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to be necessary to it, for Sir 'Herbert Taylor having 

 neither hot-house nor green-house, planted two of the Vines 

 against a south wall in a light soil in his garden at Fangrove, 

 near Chertsey, which have thriven extremely well, borne 

 plentifully, and ripened their fruit somewhat earlier than 

 other sorts in the same situation, though all the berries on 

 the bunch have not ripened equally well. It is necessary 

 to protect the fruit very early from birds and flies, which 

 seem particularly fond of it. 



Specimens of a Seedling Grape were received from Mr. 

 Charles Harrison, gardener to James Stewart Wort- 

 ley, Esq. at Wortley Hall, in Yorkshire. The bunch exhi- 

 bited weighed upwards of two pounds, and its general ap- 

 pearance was that of the Black Hamburgh. It is well 

 shouldered and tapering, the fruit being regularly distributed. 

 The berries are large, rather oval than round, somewhat 

 broadest at the head, with an irregular surface; colour of 

 the skin dark purple, and very glossy. Mesh thick, but 

 juicy, sweet, and pleasant, with a very slight Muscat flavour. 

 The seeds are large, but rarely more than one in each berry. 

 The Vine sprang up by chance in the stove at Wortley Hall, 

 and the specimens sent were its first produce. It is proposed 

 to call it the Wortley Hall Grape. 



Mr. Isaac Oldaker exhibited specimens of the Poonah 

 Grape, a very handsome variety, the produce of a Vine receiv- 

 ed by the late Sir Joseph Banks from Sir Evan Nepean at 

 Bombay. The bunch is large and well shouldered, tapering 

 regularly to a point. The berries are slightly oval, dark red, 

 where fully exposed to the sun, but pale where shaded, 

 fleshy, with seldom more than two seeds in each, sweet, but 



