338 Domestic Notices : — "• England. 



Denerley, Hooley Hill ; Globe, 20 dwts., Mr. Dingsdale, Huyton ; Sove- 

 reign, 19dwts. 20grs., Mr. King, Radford 5 Teaser, 19 dwts. 20grs., Mr. 

 Prophett, Wistaston. 



Green. Invincible, a seedling, 23 dwts. 14 grs.*, Mr. Brotherton, 

 Wistaston; Peacock, 22 dwts. 19 grs., Mr. Fisher, Wybunbury; Tramp, 

 18 dwts. 13 grs., Mr. Reed, Hooley Hill ; Providence, 18 dwts. 4 grs., Mr. 

 Baker, Staffordshire; Ocean, 17 dwts. 15 grs., Mr. Eggleston, Newark; 

 Angler, 17 dwts. 12 grs., Mr, Weldon, Cheetham Hill. 



White. Ostrich, 21 dwts. 11 grs., Mr. Billington, Cheshire; First-rate 

 21 dwts., Mr. Piggott, Macclesfield; Eagle, 20 dwts, Mr. Fletcher, Prest- 

 wich; Nonpareil, 18 dwts. 11 grs., Mr. Seel, Little Heaton ; Govener's, 19 

 dwts. 20 grs., Mr. Stringer, Congleton ; Delamere, 18 dwts. 8 grs., Mr. Wel- 

 don, Cheetham Hill. — M. Saul. Lancaster, Nov. 2. 1829. 



A Collection of Fruit Trees, from Buel and Wilson's Albany Nursery, 

 North America, has been received by Mr. Saul. They consist of peaches, 

 plums, apples, and pears, and Mr. Saul writes that they are the finest plants 

 he ever received from any nurseryman either of Great Britain or America. 

 (See p. 311.) — Cond. Dec. 30. 1829. 



The Hanivell Souring, and a Seedling from Wheeler' 's Russet, sent here* 

 with, may perhaps be interesting to Mr. Ronalds for his work. The Wheeler's 

 Russet is an old apple, nearly worn out ; I mean, we cannot raise healthy 

 trees by grafting : when kept till February or March, we have been in the 

 habit of considering it, for flavour, the very king of all apples ; and the seed- 

 ling raised from it partakes very much of the flavour of the parent, but it 

 will not keep so well, and is very good fresh off the tree in autumn. — 

 W. T. JBree. Allesley Rectory, near Coventry, Jan. 9. 1830. 



A Single Melon Plant, in the garden of Mrs. Punno, Taplow Lodge, pro- 

 duced two fruit, the largest of which weighed 24| lbs., and the other 22 lbs., 

 and what is rather singular, they both grew upon one vine. The largest 

 fruit I this morning sent to a friend of Mrs. Punno's, residing at_No. 62. 

 Lincoln's Inn, where you probably may see it, should you think it worth 

 the trouble of calling. If you think a short treatise stating the treatment 

 the plant received, from its commencement to maturing its fruit, will be in 

 any way interesting to the majority of your readers, I have not the slightest 

 objection to do it in the best way that I am able. I had melons of all sizes 

 last year from 1 lb. to 13^ lbs., but never before saw any so large as the 

 two I now speak of. — J. Holland. Taplow Lodge, Sept. 14. 1829. 



We shall be happy to receive an account of Mr. Holland's method of 

 cultivation. — Cond. ► 



Collection of Melons and Water Melons from Russia. — Sir, I have the 

 pleasure of sending you a choice collection of melons and water melons for 

 your garden, and for distributing among your friends. You will find some 

 new varieties amongst them well worth cultivating. I should wish very 

 much that you would pay particular attention to the water melons, in order 

 to grow them to that perfection to which they are grown at St. Petersburgh ; 

 they are much more esteemed here than even the very best Cantaloup or 

 Rock Melons. As you have been yourself some time in Russia, I need not 

 tell you what a refreshing aliment these melons afford in the summer time, 



* Mr. Brotherton has raised a number of new seedling gooseberries, and 

 has adopted a plan by which he gets them very heavy, but, when sold 

 to the other growers, they can never be made to weigh as much ; so that 

 at present the growers of gooseberries are not fond of purchasing new seed- 

 lings from the raisers, before they have been proved by others. And if your 

 readers will consult the gooseberry show book back, they will find that a 

 number of seedlings, after having been sold, never come up to some of even 

 the old sorts. 



