THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION.—July 22, 1800. 287 
WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
1 Day of 
Month. 
Day of 
Week. 
JULY 22—28, 1856. 
Weather near London in 
1855. 
Sun | 
Rises. | 
Sun 
Sets. 
Moon 
R. & S. 
Moon’s 
Age. 
Clock 
af. Sun. 
Day of 
Year. 
Barometer. 
Thermo. 
Wind. 
Rain in 
Inches. 
22 
To 
Arctia Caia. 
30.156—30.11 4 
78—52 
w. 
_ 
11 a 4 
1 a 8 
10 
18 
20 
6 
8 
204 
23 
W 
Arctia Salicis. 
30.020—29.765 
83—59 
S.W. 
.68 
13 
0 
10 
32 
21 
6 
10 
205 
24 
Th 
Arctia chrysorrhaea. 
29 . 777 - 29.606 
71—52 
s.w. 
.14 
14 
VII 
10 
46 
G 
6 
11 
206 
25 
F 
St. James. Ds. Camb. b. 1797- 
29-716—29 6/2 
73—19 
S.W. 
1.22 
16 
67 
11 
6 
23 
, 6 
12 
207 
26 
S 
Lithosia rubricollis. 
29 . 777 — 29.720 
63—50 
s. 
— 
17 
55 
11 
31 
24 
6 
12 
208 
27 
Son 
10 Sunday after Trinity. 
29 787—29-842 
75—49 
s.w. 
.45 
18 
64 
mom. 
25 
6 
12 
209 
28 
M 
Lithosia irrorea. 
29.876—29.870 
72 — 50 
s.w. 
.06 
20 
62 
«* 
6 
26 
6 
11 
210 
Meteorology of tiie Week, —At Chiswick, from observations during the last twenty-eight years, the average highest and lowest 
temperatures of these days are 73.7°, and 52.3°, respectively. The greatest heat, 92°, occurred on the 25th, in 1844 ; and the lowest cold, 40°, on 
the 23rd, in 1843. During the period 113 days were fine, and on 83 rain fell. 
A speciat. meetiugof the British Pomological Society 
was held at the rooms, 20, Bedford Street, Covent 
Garden, on Thursday, the 17th iustaut, for comparing 
and determining the merits of Strawberries, Cherries, or 
any other fruits which might be in season. The chair 
was occupied by Mr. Turner. 
Mr. Kitley, of Bath, furnished specimens of Ids new 
Strawberry, Carolina superba, winch was sent out in 
the autumn of 1854. It is a cross between the Old 
Pine, or Carolina, and the British Queen. The fruit 
is large, and regularly heart-shaped, very seldom, if ever, 
cockscombed, and frequently measuring five inches in 
circumference; the colour is a pale red, or deep flesh, 
and extends uniformly over the whole of the fruit, so 
that, unlike British Queen, it may be said to colour 
well; the seeds are small and not deeply indented, 
which gives the surface a rather smooth appearauce. 
The flesh is a clear white, very firm in texture, like the 
Old Pine, and with that fine aroma and vinous flavour 
which are found in both its parents. But the Old Pine 
is a bad bearer, and the British Queen is not sufficiently 
hardy, two qualities which Carolina superba is found to 
possess. A plant which was taken from the open ground 
and placed in a pot was exhibited by Mr. Kitley, and 
it was literally covered with fruit. This variety was 
highly commended by the meeting; and there is no 
doubt that it is a very first-rate and valuable accession 
to our gardens. 
Mr. Underhill, of Birmingham, exhibited very fine 
specimens of his Sir Harry. It is, indeed, a uoble- 
looking Strawberry, and partakes more of the furrowed 
i cockscomb shape than of the heart-shaped. Its colour 
■ is dark red, and when highly ripened, of a very deep 
blood-red, approaching to black. It is large, and has a 
glossy surface, which has the appearance of being 
rather coarse from the deep indentations of the seeds. 
Unfortunately, the merits of this fine fruit could not 
be properly discussed, as Mr. Underhill's gardener had 
packed them in moss, the flavour of which had been 
corumuuicated to the fruit, and thereby spoiled its 
natural flavour. Mr. Underhill, however, intends pro¬ 
ducing another supply at the meeting to be held in 
August. Sir Harry is the produce of British Queen 
and Trollope’s Victoria. It ripens at the same time as 
Keens Seedling, and bears abundantly. 
Mr. Snow, gardener to Earl de Grey, at Wrest Park, 
Bedfordshire, produced specimens of Myatt's Admiral 
Dundas Strawberry. This is of a pale reddish-orange 
colour, of very large size, and inclined to the irregular 
cockscomb shape ; but in quality it was considered to 
be inferior in flavour, and too acid to be agreeable. Mr 
Snow also exhibited two seedliug late Strawberries of 
his own raising, which pi'esented singular discrepancies 
in quality, and it was therefore considered desirable that 
Mr. Snow should again produce them at the August 
meeting. 
Mr. Knevett, of Isleworth, sent a basket of a new 
seedling Strawberry of very large size, one specimen 
measuring six inches and a quarter in circumference. 
It is of the furrowed heart shape, dark red colour, and 
the seeds, which are small, almost level with the surface. 
The flesh is of a deep red colour, and considerably solid 
for the size of the fruit. It was considered a very good 
Strawberry for its size, with a flavour which renders it 
well worthy of cultivation, and very superior to all the 
other large Strawberries which have hitherto been 
introduced. 
Mr. Snow also presented a bunch of a new seedling 
Black Grape, raised from the Black Hatnbro’ impreg¬ 
nated by the White Muscat. The bunch not being 
perfect we cannot describe it. The berries are of 
good size, varying in shape from round, like the 
Black Hambro', to oval, like the Muscat. The skin 
is black, and, though not thick, is tough—a property 
which enables the fruit to hang and bear carriage 
well. The flesh is melting and remarkably rich in 
flavour, fully charged with the Muscat aroma, but 
with a peculiar rich vinous smack and delightful 
fragrance which we have never met with in any other 
Grape. The number of seeds vary from one to two. 
and in some cases are wanting. Mr. Snow having 
expressed a wish that the Society should name his 
new Grape, Mr. Hogg proposed that it should be 
called Snow’s Muscat Hayibro’, which being approved 
of, it will henceforth be known under that name. This 
we have always considered one of the greatest de¬ 
siderata—to obtain a Grape with the Muscat flavour 
which would ripen as early, and with the same degree 
of heat, as the Black Hambro’. Such a horticultural 
triumph has at last been obtained from these very 
parents—the Hambro’ crossed with the Muscat; and 
hence the expressiveness of the name. Mr. Snow also 
exhibited a basket of remarkably fine specimens of 
Elton Cherries from a wall, which were greatly admired, 
and which reflected great credit on Mr. Snow’s superior 
cultivation. 
Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, presented specimens 
of Muscat St. Laurent, a White Grape of the Cliasselas 
or Muscadine family, which possesses a distinct trace of 
the Muscat in its flavour. The bunch is similar to that 
of the White Muscadine; the berries are small, round, 
and greenish in colour; the skin is thin, flesh very 
tender and melting, with a refreshing, watery juice, and 
a marked aroma of the Muscat. The specimens exhi¬ 
bited were ripened under glass ; but Mr. Rivers stated, 
as its chief recommendation, that it would ripen out of 
No. CCCCVm. Yop. XYI. 
