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therefore, be named Erysiplie Tuckeri, if tlie name of 
| Oidium Tuckeri must perish. 
It is a curious fact that in abundant specimens received 
from the Upper and Lower Corgo and Douro, through the 
kindness of Messrs. Martiniez and Gassiot, and in speci¬ 
mens of diseased Grapes from Madeira, forwarded in 1832 
to Sir W. .T. Hooker, by C. H. C. Plowden, Esq. (see 
Gardeners' Chronicle , 1853, p. 547 ; and 1852, p. 579), not a 
single pycnidium appeared amongst the mould, but in their 
stead very curious bodies, consisting of a large, nearly globose 
terminal cell, with one or two hyaline cells at the base 
terming a sort of peduncle. These resemble very closely 
I Conisporium Helminthosporii, Corda, and I have therefore 
j given them the name of Conisporium commUitans* (Fig. 9),' 
; though 1 cannot conceal from myself the possibility of their 
I being some other form of fruit, however improbable this 
I may seem. At any rate the matter is well worth attention, 
| an 'd I am content to run the risk of the hi quoque reproach 
ot adding a name which may hereafter be found useless, as 
the very circumstance of assigning a name to any natural 
production draws more attention to it. 
The constant connection of Antennaria and Capnodium, 
a genus illustrated on a former occasion at considerable 
length in this-Journal, seems exactly analogous with that of 
| Oidium and Erysiphe. It appears, however, that though 
J the transformed joints of the Antennaria never produce 
asci, the peritheeia of Cupnodiupi ate very uncertain as to 
the nature of their contents. Sometimes they are decidedly 
ascigerous, and sometimes as certainly sporoi'erous. Some- 
thiug, however, more definite may be discovered now that 
attention has been drawn to such points, and I should be 
the very last to lose sight of the fact that to M. Tulasne 
and his brother is due the credit of opening this new field 
to mycologists and liehenologists .—(Horticultural Society's 
Journal.) 
CANNON HALL MUSCAT GRAPE. 
I wish to give my mite of information relative to what I 
have experienced in the growth of the Cannon Hall Grape, 
lately discussed by Mr. T. Appleby, being myself of the 
same opinion as to its superior merits. I must mention 
that my noble employer prefers it to all other Grapes on 
his table, as a %W-coloured Grape; and for a black nearly 
its match in appearance, we grow the Champion Black 
Hamburgh, which I have seen four inches in circumference 
in the berry, and when ripe it will keep plump and more per¬ 
fect in the berries than any other Hamburgh I know. 
However, I must leave the Champion for the. present, as 
my object for putting my pen to paper is to give a short 
detail of my success in setting the bunches of the Cannon 
/fall Grape. I have previously tried many plans to make it 
set well, having impregnated it witli tint most free-setting 
Grapes, such as the common Hamburgh. Even then I 
did not at all succeed as I could have wished ; but now I can 
almost make certain of every bunch being good, without 
applying artificial pollen of any other variety. Whoever 
has grown this Grape will have noticed it has a super¬ 
abundance of flower-pips; therefore it struck me that if I 
were to thin them out previously to flowering it might effect 
my purpose. A tedious undertaking it is, for I thin most 
severely, and by so doing I thought I should throw all the 
energy there might be in the Vine into the flower-pips left. 
I have just now some berries on the Cannon Hall which 
will measure four and a half inches in circumference, 
i So much for the difficulty in surmounting a good setting ; 
; nevertheless, even then I am sorry to say there are several 
other deficiencies still to overcome before we get it perfect. 
One is the blackish spots appearing sometimes on the 
. berries, which I hope will be, for the future, successfully 
eradicated under Mr. Acomb’s plan, enumerated in page 
385 of No. 413, August 20th. 
* Conisporium commilitans, Berk, fy Br. Sporis mngnis obovatis 
, pallidis granulatis, basi uniseptalis, articulo inferiore hyalino, cum 
j pedunculo brevissimo, cvlindrico subconfluente. 
| Sporce-ceroincc '0014 ad 0015 unc. long. '0011 Iat. I am the rather 
| inclined to suppose the Conisporium autonomous, as both the Madeira 
j and Portuguese specimens were overrun with Trichothecium and other 
parasites. The more nearly allied species of Conisporium are truly 
parasitic, which is an additional argument in favour of the view I have 
i taken. 
I have found another failing to which this noble Grape j 
is liable. It does not keep when at maturity plump in the ] 
berries so well as the common Muscat of Alexandria, but a 
more noble, looking white Grape, when just ripe, I consider 
is not in existence. On that account I have been trying 
to improve it, but have not yet succeeded. As far as I have 
been successful in my crosses by impregnation, I generally 
have, found in the seedlings the habit or growth of the 
parent, with the colour or appearance of the produce ap¬ 
pertaining to the male or the pollen administered. 
1 will just give you a short detail of my trials as far as I 
have gone. 1 first crossed the Syrian with the pollen of the 
Cannon /fall. The habit of the young seedling was robust, 
with a. noble foliage ; but, to my great disappointment, the 
berries turned out not much larger than Peas. However, 
I am making another trial with the White Nice , and have 
several Vines just now coming on which 1 expect will fruit 
next year, and should they turn out well, and fruit then, I 
shall be most happy to let you know the result. 
I have a seedling in fruit just now which promises to he a 
great hearer, and I think it will be a good late Grape. Its 
parent is the Eluck Damascus, crossed with the Black Prince, 
with the view of having a free and good-setting, late, well- 
coloured variety. It has, as 1 stated before, quite the 
robust growth of the mother, with every appearance in colour 
of the Black Prince. The bunches are long, and of a sugar- 
loaf shape ; however, 1 shall send you a bunch for inspec¬ 
tion when they are ready.—Wii. Melville, Datmeny Park 
Gardens. 
LINUM GRAND IE LORU M RUBRUM. 
We have only this moment seen The Cottage Gardener 
of July 15th, 1856, and notice the remarks made concerning 
some seed sent out from our house as the Linum grandi- 
Jlorum rubrum. If we had seen the article before we -should 
have more promptly replied to. it. We very much regret 
that we should have been made the instruments for sending 
out the seed alluded to, but in transacting so large a busi¬ 
ness as our own, it is a matter of impossibility to do so 
without trusting to the- respectability of others. We always 
test the growing qualities of all seeds sent out by us, but 
we cannot always prove if they are true to mime. In the 
present instance the seed was procured from one of our 
largest continental houses, and sent out in precisely the 
same state as received—a principle always adopted by us, 
to supply every kind of seed as received into the warehouse. 
It is very seldom that a blunder of this sort happens, as we 
deal only with continental houses of the highest class. But 
an error has occurred, and we have replied to all those who 
have had the seed that we shall be glad to make the amende 
honorable ; and we are glad to say, that in every instance 
our correspondents have been much pleased with the pro¬ 
position we have made.-— William E. Rendle & Co. 
[Accidents will happen, but we must add that there is 
not such a plant as Linum grandijlorum rubrum known to 
botanists ; and great firms, like Messrs. Rendle & Co.’s, ought 
lo set their faces against such delusions.] 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Rolling a Lawn ( K . 1 ).).—Roll it both before and after mowing. 
Biscuits (K. D .).—Our correspondent would be obliged by a good, 
simple receipt for biscuits. 
Fruit Catalogue (A Young Gardener ).—There is no other 
Catalogue of Fruits than those you mention; tha’t of the Horticultural 
Society is the most complete ; Mr. Hogg’s is only of Apples, and of those 
it is by far the best. 
Propagating Geraniums from Leaves (Anne Christie ).—It is 
not unusual to raise Gloxinias and similar plants from leaves, but we 
have never heard of Geraniums being so raised until Mr. Beaton 
announced the lact this day fortnight. 
Right to Remove Plants (W. Charlton).—Y ou have no legal 
right to remove any kind of plant from your garden without your land¬ 
lord’s permission. As soon as planted it becomes part and parcel of the 
freehold. 
Learning Gardening ( Excelsior ).—Your ambition to raise yourself 
in the world is very commenduble. That particular pursuit you seem 
to wish to follow will require a large amount of patience and per¬ 
severance to achieve success. We have written to Mr. Appleby, and 
requested him to assist you in attaining the first step in the ladder, 
hut do not depend upon him alone. An advertisement in this periodical 
