340 Ponwlogical Notices. 



Rondelet. — First quality, second size, melting, ripening in 

 October. Excellent. 



The latter are from the collection of Mr. Rivers of Saw- 

 bridge worth, and merit a fair trial. Many more varieties might 

 be enmnerated, but these are such as will probably prove valua- 

 ble acquisitions to our collections. As fast as they are fruit- 

 ed, we shall give a full accomit of their qualities. 



Plois. — Within a few years, nearly all the really good ad- 

 ditions to our list of plums have been American seedlings ; and 

 it is even doubtful, whether many of the foreign kmds will 

 equal the Jefferson. Columbia, Lawrence" s Favorite, &c., &,c. 

 A few, however, have obtained so high a reputation, that cul- 

 tivators may wish to make a trial of the best. Some new na- 

 tive sorts have also been recently produced, which promise to 

 rival those we have already named. 



Heine Claude de Bavay. — A rival to the old Green Gage is 

 at last said to have been found in this new variety, which is 

 thus spoken of m the Annales of Flora and Pomona, for 1843. 



This beautiful and excellent plum appears destined to be 

 placed beside the old Green Gage, possessing all the good 

 qualities of that variety, and considerably surpassing it in 

 size, some of the plums having measured 15 centimetres (six 

 to seven inches.) in circumference. The form is less regularly 

 spherical towards the summit, which is often termmated in a 

 very obtuse point ; it is also a little compressed, and is more 

 swollen on one side than the other. The color is the same as 

 the Green Gage, more or less green, (according to the degree 

 of maturity.) less spotted, but very strongly marked with red 

 on the sunny side. It ripens later than the Green Gage, and 

 keeps until the end of September. 



This most excellent variety was raised by M. Esperin, for- 

 merly attached to the army, and who, after much service, has 

 settled down on his patrimonial estate in Malines, where he 

 devotes his time to the production of new fruits. It was 

 raised about five years ago, and is named in honor of his 

 friend, M. De Bavay. 



Prince of Wales. — A new seedling from the old Orleans, 

 and raised at Brentford End, near London, in 1S3U, by 

 Messrs. Chapman. It is quite distinct from the Orleans. It 

 is larger, of a different shape, being inclined to be oval, differ- 



