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charge  at  Impnej,  which  shows  that  his  situation  is  not  exactly  a 
sinecure.  Mr.  Corbett  has  proved  his  entire  satisfaction  with  his 
gardener  in  the  most  tangible  manner  possible ;  long  may  that  satisfaction 
continue, — J.  Udale. 
B[We  are  very  much  obliged  to  Mr.  Udale  for  sending  the  splendid 
exceeded  by  7  lbs.  by  a  bunch  grown  by  Mr  D.  McKenzie  at  Sherwood 
Park.  Mr,  Corbett  and  his  gardener  are  to  be  congratulated  on  the 
noble  specimen  now  illustrated,  and  which  we  are  sorry  to  leam  could 
not  be  kept  for  the  Temple  Show.  Some  of  the  fingers  which  we 
measured  and  weighed  were  9  inches  long  by  6  inches  in  circumference  ; 
Fig.  84.— MUSA  CAVENDISHI  AT  IMPNEY— Weight  114  lbs. 
photo  of,  so  far  as  we  know,  the  heaviest  bunch  of  Musa  Cavendishi  on 
record.  The  heaviest  cluster  we  have  seen  was  grown  by  Mr.  J .  Oiler- 
head,  gardener  to  Sir  Henry  W.  Peek,  Bart.,  at  Wimbledon  House,  in 
1877  and  exhibited  at  a  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society.  Its 
weight  was  98  lbs.,  and  its  merit  was  recognised  by  the  award  of  a  gold 
medal;  but,  according  to  the  “Gardeners’  Chronicle,”  this  weight  was 
they  turned  the  scale  at  6^  ozs.,  and  a  “twin”  weighed  12  ozs.  As  may 
be  seen  in  the  illustration,  they  were  wonderfully  uniform  in  size,  and  we 
can  testify  were  of  distinctly  superior  quality.  We  have  heard  of  heavier 
clusters  of  Musa  sapientum,  but  have  no  precise  records,  and  shall  be 
glad  if  they  can  be  furnished.  Mr.  Corbett’s  handsome  bunch  is  the 
heaviest  of  M.  Cavendishi  that  has  been  brought  to  our  notice.] 
