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tapering, berries oval, black and shrivelled, skin tough, flesh firm, juicy, 
very rich, vinous and piquant, a very excellent late Grape ; Muscat of 
Alexandria, very fine ; (Eillade precoce, a small bunch slightly 
shrivelled, flesh very tender and juicy, of good flavour, but neither rich 
nor vinous ; Oldaker’s St. Peter’s, berries shrivelled, but apt to become 
mould}^ and fall, skin thin, flesh tender, very rich and vinous ; Prune 
d’Herault, skin thick, flesh firm, neither juicy nor rich; Raisin de 
Calabre, a long tapering bunch, berries white, skin thin and tough, 
flesh tender, juicy and sweet, but neither rich nor vinous; Verdal, an 
early Grape, which appears to hang remarkably well, berries shrivelled 
and in sound condition, the flesh very sweet, rich and vinous.—Mr. 
T. W. Booth, gardener to R. Egerton Warburton, Esq.,.Arley Hall, 
near Northwich, furnished excellent bunches of Muscat of Alexandria, 
which had almost acquired the condition of Raisins.—Mr. Mobbs, gar¬ 
dener to W. B. Praed, Esq., Tyringham, near Newport Pagnell, also 
sent a collection of bunches of Early Grapes, grown in pots, which 
were well coloured, and exhibited much skill in Grape cultivation. 
PRIMULA DENTICULATA. 
I HAVE had beautiful specimens of this really pretty plant, and I 
would recommend all who love Primulas to grow it extensively. If 
your plants are young let them be potted in a mixture of half turfy 
loam, quarter sharp sand and quarter decayed leaf soil; keep them all 
summer in the shady part of a cold pit or frame. In autumn let them 
be protected from rain, and winter them in the warm end of a green¬ 
house. In February they will show flowers in abundance, and v^ill 
keep in beauty for three or four months at a time; they do not seem 
to like cold winds or draughts, and therefore should not be exposed to 
them. I have some niee plants in full flower, and they will remain so 
a long time. 
W. S. 
The Hanoverian Band Committee of Bath held their first 
grand Horticultural Fete in Sydney Gardens, on the 15th ult. The 
day was fine, and the exhibition was attended by all the rank and 
fashion of Bath and its neighbourhood, including rather a wide area, as 
we understand upwards of 10,000 visitors attended the exhibition. 
The Azaleas were the great attraction, and though many magnificent 
specimens were staged, they were hardly so well bloomed as in former 
years. Cape Heaths were particularly good, and the same may be 
stated of the Stove and Greenhouse classes. Pelargoniums, Calceolarias, 
Ferns, &c., and other popular flowers, were well represented, as well as 
Fruit and Vegetables; and taken altogether it was one of the best 
exhibitions the society has held. 
