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THE FLOBIST AND rOMOLOGIST. 



Hamburgh. This is a mistake — we never can keep it longer than the end of 

 December. As a proof of its good qualities, the wasps will take it sooner 

 than any other in the same house. 



5. Marchioness of Hastings. — Bunch and berries large, a coarse Grape, 

 indifferent flavour ; bunches from 4 to 5 lbs. in weight. 



6. Champion Hamburgh. — Very much resembles the Mill Hill Hamburgh, 

 if not the same. 



7. Bidwill's Seedling. — Bunches large, resembling Black Hamburgh in 

 appearance, with a peculiar earthy flavour. Worthless. 



8. Trebbiano. — A very excellent winter Grape, improved both in appear- 

 ance and flavour grafted on the Hamburgh ; bunches 4 to 5 lbs. weight. Hangs 

 well. 



9. Muscat Hamburgh (Snow's) — One of the best Muscat-flavoured Grapes 

 we have : if not the best, a most delicious Grape. 



10. Bowood Muscat. — I never have been able to distinguish the difference 

 between this and the Muscat of Alexandria. My impression is there have been 

 many Vines of the old Muscat sold for the Bowood. I have seen it distinct 

 among my friends. 



11. Buckland Sweetwater. — A very fine Grape with me, grafted on the 

 Hamburgh. I have not fruited it on its own root. I find it fruits much more 

 freely on the rod than spurred. 



12. Charlesworth Tokay. — I believe the same as the Muscat of Alexandria. 



13. Chasselas Napoleon, received from Messrs. Rollisson, very much re- 

 sembles old Tokay in appearance, good flavour, but set indifferently grafted. 



14. Burchardt's Prince. This is likely to be a valuable late Black Grape. 

 We fruited it this season grafted on the Hamburgh ; it proved very good, both 

 in appearance and flavour. 



15. Gromier du Cantal. — Bunches large, a pretty flame-coloured Grape, 

 scarcely worth growing. 



16. Lady Downe's Seedling.— This we find to be the best late Grape in 

 every respect. _ The three bunches we exhibited at South Kensington last 

 October were in bloom in April, when we had bunches still hanging of the 

 previous year's crop, 1861, quite plump and fresh. 



In addition to those mentioned above, we grow Frankenthal, Black Ham- 

 burgh, Old Tokay, West's St. Peter's, Barbarossa, Black Prince, and Muscat 

 of Alexandria. If I were asked to make a selection from the kinds mentioned 

 for a supply of Grapes all the year round, as we have them here, I should 

 prefer the following -.—Black— Black Hamburgh, Frankenthal, Black Prince, 

 West's St. Peter's, Lady Downe's Seedling, Burchardt's Prince. White. — 

 Muscat of Alexandria, Buckland Sweetwater, Trebbiano, Muscat Hative de 

 Saumer, and old Tokay ; the latter is a very good Grape if allowed plenty of 

 time to ripen. I have had it a fine colour in March, and very plump ; and, 

 when thoroughly ripe, its flavour is pretty good. There may be other Grapes 

 quite as good, but I mention none but what I have fruited myself. 



Keele Hall Gardens. Wm. Hill. 



BANUNCULUSES, TWELVE BEST SORTS FOR EXHIBITION. 



At the request of some amateur florists who arc desirous of knowing more 

 of the choicer kinds of Ranunculuses, and such as are in the esteem of the 

 respective cultivators best adapted for showing, I issued to about twenty of 

 the known cultivators of this flower, in various parts of England and Scotland, 



