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leaves of an oblong oval, with remarkably parallel sides, and 

 is an abundant bearer. There is another variety of the 

 R. Franche more round and flat, and of the same quality; 

 but it has not yet borne fruit with me. The merit of these 

 latest fruits is very variable, being in a great degree depend- 

 ent on the fineness of the latter season, which is naturally 

 inclement. 



Kitchen Apples. — Alfreston to May, very large and a 

 good bearer ; *Northern Greening, a great bearer, in use to 

 May; Royal Russet, a great bearer, to May; *Hanwell 

 Souring, a great bearer, in use to June ; French Crab, 

 Millmount Beaufin, and * Norfolk Beaufin, great bearers, 

 that keep to August, and longer. 



Supplementary Table Fruit. — Dutch Mignonne, in use to 

 April ; Calville Blanche, to April ; Martin Nonpareil, to 

 May ; Golden Harvey, to June ; Lamb Abbey Pearmain, 

 to May ; Beauchampwell Seedling, to May ; all good 

 bearers. I remain, Sir, yours, &c. 



Kilkenny, Jan. 16. 1831. John Robertson. 



I have just received the last number of the Pomological 

 Magazine, in which the editors announce their intention of 

 suspending the publication. It is much to be regretted that 

 a work which has been so long a desideratum, and has been 

 so ably conducted, should even momentarily cease. If not 

 speedily resumed, it is to be hoped that the Horticultural 

 Society will in some shape supply the loss, if not by a con- 

 tinuation, it may at least by publishing a Catalogue raisonnee 

 of such varieties of fruit as have been proved in their garden. 

 Though the fruit department has been held up as the most 

 important of the establishment, it, as yet, has been but lightly 

 touched on in the Transactions ; but as a great proportion of 

 the collection must by this time have shown its merits, surely 

 our reports on the subject will in future be fuller and more 

 satisfactory. — J, M. [See the Catalogue, &c. noticed p. 212.] 



Art. XVIII. On a Method of forcing Cabbage Lettuce, practised 

 for many Years at Longleat, by the late Mr. Rutger, Gardener 

 there. Communicated by his son, Mr. T. Rutger. 



Sir, 



The perusal of M. Lindegaard's article, inserted in 



Vol. VI., p. 689., on the forcing of cabbage lettuce in 



Holland, brings to my recollection the method taken by my 



father, who lived five years in the neighbourhood of Amster- 



