326 Notes and Recollections of a Tour. 



and sets unusually well : the Cannon Hall Muscat, very- 

 fine ; and the Cannon Hall Muscat Seedling, raised by Mr. 

 Wilmot, new and fine. 



In one of the other houses, we found a single bunch of that 

 splendid grape, Wilmot' s new Black Hamburgh, which has 

 been stated by some to be the same as the old Black Ham- 

 burgh ; it is, however, quite distinct. Having vines ourselves, 

 we were not only anxious to settle this question, though we 

 had perceived the leaves were quite different, but were desir- 

 ous of testing its quality ; this we were enabled to do by the 

 kindness of Mr. Wilmot, and we can recommend it as one of 

 the largest and most splendid varieties, and also of first rate 

 flavor : it has a firmer flesh than the old Black Hamburgh; 

 the berries are perfectly round, and very large, but the bunch 

 does not attain a large size. At the time we now write, we 

 have this new kind in bearing; it was raised ten years ago. 

 Mr. Wilmot recommended another seedling variety of the 

 Hamburgh, which he also cultivates very largely. The 

 Chasselas Musque is another variety which sells well in the 

 London market. Another quite new grape is the Prince Al- 

 bert, which is said to be superior to the Black Hamburgh ; Mr. 

 Wilmot had only one vine of this. West's St. Peter's is a 

 fine late grape distinct from the old St. Peter's, 



On the walled enclosure, are trained pears, and, among 

 them, we saw the Van Mons Leon le Clerc in bearing. In 

 the orchard, the trees were bending beneath the weight of 

 the fruit, and the Beurre Diels, as standards, were producing 

 very large specimens. In the fruit room, were bushels of 

 the Louise Bonne de Jersey, laid on shelves to ripen off"; this 

 variety succeeds well in this way, and it may be kept in 

 eating from September to December. It is, without excep- 

 tion, one of the finest fall pears which has yet been intro- 

 duced. 



Mr. Wilmot still continues to bring forward his pines by 

 dung heat, and the men were now lining the succession fruit- 

 ing pits. Where manure is not expensive, it is probably a 

 more economical way than fire heat. 



It was a source of surprise to see the immense quantities of 

 fruit which are daily sent to market by the proprietor. With 

 the exception of rhubarb, he does not cultivate any thing but 



