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Observations. — Since the commencement of the present month, the weather 

 has been more favourable to the growth of vegetables ; and we have had a 

 better supply than was anticipated from the long-continued drought which 

 prevailed in the early part of the summer. Turnips are now supplied abundantly 

 and of good quality, at a moderate price. French beans abundant, and cheap 

 compared to the prices heretofore obtained for them. Peas are again plentiful, 

 and more reasonable. Carrots are also in good supply at reasonable prices. 

 Within the last ten days, potatoes have become more general in supply, at 

 considerably reduced prices : quality excellent. All other articles as usual at 

 this season. We have had a considerable importation of currants from Holland, 

 and greengages from France (by steam), by which the supply of those articles 

 has been kept up, and prices, consequently, moderate. Our own crop of cur- 

 rants and gooseberries has been good j but of plums and pears we have but 

 few to come, compared to the crop of last season. The crop of filberts is 

 also deficient as compared to that of last year. The early varieties of apples 

 are plentiful : the later sorts, in the neighbourhood of London, are reported as 

 being deficient ; so that we may expect the prices to be maintained throughout 

 the winter. Of the crop of this important fruit in the distant counties but little 

 is at present known ; but the weather is favourable for bringing them to ma- 

 turity ,• so that we may expect them to be of good size and excellent quality, 

 which will in some measure compensate for shortness of crop should it prevail. 

 — C. G. M. August 22. 1836. 



Art. VII. The London Horticultural Society and Garden. 



July 19. 1836. — Exhibited. Plants. Alstroemena aurea, A. flava, A. 

 NelUii ; Phlox Drummondi, seedling Fuchsk, six pelargoniums, Jfyrtus to- 

 mentosa, collection of roses, Melaleuca sp. ; from Mr. James Young. Gompho- 

 carpus fruticosus, from J. F. Manbert, Esq. 24 specimens of roses, from 

 Mrs. Marryat. Manettia'cordifolia, Gloxinia alba, from Mr. James Lane. 

 Carnations and picotees, from Mr. T. Hogg. Double Macartney rose, jRosa 

 microphylla, yellow Noisette, Jaune Desprez, scarlet scented China, from 

 Edmund Johnston, Esq. Acropera Loddigesw, Eulophia macrostachya, Cym- 

 bldiura ensifolium, Cattleya Forbesw, from John Rogers, Esq., jun. 



From the Garden of the Society. — Quisqualis Indica, Fuchsfa discolor, 

 Escallonza rubra, ^pirae^a ariajfolia, Psoralea macrostachya, Z/ilium longi- 

 florum, Babidna villosa, Anomatheca cruenta, Veltheimza viridifolia, Scabiosa 

 atropurpurea var. grandiflora, iupinus CruickshankszV, Delphinium chei- 

 lanthuni, Catananche bicolor ; Gilia ach.\\\e<xfdlia, G. tricolor ; CoUinsk bicolor, 

 Calliopsis Atkinsonzawa ; Godetk rubicunda; G. vinosa, ilfalope grandiflora, 

 Cladanthus arabicus. Madia elegans, Bartonia aurea, Campanula neglecta; 

 ''ii^nothera macrocarpa, CE. missouriensis ; Phlox acuminata and varieties, 

 Stenactis specio&a, Horkeb'ia! sp. (Dougl.), Lavater« triloba, roses. 



Fridts. — Cherries. Royal duke, bigarreau gros monstrueuse, bigarreau 

 (the common), red heart. Winter's black heart. The fruit of these sorts 

 are from standard trees. The royal duke has all the good qualities of the 

 May duke, but ripens in succession to the latter. It was received from France, 

 under the names of Anglaise tai-dive, and cerise royale tardive. These names 

 having been also applied to other sorts, the above English name was given to 

 prevent confusion. The French name implies an English origin ; but it has 

 not been found among the English collections in the garden. The bigarreau 

 gros monstrueuse is also called bigarreau Napoleon ; and, as such, was highly 

 extolled, as a new sort, in some recent French publications (the Revue Horti- 

 cole, &c.). It, however, appears to have existed before the name of that per- 

 sonage had acquired notoriety ; for it was called le gros bigarreau de Laner- 

 mann in the garden of the Luxembourg in 1806 ; and the Baron Truchsess 

 mentions its being in the possession of Baars of Herrenhausen, in the year 

 1791, under the appellation of LanermanrCs grosse kirsche. It is generally 



