1878.] 
NEW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
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Of Pine-apples, wliicli are being less and less 
cultivated every year in this country, we have 
to thank Mr. Miles, of Wycombe Abbey 
Gardens, for preserving to us and bringing into 
notice, a very meritorious sort for winter use. 
This, for want of a knowledge of its true 
history, has been provisionally named Lord 
Carrington. It is of the Montserrat or Black 
Jamaica class, but very distinct and excellent. 
Carter's Cream Pine Melon. 
In Peaches we have no new introduction to 
notice. It may be noted, however, how splen¬ 
didly the Lord Napier Nectarine appeared 
everywhere. This may now be classed as the 
largest and best of early Nectarines. 
A kitchen Apple of considerable merit, 
although not new, was only last season brought 
into general notice by Mr. Killick, a very 
ardent fruit cultivator. We allude to Stone’s 
Apple , which has also been called Loddington 
Seedling and Mapson’s Seedling; it is recom¬ 
mended as being an extraordinary bearer; the 
fruits are very large, handsome, and of good 
quality. In Pears we have a fine variety in 
Williams' Victoria. 
Of Strawberries, usually so plentiful, we 
Sutton's Whiteknigiits Favourite Melon. 
have had a few promising varieties brought 
under notice ; the best is Mr. Douglas’ Loxford 
Hall Seedling , of the British Queen class. 
In Figs, there is Hardy Prolific , a variety 
which, if it possesses the two qualities indicated, 
“ hardiness ” and “ prolificness,” will be very 
valuable. 
Melons, as usual, afford novelty, at least in 
names ; but this season there is a genuine 
novelty in Carter’s Cream Pine. This is a dis¬ 
tinct species, of long ovate form, with firm 
solid flesh throughout. It will keep long after 
being cut and ripe, and is of good quality. 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons have a Pear-shaped 
variety. Another good sort will be found in 
Excelsior , a green-fleshed variety of excellent 
quality; and the same may be said of Sutton’s 
Whitehiight's Favourite. 
The Plums bring us no novelty ; neither in 
Currants, Gooseberries, and other small fruits is 
there anything new to be noted. 
New Vegetables of 1877. 
Good vegetables are secured more frequently 
by a careful selection of seed than in any other 
way, and the high quality which they have 
attained is chiefly due to the great care of our 
enterprising seed-growers. If we take Peas 
first in order, we have of late years had con¬ 
siderable novelty in this class, but if we are 
asked to reckon up the decided acquisitions, 
they are not so very numerous. The Criterion 
of Messrs. Veitch has, however, proved equal 
to its recommendations. We must also speak 
well of Mr. Turner’s Dandie Dinmont , a green 
Marrow of fine appearance; and Sharp’s 
Invincible is also highly spoken of. 
Potatos at all times share a considerable 
amount of attention, and many new varieties 
are annually introduced. Of new varieties we 
put in the front rank as a general cropping 
Potato, Sutton's Magnum Bonum; and an ex¬ 
cellent round white variety of very distinct 
character is Criterion , raised by Mr. Moss, of 
Welford. Mr. Turner’s Early Bird is a fine 
variety of the Aslileaf. The Vicar of Laleham , 
a sort of purplish Victoria, is very handsome 
and good. McKinlay's Pride is a very fine 
white kidney, liadstoch Beauty. White Emperor, 
and Ice Cream , are all sorts of handsome ap¬ 
pearance and very promising, and so is Bedfont 
Prolific , which is a seedling of the noted Mr. 
