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THE NEW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES OF 1870. 
late white Grape in Mr. W. Paul’s Waltham Cross , a most appropriate name, it 
being a true cross of Waltham. The berries of this Grape are longish oval, like 
the Morocco, of a most beautiful amber-colour, and sweetly flavoured; it hangs 
well, and will be valuable for late work. This we propose to figure in due 
course. We have also the Gitronelle Muscat , a very early highly-flavoured white 
Frontignan ; and we further hear of a Mrs. Pince's Golden Muscat. 
Peaches , although they were never so abundant as last year, only bring us 
one new variety, viz., The Lady , a Frogmore seedling, rich, pure white in flesh, 
and delicate as a lady. In Plums , we have a good addition in Mr. Dry’s Duke 
of Edinburgh , a fit brother in appearance to Prince of Wales, but of better 
quality. In Cherries, Mr. Gilbert brings us forward an old seedling of Burghley, 
named Burghley Park Seedling , a very excellent variety, but not distinct from 
Beine Hortense. In Figs, we have a grand acquisition, although not exactly a new 
variety, in Royal Vineyard , the high-class merits of which have only been lately 
recognized, and which has been provisionally christened by the Messrs. Lee, of the 
Royal Vineyard Nursery. It somewhat resembles Lee’s Perpetual, but is redder, and 
like it is prolific, and very rich. We shall shortly publish a coloured figure .of it. 
Monaco bianco is another variety, having a pale green skin, which has received 
much notice, and is altogether excellent. 
Of Pears we have a good addition in the Brockworth Park , a plate of which 
opens our present volume ; it is a supposed seedling of Gloucestershire, and in 
appearance and quality rivals the Louise Bonne of Jersey itself, coming into use 
a week or two before that variety. Another valuable addition in this way is 
Essingtons Autumn Josephine, a pear like Josephine de Malines in quality, &c., 
but of autumn instead of spring use. In Apples , there is little to add ; many 
have been brought forward, but they have mostly been found wanting. We are 
already so well supplied with this fruit, that little improvement seems possible. 
We would just, however, notice an old Irish seedling, the Eclinville , which 
although a leading Irish apple, has singularly enough been little known to us; 
it is a very large and particularly fine early autumn sauce apple. We notice also 
the advent of another called Beauty of Hants , which, although exceedingly beau¬ 
tiful, we take to be but a fine form of Blenheim Orange. 
Of Strawberries we have, as usual, a prolific supply, including some excellent 
additions. Mr. W. Paul gives us Waltham Seedling , an improvement on Sir 0. 
Napier. Mr. Bradley, the raiser of Dr. Hogg, Oscar, &c., gives us another of 
his triumphs, the Amateur, a very large and wonderfully productive sort. From 
Mr. Trotman we get Royalty , smaller, but of very fine quality ; and from Edinburgh 
we get Moffat’s Duke of Edinburgh , a large and good market fruit. There are, 
besides, several promising Continental varieties coming from Dr. Nicaise. Among 
Melons there is not so much of novelty. We have, however, one of the best old 
sorts re-introduced to us, viz., Victory of Bath ; and the Colston Basset Seedling is 
a very excellent new one. We might notice many more, were it necessary. 
