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in size, large and small : but the latter should always 

 he thinned out, which will increase the size of the 

 larger. This variety is only fit for the pine stove. 



Mr. Speechley grafted this on the Syrian, and it 

 fruited well in a pot. The tree is a vigorous grower, 

 and requires space. 



25. Black St. Pcter^, — This grape is supposed to 

 have been introduced by Sir William Temple into his 

 garden at Sheen. Miller's dencription of it is cor- 

 rect. The hunches are large and long, with shoulders. 

 The berries are also round, large, and of a deep black 

 colour. The skin is thin : pulp soft and delicate, 

 abounding with juice of a fine vinous flavour. The 

 colour of the juice is red, and this is a test of the 

 genuineness of the sort. The leaves are of a peculiar 

 character, being remarkably jagged. It is a most 

 suitable sort for the pine stove, and continues long 

 in gathering ; and no grape makes a richer show ou 

 the table. 



26. West's St, Peter, — Concerning this grape con- 

 siderable doubts have arisen, whether it be not iden- 

 tical with the Lombardy. The author has taken 

 some pains to clear away these doubts ; he observes, 

 that the black St. Peter of Miller, and the black 

 Lombardy of Lindley, are positively the same. But 

 the testimony of Mr. Money, respecting West's 

 St. Peter, remains unshaken ; and the author has no 

 doubt but that it is quite a difi'erent grape from the 

 Lombardy. 



On this case, an instance of the uncertainty of 

 names of many of our best fruits, the author regrets 

 that the Horticultural Society of London did notj at 



