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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ January, 
looking black grape, of very rich and pleasant flavour, raised from the Black 
Morocco. We must here also say just another word for Mr. W. Paul’s 
Waltham Cross , which is one of the noblest-looking of late white Grapes yet 
produced. 
Of Peaches Mr. Rivers gives us a batch of novelties, some of which are of 
great merit. Especially we would note this of Goshaivk , one of the richest 
mid-season peaches grown. Of others we may mention Albatross , Condor , Golden 
Eagle , Merlin , very rich. Of Nectarines, Darwin and Humboldt are two fine 
acquisitions of the Stan wick class. We may also notice as a mid-season peach 
of remarkably fine quality the Markly Admirable of Mr. Knight. In Apples we 
have no addition of note ; neither in Pears is there any very remarkable 
novelty. We may, however, invite attention to one or two which during the 
past season have proved of great excellence, viz., Beurre de VAssomption and 
Souvenir du Congres , both having the character of Williams’ Bon Chretien. In 
Cherries we have to add Bigarreau Noir de Schmidt , a fine black heart; and 
Early Rivers , a very fine large fleshy richly-flavoured sort of great repute. Let 
ns hope that in a propitious season we may have more meritorious novelties to 
notice. 
Coming to Vegetables, we find new names to be legion. It is here, however, 
always a difficult matter to decide as to what is truly a novelty or new variety, 
and what is merely a new name given, it may be, to a greatly improved stock, but 
still essentially the same. Our vegetables are improved, or kept up to the 
standard, by selection far more than by the efforts of the hybridizer or intro¬ 
ducer, as in the case of fruits and flowers. Peas, however, yield us real novelty. 
Mr. Laxton, to whom we have already been indebted for several important 
additions, is now about to outdo himself by giving us, all at once, six new varieties 
—to wit, Superlative , having great pods, like a broad bean, fully 7 in. in length, 
which, whatever its quality be, will be a glorious pea for exhibition ; Griffin , 
early as Sangster’s, of a deep grassy-green colour, a great desideratum in an early 
pea ; Popular and Omega , two wrinkled marrows ; Evergreen and Conquest , the 
former a smooth pea, said to be of fine colour when cooked, the latter a green 
wrinkled. In addition to this we have Emperor of the Marrows , from Mr. 
Williams ; White Gem , First Crop Blue , from Messrs. Carter and Co.; Best of 
All (Maclean), from Messrs. Sutton and Sons, which last, if it prove true 
to its name, will be good indeed. One more must be noticed, viz., Canadian 
a 
Dwarf from Messrs. Finney, which is of great promise as an extraordinary 
cropper, and of fine quality ; and there are still more candidates. Of Onions we 
have many claiming notice of late. At present we may allude to the 
New Red Marzagole , the Neapolitan Marzagole , and the Red Mammoth Tripoli , 
all very large, of the Tripoli type. Amongst Cucumbers there are also many 
aspirants, but the best which we have seen, is Douglas’s Tender and True. 
For the lovers of large Cucumbers, we may indicate the Marquis of Lome. 
In T omatos we have gained a good variety in Earley’s Defiance; as among 
