1 1 o Gleanings in Old Garden Literature. 



us that in berries the white is commonly 

 more delicate and sweet in taste, as in grapes, 

 rasps, currants, and strawberries, so in fruit 

 the white is usually inferior : 



"As in Peare-Plums, Damasins, &c. And the 

 Choicest Plummes are blacke ; The Mulberrie, (which 

 though they call it a Berry ', is a Fruit,*) is better the 

 Blacke, than the White. The Harvest White- Plumme, 

 is a base Plumme ; And the Verdoccio and White Date- 

 Plumme, are no very good Plummes. The Cause is, for 

 that they are all Over- watry : Whereas an higher Con- 

 coction is required for Sweetnesse, or Pleasure of 

 Taste ; And therefore all your dainty Plummes, are a 

 .little drie, and come from the Stone ; As the Muskle- 

 Plumme, the Damasin- Plumme, the Peach, the Apricot, 

 &c. Yet some Fruits, which grow not to be Blacke, 

 are of the Nature of Berries, sweetest such as are 

 Paler; As the Cceur-Cherry, which inclineth more to 

 White, is sweeter than the Red ; but the Egriot is 

 more sowre." 



Bacon was instrumental in laying out and 

 planting the garden and grounds of the Inn, 

 of which he is the greatest ornament. Much 

 of the space which he secured for this object 

 still remains consecrated to the original 

 purpose; but Verulam Buildings have en- 



