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this year the bunches of grapes uncommonly fine and numerous. But what will 

 appear to our readers the most surprising is, that Mr. P. has several plants of the 

 same sort of grape, each produced from one single bud of the last year's wood, 

 and planted in the ground, in the open air, so late as the first week of June last. 

 These plants have two fine bunches of grapes on each, and the bunches are only 

 separated from the earth in which the plants are growing by a slate, to prevent the 

 fruit being.injured by too much moisture. One of these plants Mr. P. duff up, 

 (the remainder are all growing in the open ground at Inistioge,) carefully preserv- 

 ing a ball or lump of earth about its roots, and placed it in a small flower pot, 

 with its two fine bunches of grapes attached thereto. Persons that are curious 

 enough, or who may doubt the practicability of such a thing, can be convinced of 

 the fact by calling in at Mr. Castellio's shop, near Reginald's Tuwer, where will 

 be seen the grape vine plant in question. ( Waterford Chronicle.) 



Rosslare Embankment. This work has commenced with every prospect of suc- 

 cess, and it is expected that by the 1st of August, two hundred acres of the richest 

 ground in the kingdom will be added to the estate of James Boyd, Esq. who is 

 giving daily employment to upwards of one hundred of the poorer class of his 

 tenantry. We wish that other landlords, whose properties are similarly situated, 

 would follow the spirited example of Major Boyd. ( Wexford Herald.) 



Art. III. Horticultural Society and Garden. 



Horticultural Society, 4th July. The following Matters were exhibited. — 

 Flowers of eighteen varieties of Carnations and Piccotees, from Mr. William Hogg, 

 of Paddington. A Providence Pine Apple, from a plant eighteen months old, 

 from John Allnutt, Esq. F. H. S. Dried fruits of Dimocarpus Longan, and 

 Litchi, from Thomas Beale, Esq. of Macao, in China. 



Also from the Garden of the Society. — Plants in flower of Hoya Pottsii and 

 Hoya trinervis, new species, imported from China by the Society. Flowers of 

 Rosa multiflora, of Double Roses, of varieties of Centaurea cyanus, of various 

 Russian Stocks, of varieties of Double Papaver Rhaeas and Double Pinks. Five 

 different varieties of Lettuces. Fruits of seventeen varieties of Strawberries, of 

 five varieties of Raspberries, of five varieties of Currants of Holman's Duke 

 Cherries, of five kinds of Figs, of Queen and Green Antigua Pine Apples. 

 Plants bearing ripe fruit in pots of the Kishmish Grape, and the Black Prince 

 Grape. Flowers of Nerium O. splendens, from Mr. Matthew Ryall. 



July 18th. The following Silver Medals were presented. — To Captain Robert 

 Welbank, for the original introduction of Glycine sinensis from China, the plant 

 having proved hardy and being highly ornamental. To Captain Richard Rawes, 

 for his continued and successful exertions in the introduction of new ornamental 

 plants from China. 



The following Paper was read. — On acclimating plants at Biel in East Lo- 

 thian. In a letter to the Secretary. By Mr. John Street, gardener to the Hon. 

 Mrs. Hamilton Nesbitt. 



The following Matters were exhibited. — A variety of the fruit of the Egg plant 

 in spirits, from Chili, from Alexander Caldcleugh,Esq. F.H. S. Dried fruit of 

 the large oval Litchi, from China, from Captain Richard Rawes, F.H.S. 

 Flowers of eighteen varieties of Carnations and Piccotees, from Mr. William 

 Hogg, of Paddington. Miscellaneous Flowers from Robert Barclay, Esq. 

 F. H. S. Fruit of the Flat Peach of China, from Roger Wilbraham, Esq. 

 F.H.S. A collection of Gooseberries, from Mr. Matthew Stevens, of Hat- 

 field, Middlesex. 



Also from the Garden of the Society. — The following plants : _ Amaryllis 

 Augusta, a hybrid, Amaryllis fulgida, Amaryllis Johnsoni, Amaryllis nova Sp. 

 from St. Catherine's, brought home by Mr. James M'Rae ; and Alstromeria 

 ncva Sp. from Chili, also brought home by Mr. M'Rae. Flowers of Quisqualis 

 Indica, of Lonicera Japonica, of two varieties of French Marygolds, of several 



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