466 Foreign Notices. — North America. 



some potatoes and wine; and I have just shipped you a present of the fol- 

 lowing plants, which I hope you will receive safe : — 



1. Madura aurantiaca mascula, a fine old plant. 



2. Berberis Jquifolium. 



For these two plants I have never received less than from four to five 

 guineas each. 



3. Sine qua non Apple. One of the very finest early apples, of a green 

 colour, and high flavour. 



4. Monstrous Pippin, or New York Gloria Mundi. One of the largest 

 American apples, an autumn and early winter fruit; white colour and good 

 flavour; slightly acid. [Is this the large apple formerly known in Scotland 

 by the name of Monstrous Reinette? — J. M.~\ 



5. Red Baldwin. An apple held in great estimation. 



6. Prince's Duke. The largest of American cherries. 



7. Plumstone Morello. The largest of Morellos, with an eye shaped 

 like that of a plum. 



S. Jaques's Yellow Rare Ripe. A new peach of superior quality. 



9. Diana. A beautiful peach. 



10. Prince's Red Rare Ripe. A very fine freestone peach. 



11. Yellow Melecoton. A very luscious freestone peach; yellow, with a 

 red cheek. 



12. Jmygdalus communis flore pleno. I do not observe this mentioned 

 in the London catalogues. 



15. Prince's St. Germain Pear. The fine hybrid referred to in your 

 Magazine (vol. ii. p. 90.), and which was originated by cross fecundation, 

 long before I ever heard of an attempt of the kind having been made. 



] 4. Quercus ambigua of Pursh, borealis of Michaux. Very rare. 



15. Elk-horn Cherry. Very large, black; ripens here two weeks after the 

 Black Tartarian, The fruit is remarkable for its leathery or liver-like con- 

 sistence. 



16. Grand Sachem Apple. A new fruit, much admired. 



17. Ribea aiireum fructu flavo. 



IS. Fitis Zabrusca var. Isabella-. The grape most celebrated here as a 

 great bearer, and the fruit yielding such wine as the sample heretofore sent 

 you. Quite hardy. 



19. Double Blue /hibiscus syriacus, )•»-,- „. . . , , , 



„ n t\ , i n , T, ■ / J v '> JNew seedlings originated here. 



20. Double lied //ibiscus syriacus, ) & & 



21. Kenrick's Heath. A much esteemed freestone peach. 



23. Prince's Gage Plum. A seedling of the green gage ; the fruit very 

 large and fine. 



27. Prince's Late Virgouleuse Pear. A seedling of St. Michael's. 



24. i?osa parviflora plena. A very delicate blush American rose, flower- 

 ing from July to winter ; found double in a wild state. 



25. White Gage Plum. 



In the extracts from my letters (p. 07.), you make me state that this es- 

 tablishment hay been conducted by me for nearly eighty years : it should 

 have been by my father and myself for eighty years. I hope I have procured 

 for you as correspondents, George Carter, -Esq., Oatland Mills, Virginia, 

 and General Forman, of Maryland. I will also recommend other intelligent 

 gentlemen in different sections of our country to become contributors to 

 your work. I am, clear Sir, &c. — William Prince. 



For so magnificent a present we return our best thanks to Mr. Prince. 

 If he or any of his family should ever come to England, we hope to be able 

 to show him or them that we have taken good care of so many valuable 

 articles. We have published the list for the benefit of nurserymen and 

 others, who may wish to order the same things. We should be sorry to be 

 exclusively in possession of them. 



