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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, Apbil 19, 1859. 
system of judging fruit entirely by its appearance, which i 
was that usually followed until the Bkitish Pomological j 
Society adopted the common-sense notion that fruit must 
be good as well as handsome. Of the Peaks — 1leurre 
Ranee was sweet and juicy. Winter Crassane, ripe and 
juicy but tasteless. Knight's Monarch, and Susette de 
Bavay, under its own name, as well as under the name of 
Jean de Witte, hard, and unripe ; but containing the 
elements of juiciness and sweetness. Of the Apples— 
the best of those kept, as above, was Birmingham, under 
the name of Court of Wide, small but firm, juicy, and 
sweet. The rest were chiefly kitchen Apples, amongst 
which were fine specimens of Gog ar Pippin, a firm, good¬ 
keeping Apple, not so well known as it deserves : and the 
White or .Norfolk Stone Pippin. Amongst Apples kept 
in “a fruit-room in the usual way,” were dishes of 
Golden Russet, and Scarlet Nonpareil, in excellent con¬ 
dition, juicy, and high-flavoured. 
Mr. Divees sent a collection of twenty dishes of 
Apples, and a very good dish, but scarcely ripe, of Old 
Colmar Pear. The fruit had all been kept in a fruit- 
room on wooden shelves, covered with paper, and were 
generally in good condition, and of the same leading 
varieties as have been enumerated in the notes of other 
collections. 
Smaller collections were exhibited, principally for 
naming, by Mr. Holmes, Sheffield; Mr. Davidson, 
Weston; Dr. Davies, Pershore; H. Cl. Bohn, Esq., 
Twickenham ; Bev. B. Eddie, Broughton Salvey, South 
Notts ; Bev. J. H. Sicley, Lackforcl Bectory, Bury St. 
Edmunds; Mr. Paul, Clieskunt ; Mr. John Blown 
(gardener to Bev. H. S. Matthews), Bentworth Bectory, 
Alton, Hants ; amongst which were Bergamot d'Esperen 
Pear, very melting and good, but rather over-ripe; and 
the true Winter Pearmain. (Grafts of this will be 
obtained for distribution on the 1st of February, 1860. At 
least twenty different varieties have been sent to the 
different meetings under this name during the past season. 
—Sec.) 
Geapes.— Mr. Geokge Coopee (gardener at) the Palace, 
Armagh, Ireland, sent two bunches of a black variety, 
very plump, fresh, and good-flavoured, but without name. 
It was considered very closely to resemble Lady Doivn’s 
Seedling, but was thicker-skinned and more oval in berry. 
It was directed that Mr. Cooper should be requested to 
send specimens, with leaves, wood, &c., to one of the great 
Grape meetings which are appointed for the ensuing 
season, when it could be carefully compared with other 
similar varieties. 
NOTES ON NEW OB BABE PLANTS. 
Rhododendron cham^cistus, L. Nat. ord., Ericacece. 
Native of the Alps of Europe.—Ilabit compact and very neat. 
Leaves very small, crowded, elliptical, acute, smooth above and 
below; margin ciliated with stiff) short, glandular hairs. Flowers 
terminal, each upon a peduncle about an inchin length; the latter 
covered with glandular short hairs, and based by a- couple of 
elliptical concave bracts. Calyx very deeply cut into five acute 
lanceolate segments, covered with short glandular hairs. Tube of 
the corolla very short. Limb spreading, and divided into five 
ovate wrinkled lobes; the base of the limb is beautifully striated 
with delicate purple ; the rest white tinged with rose. Filaments 
long, curved at the base, and there furnished with tufts of incon¬ 
spicuous white hairs. Anthers oblong, dark-purplish brown. 
Style curved. Stigma simple. 
A lovely little plant, treating us in March and April with its 
delicately beautiful flowers in great profusion. Being quite hardy, 
it may be cultivated in a sheltered shady corner out of doors, in 
sandy peat. But it will also give much satisfaction as a pot 
plant; in which case it will require the protection of a cold frame 
in winter, and the drainage must be most perfect. Cuttings of 
the young shoots, just becoming hard at the base, root pretty 
freely in very sandy peat in a cool frame with a northern aspect. 
Goodia latieolia, Salisb. Nat. ord., Leguminosece. Native 
of Tasmania.—Dwarf, and slightly loose in habit. Branches 
slender, smooth, green. Leaves alternate, trifoliate. Petioles 
short, slender, and slightly swollen at the base. Leaflets shortly 
petioluled, obovate with a mucronate apex, smooth bright green. 
Racemes axillary and terminal. Calyx two-lipped; the upper lip 
divided into two short blunt teeth; and the lower one more 
1 deeply cut into two acute spreading segments. Standard orbi¬ 
cular, spreading, reflexed, emarginate, yellow, with, near the base, 
two oblong, reddish-brown spots. Wings obovately linear, de- 
tlexed, and enclosing the keel, yellow. Eeel short and broad, 
yellow. 
A very desirable greenhouse plant, blooming very freely in the 
early spi’ing months. Peat and sandy fibrous loam make a very 
1 suitable compost for it. It roots freely from cuttings, and also 
ripens seeds. Plants originating from cuttings have the best 
habit; but in either case, when young, the plants should have 
careful attention to stopping and tying, to correct the slight ten¬ 
dency to ramble which is natural to them. 
Epachis obtuslfolia, Sm. Nat. ord., Epacrulaeetz. Native 
: of New Holland.—About a foot high, with compact somewhat 
rigid habit. Leaves elliptical or linear lanceolate, obtuse, rigid, 
and mucronate. Flowers axillary, and solitary, sessile. Calyx 
divided into five acute short teeth, with a closely imbricated 
involucre of several greenish membranous bracts. Tube of the 
corolla short and wide. Limb of five bluntly ovate, concave seg¬ 
ments, white. Stamens five, attached to the tube of the corolla, 
with very little of their filaments free. Anthers brown. Style 
erect, rigid, longer than the stamens. Stigma capitate. 
Those delighting in distinct species of this interesting and 
useful genus will find much pleasure in possessing this free- 
flowering and beautiful one. Good sandy fibry peat is the most 
suitable soil. Cuttings in spring or early summer of the young 
i shoots root freely enough. It should be cut back and kept close 
for some time after flowering to encourage young growth. 
Eugenia teineevia, _D. C. Nat. ord., Myrtaeece. Native of 
New Holland, and introduced to cultivation by Allan Cunning¬ 
ham.—Dwarf, and compactly branching. Branches round ; and, 
when young, covered with short brownish hairs. Leaves opposite, 
shortly petioled, distinctly three-nerved. Inflorescence in panicles, 
with the short pedicels at nearly right angles with the peduncle. 
Calyx consisting of five short, acute, green segments. Corolla of 
five roimded membranous rosy-white petals. Stamens numerous, 
with short, very slender filaments of a pale rose colour, and 
capitate anthers. Fruit obovate, inclining to quadrangular. 
Style slightly longer than the filaments. Stigma somewhat capi¬ 
tate. 
A greenhouse plant of excellent character, and easy culture. It 
blooms in P'ebruary and March most profusely; but the indi¬ 
vidual flowers are not lasting. Good fibrous loam, with a little peat 
and sand, are the best compost for it. It thrives well in a stove; 
but is most at home in the greenhouse. Propagates freely enough 
from cuttings in the ordinary way.—S. G. W. 
BODTABDIA LONGIFLOBA. 
This lovely plant produces, at the end of the shoots, a corymb 
of pure white tubular flowers, with a spreading border to each; 
and very sweet scented, almost as much so as the common white 
Jasmine. It grows about a foot high ; and produces, when 
strong, five or six heads of flowers, which last a considerable time- 
in bloom. Like many other plants, when first introduced, it was 
thought difficult to cultivate, and was treated too tenderly. In 
fact, it was killed with mistaken kindness. During my travels 
last summer I met with it exceedingly well grown, and blooming 
profusely. I first saw it so managed at the large nursery esta¬ 
blishment of Messrs. Fisher and Holmes, at Handsworth, near 
Sheffield. There the plants were in six-inch pots, and set out of 
doors on coal ashes, near a hedge, amongst other hardy green¬ 
house plants, in considerable numbers. Each plant was covered 
with blooms, and as healthy and robust as possible. No par¬ 
ticular treatment was given to it any further than watering,, 
when dry, in the ordinary way. I saw it, also, at an horti¬ 
cultural exhibition at Worksop, equally well grown, and even 
better flowered. From these facts I have drawn the conclu¬ 
sion, that a more free exposure to light and air is all that it 
requires. The soil for it consists of a compost of sandy peat, 
fibry loam, and leaf mould, in equal parts. It is easily propagated 
by cuttings of half-ripened wood, in sand, under a frame or bell- 
glass, in gentle heat. May or June is a good time to put the 
