Clxii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Mr. Will Taylor, Hampton, sent examples of Grape Chasselas 
Eose, named Prince Olga de Wirtemberg. This is a pretty red- 
skinned variety of the Eoyal Muscadine, excellent for growing 
in miheated structures or in good seasons on an open wall. 
From the Society's Gardens, Chiswick, came examples of 
Grapes grown on open walls, those ripening the most freely being 
Gamay Noir, Chasselas Noir, Millar's Burgundy, Chasselas Rose, 
and Royal Muscadine. 
Melons were exhibited by Mr. Empson, who staged Anthony's 
Favourite ; by Mr. Ward, who staged the Eaii's Favourite — a 
variety which received a First Class Certificate on September 10 ; 
by R. Burrell, Esq., who staged Westley Hall Companion ; and 
by Mr. Warren, Hampton, who staged Warren's Seedling. 
New Apples were submitted by Mr. Palmer, Cobham Villas, 
Andover, who sent Stubb's Seedling, which was requested to be 
deposited at Chiswick for a time to test its keeping properties ; 
by Mr. Empson, who staged three varieties ; by Messrs. Spooner, 
who staged a variety called The Baron ; by F. Willes, Esq., 
Lindula, Leighton Buzzard, who sent Lindula Seedling, said to 
have been raised from a pip thirty years ago ; by Messrs. Paul 
& Son, Cheshunt, who sent a variety named Captain Sanders ; 
by Mr. Owen Thomas, Royal Gardens, Frogmore, who sent two 
seedlings — one of them, named Frogmore Dessert, proving 
identical with Pomme de Neige. 
Mr. John Miles, Dudley Villas, Portsmouth Road, exhibited 
a large Blenheim Orange Apple, of a bright crimson- scarlet 
colour all over. 
Sir J. Pease, Bart., Hutton Hall, Guisborough (gr. Mr. J. 
Mclndoe), sent a Pear named Charles Ernest— a large, pale, 
handsome fruit, but somewhat lacking quality. 
Messrs. Nothard & Low exhibited, on behalf of E. C. Banks, 
Esq., Watcrville, Nova Scotia, examples of a new variety of 
Gravcnstein Apple, more highly coloured than the ordinary 
variety. 
His Grace the Duke of Rutland, Bclvoir (gr. Mr. Divers), 
sent a largo exhibit of Celery, consisting of twenty-five varieties 
all exceedingly well grown. A new variety named Man of Kent 
was recommended to be tried at Chiswick. 
Mr. Dovcrill, Banbury, sent some very large Onions, Ailsa 
Craig and Anglo- Spanish. 
