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It does well in pots as a late crop, but will not stand a strong 
heat, as it gets long in the leaf, and covered with red spider. 
Sir Harry is an excellent kind in some soils, does not make 
many leaves, so may be planted thickly ; but it never bears such 
quantities as mentioned by your correspondent. For my own 
part, I should like to see the kind that does, for if the quality 
was good it would drive the other sorts out of the market. 
It was certainly . lodest to limit the number to fifty good sized 
berries, and not one of the best plants; it is most probable that 
many of the fifty wiL go the way of the heaps of small ones. 
As regards Keelin’ failing the fault cannot be in the kind, as it 
is well known to be the best for the main crop of forced Straw¬ 
berries.—J. T. 
FRUITS ADAPTED TO THE VARIOUS 
LOCALITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
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RASPBERRIES. 
Large Monthly (Large-fruited Monthly; Rivers’ 
Monthly; de Tons le Mois d Gros Fruits Rouges). —This 
ig a most abundant bearing autumnal variety, producing 
fruit above the medium size, roundish-conical, of a crim¬ 
son colour, and of excellent flavour. 
Large Red. See Barnet. 
Late-bearing Antwerp. See Red Antwerp. 
Lawton. See Few Rochelle. 
Lord Exmouth’s. See Barnet. 
Magnum Bonum. —A yellow summer-bearing variety, 
inferior in size and flavour to Yellow Antwerp. The 
fruit is of a pale yellow colour with firm flesh. The plant, 
like Brinckle’s Orange and Belle de Fontenay, becomes a 
perfect weed from the profusion of suckers it throws up. 
Merveille de Quatre Saisons Jaune. See October Yelloiv. 
Merveille de Quatre Saisons Rouge. See October Red. 
New Rochelle (Lawton; Seacor’s Mammoth). —An 
American autumn-bearing variety, having the rambling 
habit of growth of the common Bramble. It produces 
fruit in great abundance of a large oval shape, and a deep 
black colour, very juicy, and agreeably flavoured. 
This has not been sufficiently proved in this country to 
admit of a correct estimate being formed of its merits. 
Northumberland Fillbasket. — Fruit rather large’ 
roundish, inclining to conical, of a deep red colour, and 
good flavour. The plant is a strong vigorous grower, and 
an abundant summer bearer. 
October Red (Merveille dc Quatre Saisons Rouge .)— 
The fruit of this variety produced from the old canes 
left in spring is small and inferior; but the suckers put 
forth in June furnish an abundant crop of large-sized 
bright red fruit, which commences to ripen in September 
and continuing far into November, if the autumn be dry 
and mild. 
October Yellow (Merveille de Quatre Saisons Jaune). 
—This possesses the same qualities as the preceding, and 
is distinguished from it by the fruit being yellow. It is 
not quite so large as the Yellow Antwerp, and in a fine 
season is sweet and agreeable. 
Ohio Evebbeaeing. —This is an American variety, 
similar in all respects to Black Cap, with this exception 
that it is an autumnal-bearing variety, and produces 
abundant crops of fruit late in the season. 
Orange. See Brinckle’s Orange. 
Prince of Wales (Cutbash’s Prince of Wales). —Fruit 
large, roundish, inclining to conical, of a deep crimson 
colour, and with a brisk, agreeable flavour. This is a 
summer-bearing variety, remarkable for its strong pale- 
coloured canes, which in rich soils grow from ten to 
twelve feet in one season. It does not sucker too much, 
and is very desirable on that account. 
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY’S COMMITTEES. 
FRUIT COMMITTEE. 
A meeting of the new Fruit Committee as constituted for the 
present year was held at 8, St. Martin’s Place, on Tuesday, the 
8th ; Rev. L. Yernon Harcourt, V.P., in the chair 
There was a large attendance of the new members, who took 
great interest in the proceedings; and there is no doubt, con¬ 
stituted as the Committee now is, that the object for which it 
was instituted will be rapidly and effectually promoted. It is 
intended immediately to appoint Local Committees in different 
parts of the country to communicate with the General Committee, 
anti to supply such local information as may be considered 
desirable. 
Mr. Gardiner, gardener to Sir George R. Philips, Bart., of 
Weston House, Shipston-on-Stour, sent a very beautiful dish of 
forced Peaches, which were greatly admired, and were awarded 
a Certificate of Commendation. Mr. Gardiner stated that he 
began to gather the crop on the 21st of April. 
Mr. Hill, of Keele Hall, sent a fine dish of Oscar Strawberry, 
which he found was well adapted for forcing ; but the flavour of 
the fruit was acid. 
A Seedling Strawberry, called Eclipse, was exhibited by Mr. 
W. Reeves, of Rochford. A plant was shown in a pot, bearing a 
profusion of fruit, the flavour of which was excellent. It seems 
to force well, and may prove a valuable variety. 
Mr. Dwerrihouse, gardener to Lord Eversley, Heekfield, ex¬ 
hibited two fine boxes of forced Sir Charles Napier and a few 
Ricton Pine Strawberries, both of which were large and handsome. 
John Lamb, Esq., of Newcastle, Staffordshire, sent a disli of 
fine-looking Ribston Pippin Apples which had been kept in glazed 
pans, and placed in a cellar; but their flavour and juiciness were 
passed. 
Messrs. Ivery & Son, of Dorking, sent a dish of Miclcleham 
Pearmain Apple, which, at this late season, were found to retain 
all the character of a first-rate late dessert Apple. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
A Meeting of the Floral Committee was held on Thursday, 
the 10th inst.; Rev. Joshua Dix in the chair. 
This was a very crowded Meeting, and the exhibitions were 
numerous. Mr. J. Kinberrv exhibited a large collection of Seed¬ 
ling Verbenas, many of them very effective in colour, and would, 
doubtless, be well adapted for bedding; but as they lacked the 
“points” which the florists require, and as many of them were 
not considered to be improvements on older varieties, they did 
not receive special notice. Mr. Turner, of Slough, exhibited 
three Seedling Pelargoniums, and also a beautiful collection of 
Auriculas; to the latter of which a Special Certificate was awarded. 
A Seedling light-purple Auricula Richmond Seedling, also ex¬ 
hibited by Mr. Turner, received a First-class Certificate. Mr. 
Keynes, of Salisbury, brought a beautiful collection of Pansies, 
which were much admired. Mr. Judd, of Althorp Gardens, 
sent a Seedling Geranium, and Mr. Bragg, of Slough, a Seedling 
Pansy. 
M. Linden of Brussels, sent some very fine variegated-foliaged 
plants, of which Campylobotrys regalis and C. smaragdiva re¬ 
ceived First-class Certificates ; and Theophrastia (?) argyraa and 
Mar ant a argyraa Commendation Labels. The same gentleman 
also sent Asplenium myriophyllum, a lovely little Fern, to which 
a First-class Certificate was awarded. 
Mr. Veit eh, of Chelsea, sent a beautiful Fern, called Microlepia 
hirsuta, which, like the Davallias, or Haresfoot Ferns, throws 
out long rhizomes over the pot. To this a Certificate of Com¬ 
mendation was awarded. He also sent a noble plant of Cosius 
nolilis, producing large oval hairy leaves of a pale yellowish- 
green colour, obscurely banded with darker green; and a fine 
plant of Ataccia cristata, which was pronounced by old plant- 
growers to be the fiuest specimen of that plant they have ever 
seen produced, and a fine example of skilful cultivation. . 
A beautiful new Caladium, as yet unnamed, was exhibited by 
R. Warner, Esq. The plate of the leaf is of a dark velvety 
green, and the midrib and ribs are dull white, forming a fine 
effective contrast. . 
y[;• Kinghorn, of Richmond, exhibited a Seedling Azalea, 
President, to which a First-class Certificate was awarded. It is 
of a fine compact habit of growth, with a profusion of finely- 
shaped rosy-crimson flowers which stand well out from the foliage. 
From Mr. Staudiah, of Bagshot, came two very large and 
finely-bloomed plants of Myosotidium nolile, to which a Specie. 
