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on the upper side. The scapes longer than the leafstalk, 

 very hairy and upright ; the peduncles weak, hairy, not much 

 branched ; the flowers small, with imperfect stamens. 



3. Black Hautbois. This kind was received, as a New 

 Hautbois, from the Royal Gardens at Windsor, where, as 

 I learn from John Aiton Esq. it was raised about the year 

 1815, from the seed of the Prolific or Conical Hautbois ; it is 

 grown in the public gardens round London, but not distin- 

 guished by name, for it was sent from them as the Old Haut- 

 bois, the Common Hautbois, and as the Hautbois simply. 



In the general appearance and character of its leaves it re- 

 sembles the Globe Hautbois, except that the leaflets are less 

 concave between the nerves. The fruit is conical, more 

 lengthened than in the Prolific Hautbois, of a very dark dingy 

 purple colour when ripe; the seeds scarcely embedded; 

 flavour high and flesh buttery. The calyx is small and re- 

 flexed. The scapes are much shorter than the leaves, pedun- 

 cles branched, the partial ones short ; the flowers very small, 

 similar to those of the Globe Hautbois. 



This kind is a great bearer, and rather earlier than the 

 others, occasionally producing a few berries in the autumn. 

 It is a valuable variety. 



4. Prolific or Conical Hautbois. This kind was brought 

 into notice several years ago, in consequence of its having 

 been cultivated in the garden of the late Sir Joseph Banks, 

 at Spring Grove. It is however of older standing, and it is 

 not easy to ascertain why it was not generally cultivated before 

 it was so noticed. 



