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the nearer to the heart, and of a paler colour. Hearts small, of a 
roundish oval shape, from 4 to 5 inches in diameter, very firm, and 
solid, yet crisp, fleshy, and tender. This variety forms hearts very 
early in autumu, and is early fit for use. In mild weather they 
soon burst and open out. Excellent for early autumn use, but not 
sufficiently hardy for winter. 
The stocks of the Ulm Savoy vary exceedingly. 
Vienna (Stuart and Mein). 
Plant resembling the Ulm. Loaves very plain, or but slightly 
curled. Hearts of medium size, roundish, very firm and solid. A 
very early sort, but not sufficiently curled to be valued as a Savoy. 
Victoria (Stuart & Mein) (Vilmorin) (Carter & C . . 
See Dwarf Green Curledl. 
Victoria Very Curled. 
See Victoria. 
Yellow Savoy (Yeitch). 
See Golden Globe. 
XVIII.—On Fungoid Diseases of the Vine. Part IV. 
By He. M. C. Cooxe. 
[Read at Meeting of Scientific Committee, 16th April, 1878.] 
When it was first proposed to submit to the Committee a series of 
short communications on this subject there was no summary, not 
even a list at all complete, of the Fungi affecting the Vine. Since 
the last of these papers was read we have received information of 
the publication of two elaborate monographs'—one in Italy, the 
other in Austria—on Vine Fungi. The Austrian monograph, 
by Baron Thuemen, contains in all 224 species, and forms 
an octavo volume of upwards of 200 pages. It must not be 
taken for granted that all the species which the Baron has 
enumerated in order to swell his work and its importance 
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