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variety, well worthy of introduction. Melons, 
usually very plentiful, do not give us so much 
novelty. The Hollanden Favourite of Mr. 
Goldsmith will he found of high quality, and a 
good useful sort; and to those who aspire to 
monster and sensational examples we commend 
Mr. Rutland’s introduction. The Goodwood, 
the fruits of which weigh from 20 to 30 lb., 
and which are, moreover, moderately good in 
quality. Amongst Filberts, Mr. Cooper’s Duke 
of Edinburgh is a very large and fine variety, 
and is considered to be a genuine acquisition. 
Amongst Grapes, which usually occupy the 
most prominent position, we can only notify 
the appearance of a variety named Winter 
King, from Mr. B. S. Williams. This, which 
has an ovate-shaped berry, not unlike the 
Black Alicante in appearance, but of superior 
quality, is stated to be a graft-hybrid, the 
result of grafting Gros Colmar on the Raisin 
de Calabre. Whether this will retain the 
character assumed, and prove permanently 
distinct, will require yet some time to properly 
determine. 
New Vegetables. 
The amount of positive novelty attainable 
amongst vegetables is at all times limited; 
gradual improvement and progression is, how¬ 
ever, generally well manifested, and this has 
been the case during the past year. Potatos 
naturally occupy the first place. That 
Potatos have been vastly improved during 
the past ten years or so, is a fact that must be 
patent to every one taking the slightest trouble 
to think about it. True, we have the old 
Regent and the old Ashleaf with us still, and 
which in their way are sometimes unsur¬ 
passable, but what of others ?—what of the 
Ashleaf, indeed, as compared with the recent 
introductions of Mr. Dean ? His Midsummer 
Kidney is earlier than that variety, much larger, 
yields a better crop, is of better quality, and, 
above all its other merits, retains its good 
quality till late in the season. Second to this 
comes his Cosmopolitan. Mr. Ross’s Welford 
Park Kidney is a very handsome white kidney, 
mid-season, a great cropper, and of excellent 
quality. Messrs. Perkins’ Snowdrop is similar 
in appearance to Snowflake—the most beautiful 
of all the American Potatos—but quite dis¬ 
tinct, and very superior in quality. Clarke’s 
Main-crop is of the well-known Magnum Bonum 
type—good and trustworthy. Desideratum of 
Smith is a faintly coloured pink kidney of 
good quality that promises well; and Mr. 
Hughes’ Beauty of Eydon may be pronounced, 
as it actually proved, the best quality Potato 
of the season; it is a broad white kidney¬ 
shaped variety and a great cropper. Many 
other excellent varieties might be noted, but 
we have here confined ourselves to those which 
took first honours. 
Amongst Lettuces we would direct atten¬ 
tion to the Green Unctuous (Verte grasse) 
submitted by Messrs. Veitch, a close-hearted 
deep green Cabbage variety; also to Messrs. 
Vilmorin’s white Chauvigny, another Cabbage 
variety with large heart, and extra good 
quality, standing the summer well. 
In Peas there is not so much perhaps to 
chronicle as usual, still those there are are 
good. In Mr. Eckford’s Didce of Connaught 
will be found a variety of the Champion of 
England type of some merit, and from 
amongst Mr. Laxton’s very numerous crosses 
the Walton Hero, a tall-growing deep green 
Marrow, may be considered an acquisition. 
Other varieties attracting notice and deserving 
trial are Bliss’s Abundance and the Stourbridge 
Marrow. 
Amongst Broad Beans, Laxton’s John 
Harrison is a grand variety, having extra 
large pods ; fine for exhibition purposes. And 
amongst Kidney Beans Haricot Flageolet 
Cheerier, having the seeds green, and which 
remain green after being cooked, is worthy 
of note. 
Amongst Onions the White Globe of Vil- 
morin, albeit totally distinct from the ordinary 
White Globe Onion, attracted some notice. 
The bulbs being of a very regular spherical 
shape, with a pure white skin, and remarkably 
firm and solid, were exceedingly handsome; 
they proved somewhat coarse, and they are 
found not to keep so well as is desirable. 
Amongst Turnips the EwDa Early Milan 
Strap-leaf has proved to be several days earlier 
than the Purple-top Munich, and is, therefore, a 
welcome and important addition. The Spinach 
Monstrueuse de Viroflay is a very large-leaved 
sort, and will be found to yield a much heavier 
crop than the ordinary variety. 
Amongst Vegetable Marrows Muir's Hybrid 
Marrow, pertaining to the Custard section, is 
