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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY 
belonging to the genus Coccyx, reared from the cones of Abies 
J3enthamiana from California. 
Mr. Sealey exhibited specimens of Sphinx Pinastri and Colias 
JSdusa, Hyale, and ITclice taken near Romsey in Hampshire. 
Mr. Gloyne read descriptions of several new species of Beetles 
belonging to the genera Lema and Crioceris. 
Mr. Westwood communicated a notice of the death of Pro¬ 
fessor Dahlbom, of Lunden, Sweden, to whose talents he paid a 
warm tribute; and Mr. Tegetmeier also mentioned the recent 
decease of Dr. Bcvan, the apiarian. 
The President alluded to the complaints which had been made 
of the inconvenience of the present meeting.room; and stated 
that the subject was under consideration by the Council, who 
were desirous of receiving communications from the members on 
the subject. 
FEU ITS ADAPTED TO THE VARIOUS 
LOCALITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
(Continued from page 338). 
PLUMS. 
Late Orleans ( Monsieur Tardive; Blach Orleans ).— 
Fruit very similar in appearance to the Orleans, but 
larger. The flesh is more richly flavoured and sugary. 
Shoots smooth. 
A valuable late dessert plum. Ripe in the end of 
September and beginning of October, and will hang till 
November. 
Large Green Drying. See Knight's Green Drying. 
Lawrence’s Favorite. See Lawrence Gage. 
Lawrence Gage (Lawrence's Favorite). —Fruit large, 
round, and flattened at both ends. Skin dull yellowish- 
green, streaked with darker green on the side exposed 
to the sun, veined with brown, and covered all over with 
thin grey bloom. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a 
narrow cavity. Flesh greenish, tender, melting, and 
juicy, rich, sugary, and with a fine vinous brisk flavour, 
separating from the stone. Shoots downy. 
A delicious dessert plum. Ripe in the beginning of 
September. 
Leipzig. See Quetsche. 
Little Queen Claude. See Yellow Gage. 
Lombard (Bledcers Scarlet; Beckman’s Scarlet ).— 
Fruit medium size, roundish-oval, and marked with a 
shallow suture. Skin purplish-red, dotted with darker 
red, and covered with thin bloom. Stalk half an inch 
long, slender, set in a wide funnel-shaped cavity. Flesh 
yellow, juicy, and pleasantly flavoured, adhering to the 
stone. Shoots smooth. 
A preserving or culinary plum. Ripe in the end of 
August and beginning of September. 
London Plum. See White Primordian. 
Long Damson. See Prune Damson. 
Lucombe’s Nonesuch. — Fruit above medium size, 
round, and compressed on the side, where it is marked 
with a broad suture. Skin greenish-yellow, streaked 
with orange, and covered with a greyish-white bloom. 
Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a rather 
wide cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, juicy, rich, 
and sugary, with a pleasant briskness, and adhering to 
the stone. Shoots smooth. 
A dessert and preserving plum, bearing considerable 
resemblance to the Green Gage, but not so richly flavoured. 
Ripe in the end of August. 
McLaughlin. — Fruit large, roundish-oblate. Skin 
thin and tender, of a fine yellow colour, dotted and 
mottled with red, and covered with thin grey bloom. 
Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small 
round cavity. Flesh yellow, firm, very juicy, sweet, with 
a rich luscious flavour, and adhering to the stone. Shoots 
smooth. 
An excellent plum, ripening in the end of August. 
Maitre Claude. See White Pcrdrigon. 
GENTLEMAN, March 20, i860. 
Mamelonne ( Mamelon Sageret). —Fruit medium sized, 
roundish-oval, tapering with a pear-shaped neck towards 
the stalk, and frequently furnished with a nipple at the; 
apex. Skin yellowish-green, mottled with red next the 
sun, and covered with grey bloom. Stalk short, inserted 
without depression. Flesh yellowish, firm, very juicy, 
sugary, and richly flavoured, separating freely from the 
stone. Shoots smooth. 
An excellent dessert plum, ripening about the middle 
of August. 
Mimms. See Diapree Rouge. 
Mirabelle Petite (Mirabelle; Mirabelle Blanche; 
Mirabelle Jaune; Mirabelle Pcrle ; Mirabelle de Vienne; 
White Mirabelle). —Fruit produced in clusters, small, 
roundish-oval, and marked with a faint suture on one 
side. Skin of a fine yellow colour, sometimes marked 
with crimson spots on the side exposed to the sun, and 
covered with thin white bloom. Stalk three quarters 
of an inch long, inserted without depression. Flesh deep 
yellow, firm, pretty juicy, sweet, and briskly flavoured, 
separating from the stone. Shoots downy. 
A valuable little plum for preserving, and all culinary 
purposes. Ripe in the middle of August. The tree forms 
a handsome pyramid, and is a most abundant bearer. 
Mirabelle Blanche. See Mirabelle Petite. 
Mirabelle Double. See Drap d’Or. 
Mirabelle Grosse. S ee Drap d’Or. 
Mirabelle Jaune. See Mirabelle Petite. 
Mirabelle d’Octobre. See Mirabelle Tardive. 
Mirabelle Perle. See Mirabelle Petite. 
Mirabelle Tardive ( Bricette; Mirabelle d’Octobre; 
Petite Bricette). —Fruit small, roundish-oval, sometimes 
quite round, and marked with a distinct suture. Skin 
thin and tender, yellowish-white, dotted and speckled 
with red, and covered with thin white bloom. Stalk 
half an inch long, slender, inserted in a shallow and nar¬ 
row cavity. Flesh yellowish-white, firm, very juicy, 
with a brisk vinous flavour, and adhering partially to the 
stone. Shoots smooth. 
An excellent preserving and culinary plum. Ripe in 
October. The tree forms a handsome pyramid, and is an 
excellent bearer. 
Mirabelle de Vienne. See Mirabelle Petite. 
Mirabelle Vert Double. See Green Gage. 
Miser Plum. See Cherry. 
Miviam. See Royale JLdtive. 
(Tq be continued,) 
VARIETIES. 
Bast, or Bass, also called inner baric, liber, or endophlceum 
the fibrous inferior layer of the bark in the stems of exogenous 
plants, which is particularly conspicuous in exogenous trees, 
as a peculiar substance interposed between the true bark and 
the wood. It consists in great part of sap-vessels lying close 
together, and assuming the appearance of tough fibres. In a 
fresh state, it has generally a whitish colour; and it is often 
composed of several layers, to which, however, the collective 
name of bast-layer is very often applied. The uses of this part 
of plants in the arts are very numerous; the fibres of hemp, 
flax, jute, &c., are nothing else than bast. The name bast, 
however, is more commonly applied to the inner bark of trees, 
and is originally Russian, designating the inner bark of the 
Lime-tree or Linden-tree, which is employed for making a 
coarse kind of ropes, mats w'ell known as bast mats, and a kind 
of shoes much worn by the Russian peasantry. The trees are 
cut when full of sap in spring. For bast to bo plaited into 
shoes, young stems of about three years old are preferred ; and 
it is said that two or three are required to make a single pair 
of shoes. Trees of six or eight years old are cut down for the 
better kind of mats, which are exported in large quantities 
from Russia, and particularly from the port of Archangel, and 
so much used for'packing furniture, for covering tender plants 
in gardens, supplying strands with which plants are tied, &c. 
The trees from which the bast is taken are very generally 
burned for charcoal. After the bark is dried, its layers are 
