bean deserves recommendation : it is earlier and more pro- 

 lific than the Early Mazagan. The Milford Marrow pea is 

 a very abundant bearer ; the peas are unusually large, and, 

 at the same time, of a green colour. The most unique addition 

 to the culinary department is the O'xalis Dcppe/, which is 



