Notice of new or remarkable Varieties of Fruits. 399 



William Atkinson, Esq. sent to the same Meeting spe- 

 cimens of a new Scarlet Strawberry raised by him from seed 

 in his garden at Grove End, St. John's Wood, Marylebonc. 

 It is much larger than the old Scarlet, and more globular, 

 perfectly rounded at the end, extremely bright in colour; 

 seeds pale yellow, small, deeply embedded, but not so deep 

 as in the Scarlet; flesh pale throughout. The plants are 

 abundant bearers, carrying their fruit high from the ground ; 

 they also force extremely well ; and in the open ground con- 

 tinue in bearing much later than the old Scarlet. This has 

 been named the Grove End Scarlet Strawberry, and proves 

 to be a very valuable variety. 



Peach. 



Mr. Isaac Oldaker sent to the Meeting on the 16th of 

 July, specimens of an early variety of Peach raised in the 

 garden at Spring Grove, from a stone received from Persia. 

 The fruit is of the middle size, globular, slightly cleft ; skin 

 pale yellow, mottled with red on the side exposed to the 

 sun ; flesh quite melting, pale yellow, with a faint stain of red 

 round the stone, which parts freely; very juicy, extremely 

 rich and sweet ; the blossom is very large, and the fruit sets 

 freely ; the leaf is deeply serrated on the edges, and termi- 

 nates with a sharp point. The original plant has been sent 

 by Mr. Oldaker to the Garden of the Society, and has been 

 called the Spring Grove Persian Peach. 



Grape. 



Mr. William Buck sent to the Meeting on the 1st of 

 October a small Vine, in a pot, raised by him from seed in 

 the garden of the Hon. Fulk Greville Howard, at Elford, 



