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flavoured at that time, when grown according to Mr. Knight's 

 plan. I tasted a fruit of the green olive pine, which was as 

 green as a leek, but of the finest flavour I ever tasted. At the 

 same time, I have no hesitation in saying that pines grown in 

 the usual way are never better than when just beginning "to 

 turn," as gardeners term it. Mr. Knight has quantities of 

 seedling pears, plums, potatoes, hybrid melons, &c. ; but 

 what 1 wish more particularly to inform my brother-gardeners 

 of are some seedling nectarines, which, I think, ought to be 

 in every gentleman's garden as soon as it is possible for them 

 to be procured. 



The Downton nectarine is undoubtedly the best of these 

 seedlings : it is a most beautiful fruit, large in size, oblong in 

 shape, firm in the flesh, excellent in flavour, and with the 

 stone small. The next in quality is the Althorp seedling ; a 

 very good nectarine, but not so large as the Downton : it 

 more resembles the old Elruge, but is not so stringy in 

 the flesh as that long-esteemed nectarine. There is another, 

 the name of which I have forgotten (not having taken any 

 notes), which is nearly equal to the Downton in flavour, but 

 differs widely in shape. 



Although I have thus volunteered my humble opinion on 

 these nectarines, I feel assured that gardeners will be very 

 fond of them, from the good appearance of the trees on the 

 walls ; and that gentlemen and ladies will appreciate their 

 excellence from their most delicious flavour, which far sur- 

 passes the Murrey, and all the old favourites. 



I am, Sir, yours, &c. 

 Kinlet Hall Gardens, Sept. 1832. John Pearson. 



Art. IV. Horticultural Jottanda of a recent Continental Tour, 

 By Robert Mallet, Jan. Esq. 



{Continued from Vol. VIII. p. 526.) 



On looking over my last jottanda, I find some corrections 

 to make, which I send you *, and many omissions, which I 

 would now fill up, but that I should have to bring the reader 

 back to where we started. I propose, however, when we 



* Page 521. line 8, from the bottom, for " expeditious" read " expe- 

 ditus" {Latin, light-armed). P. 521. 1. 6. from the bottom, for " these" 

 read " this." P. 523. 1. 11. for " engrafted " read " ungrafted." P. 523. 

 1. 25. for " wonders " read " wondrous." P. 525. 1. 14., " Trois Journees " 

 is properly translated " three days of battle." P. 526. 1. 19. for " stormy " 

 read "snowy." P. 526. 1.25. for " seventy feet deep" read " seventeen 

 feet deep." 



