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net, for very good Muscats ; but inferior to those just 

 mentioned. To Mr. Rivers, of Sawbrid^eworth, for ex- 

 amples of his large fruited Monthly Raspberry. This sort 

 produces fruit from lateral shoots, which it puts forth from 

 every joint ; and in this respect, as well as in the size and 

 flavour of the berry, it is said to differ from the old Double- 

 bearing Raspberry. To Mr. Bray, gardener to E. Lousada, 

 Esq., Sidmouth, for a Queen Pine-apple, weighing 5 lbs. 

 3 ozs. To Messrs. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place, for a 

 handsome hybrid Veronica, raised by Mr. Anderson, of 

 Mary field, near Edinburgh, between V. speciosa and V. 

 salicifolia, or Lindleyana, and named V. Andersonii. The 

 flower spikes are thicker than those of V. salicifolia, and 

 much less thick than in V. speciosa, while the foliage is nearly 

 intermediate between the two. When the blossoms first 

 appear they are violet ; but they gradually change to white. 

 In the plant exhibited one-half the spike was white and the 

 other violet, producing a charming contrast. 



Miscellaneous Subjects of Exhibition. Oncidium For- 

 besii, from Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting. One of the 

 Feather Grasses (Stipa pennata elegantissima), from Messrs. 

 Henderson. The sweet-scented, white-flowered Verbena 

 trifida, from Santa Martha, from the Duchess Dowager 

 of Northumberland. It was mentioned that this would 

 cross with our common garden sorts, and that the result 

 would in all probability be a race of sweet-scented Ver- 

 benas. The same establishment also furnished two Nut- 

 megs, quite ripe, split, and showing the red-coloured mace, 

 which covered the seeds — the Nutmegs of the shops. Be- 

 fore they split they look not unlike middle-sized Peaches. 

 Two specimens of Providence Pine-apples, weighing 7 lbs. 

 9 ozs. and 7 lbs. 7 ozs., were exhibited by Mr. Davis, 

 market gardener, Starch Green, Hammersmith ; and Mr. 

 Bundy, gardener to Lord Dynevor, Dynevor Castle, Llan- 

 dilo, showed two Queen Pines, whose weights were 5 lbs. 

 5 ozs. and 4 lbs. 7 ozs. They were stated to have been 

 raised on the Polmaise system of heating, and not to have 

 been sent as extraordinary examples of growth, but to 

 show that good Pine-apples can be produced as well by 

 Polmaise as by any other system of heating. Mr. Bundy 

 grows his Pines on Hamilton's system, planted out, in the 

 bed. The two fruit shown were stated to have been grown 

 upon single plants, by which is meant that one sucker only 

 had been left on the stool instead of two, which is Mr. 

 Bundy's usual practice, in order that he may obtain a large 



