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Mr. William Melville, of Dalmeny Park, near Edinburgh; it was 
obtained by crossing Champion Hamburgh with the pollen of 
Canon Hall Muscat. The result is a Grape producing a very 
large bunch, with enormous roundish or rather oblate berries of a 
grizzly colour, having the flesh of the Mill Hill Hamburgh impreg¬ 
nated with a distinct flavour of the Muscat. The Grape had 
evidently been produced under some disadvantageous circumstances, 
and there is no doubt when well grown it will prove a very 
valuable acquisition. 
Mr. Graham, of Cranford, also sent a Seedling Grape of the 
White Frontignan class, and in the way of Chasselas Musque; but, 
as it was not quite ripe, Mr. Graham was recommended to bring 
it up at the next Meeting. 
A fine, large, and well-set bunch of a Muscat Grape was re¬ 
ceived from John Ruck, Esq., Sutton Court, Surrey, under the 
name of Muscatel Jesus. This, in the opinion of the Committee, 
proved to be Muscat of Alexandria. 
Mr. Drummond, gardener to J. J. Smith, Esq., Beechwood, 
exhibited a basket of very large berries of Mill Hill Hamburgh 
Grapes. They were beautifully covered with bloom ; but, as they 
Avere not allowed to be tasted, the Committee could not give an 
opinion upon them. 
Mr. F. Joynes, of Bourtou, Berks, sent a shoot of a Yine bear¬ 
ing two bunches of Grapes, the produce of different crops: one 
was ripened in June and the other in September. From the con¬ 
dition in which these were exhibited, the Committee were of 
opinion that there Avas no advantage to be gained by this mode of 
culture; but that, on the contrary, the result, which is after all an 
unsatisfactory one, must be obtained at the expense of the vigour 
of the Vine. Mr. Busby also exhibited a shoot of the Golden 
Hamburgh grown under similar circumstances. 
Mr. Rivers, of SaAvbridgeworth, brought fruit of a Seedling 
Peach called Early Albert; it is of good size, of a pale, creamy 
white on the shaded side, and a lively crimson Avhere exposed; the 
flesh is quite pale at the stone. The flavour was excellent. The 
same gentleman also exhibited good specimens of Crawford’s 
Early, a large yelloAV-fleshed American Peach of excellent flavour, 
and another of the same race and origin called Bergens’ Yellow, 
Avhich is larger than the former, but was flatter in flaAmur. 
Princess Marie is of rich flavour, as is also Grosse Mignonne 
Tardive, a variety a fortnight later than the old Grosse Mignonne. 
Mr. Rivers’ greatest triumph is the production of a Seedling 
Nectarine, Avhich has all the merits of the Stanwick, and none of 
its defects. It Avas raised from the Violette Hative, impregnated 
by StanAvick. The fruit has all the appearance and richness of 
flavour of its male parent; but with the deep stain of red in the 
flesh where it surrounds the stone like the female. It is a month 
earlier than the Stanwick, and a fortnight later than the Violette 
Hative. Perhaps the most remarkable feature in the whole is, 
that the fruit being altogether that of the StauAvick, the kernel is 
