68 Retrospective Criticism. 



I now come to the fruit, which lias this summer flourished under the 

 influence of all but a Persian sun. The grapes and pears, of an unusually 

 large size, were the admiration of all ; in fact, the sight was provok- 

 ingly tantalizing to those who had not the means of indulging in these 

 bounties of nature, and almost too much even for the regular gourmands 

 of Paris. The chasselas de Fontainebleau possessed that beautiful trans- 

 parency and golden color seldom seen elsewhere than on the Continent, 

 and for whicli they are so celebrated. Besides these, were the Chasselas 

 violet ; Madeleine blanche, very large ; Gromier du Cantal, large violet 

 purple ; Frankenthal (black Hamburg,) fine, but not equal to those exhib- 

 ited at Chiswick ; Gros Riber de Maroc, large white ; Gros Damas blanc, 

 large; Bourdales, large white ; Cornichon blanc, having large and curi- 

 ously formed berries ; with enormous bunches of Raisins de la Palestine. 

 Mr. Flantin exhibited very fine large aubergines, or fruit of the Egg plant, 

 both long and round varieties witli red and yelloAv fruit. The pears and 

 apples by Mr. Jamison, were all that could be desired. The following 

 kinds were, however, from tlieir large size, most conspicuous : — Perns, — 

 Catillac, Van Mons Leon Leclerc, Beurr6 d'Angleterre, Beurn'' d'hiver, 

 Incomparable, Passe Colmar, Bon Chretien d'hiver, Calabasse, Doyenn6 

 d'liiver, Don'-, Bergamotte de la Penticotc, Royale d'hiver, Beurre Chau- 

 montel, Bezi de la Motte, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Colmar d'hiver, Belle 

 Angevine, Beurre d'Areniberg, St. Gennain. Jlpples, — Calville blanc, 

 Reinette du Canada, (of an enonnous size) Geantede Suisse, (very large,) 

 Alexander, Calville rouge, Reinette d'Holland and Belle Josephine. — 

 (Correspondent of the. Gardener'' s Chronicle, 1842, p. G94.) 



Art. III. Retrospective Criticism. 



The Ohio Grape and HerhemonVs Madeira.— {Y oh VIII. p. 43 )— Dear 

 Sir : You are wrong in your suggestion, that my Ohio grape is the same 

 as Herbemont's Madeira; Herbemont's Madeira I obtained from him 

 many years since. Have an abundance of them in my vineyards ; make 

 a good wine from them, but find the fruit subject to rot. It is a fine table 

 grape, but the bunches do not attain more than half the size of the Ohio 

 grape. The wood of the Ohio grape is of a peculiar red color, and may 

 be readily distinguished from the wood of any other grape. The wood 

 of Herbemont's Madeira is of a light color, and has a peculiar blue shade. 

 The Guignard Madeira, as a table grape, is equal to the Herbemont, but 

 does not make as good wine. The bunches are about the same size Avitli 

 the Herbemont and less subject to rot. Cuttings of the Ohio grape were 

 left in my absence, with my gardener, some fourteen years since, in a segar- 

 box, at a period when I was advertising for native grapes in various parts 

 of the Western and Southern States. Out of about sixty varieties, tliree 

 or four only were worth cultivating ; and this, far superior to the others. 

 Hard as times are, I will give five hundred dollars for a native grape 

 whose fruit shall surpass it. — Yours, JV. Longivorth, Cincinncdi, Ohio, 

 Abi'. 30, 1842. 



