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In this state, the pulp is shrivelled, and reduced, within the 

 coat or shell, to half its usual size, and has a rich and 

 sweet taste, if it has been well preserved. 



October 1, 1816. Mr. Hooker exhibited some spe- 

 cimens of a Plum, of extraordinary magnitude. They were 

 grown in the nursery of Mr. Ross, of Newington, who 

 had called them the Caledonian Plum; but the title of 

 Nectarine Plum, by which, it seems, they are better known, 

 is more appropriate : for they are as large as, and, at a short 

 distance, might easily be mistaken for, a nectarine. Their 

 history cannot, at present, be clearly ascertained. In the 

 flesh, they resemble the Orleans Plum ; but they are more 

 coarse, and the skin is harsh to the taste. They seem best 

 adapted for tarts. The tree is reported to be a very good 

 bearer. 



October 15, 1816. Several samples of the new American 

 Peach, described and figured in this volume of the Trans- 

 actions, (p. 205), were produced at this and at the former 

 meetings : their flavour was very good ; but, from the bad- 

 ness of the season, they had not attained their accustomed 

 size. It did not, however, appear, that the qualities of this 

 fruit had been over-rated on its first appearance; the 

 summer of the preceding year had been particularly suit- 

 able to late fruits, and this peach will unquestionably 

 require much heat, and favourable seasons, to attain full 

 perfection. 



At this meeting, Mr. Kirke presented some Nuts, of a 

 variety called the Cosford Nut : it is little known, but highly 



