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sorts The roots are cut off to about 6 inches 

 long, and then immediately packed in boxes, and 

 covered, with earth to near the top of the graft. 

 No wax is Deeded; the earth beinii placed around 



the junction of the stock and graft is quite suffi- 

 cient, and the shoulder of the stock being small, 

 i- soon gropm over. Perhaps whip grafting would 



form a smoother union at first, but alter a couple 

 of years growth, the difference would hardly be 

 perceived, and no advantages obtained by it, 

 while cleft grafting is much easier, as no tying or 



wax is needed. The grafts are kept in the box- 

 es till a suitable time to plant out in the nursery, 

 and by this plan we need not be hurried on account 

 of weather, as they may remain in the boxes for 

 some weeks after they begin to grow, by keeping 

 the earth moist about them. They frequently 

 grow 2 or 3 inches before planting, and appear to 

 do quite as well as if planted before the buds 

 opened. Thev are planted by a dibble, and if the 

 ground is then dry, we pour a little water at each 

 root to settle the earth better about them, and 

 again cover up the top of the stock. Some nur- 

 serymen in this state, particularly foreigners, re- 

 commend and practice themselves, pinching off 

 all side shoots at first, so as to make a clean stem. 

 This practice I do not approve; the stems will 

 grow stronger by leaving the side shoots on for a 

 while, and then trim gradually. The leaves are 

 as necessary to the formation of wood on the stem 

 as the roots are, and though we may compel the 

 stem to grow taller, it will be at the expense of 

 tiie size of the body, and the tree will be weak, 

 and not grow so freely afterwards. By thus treat- 

 ing them and keeping them well cultivated, they 

 will often in 2 years, or in at least 3 or 4 years, 

 be large enough to transplant. I recommend well 

 grown two-year-old trees; these can be taken 

 up with but little loss of room, and when well 

 planted, will in four or five years generally make 

 larger and finer trees than older ones. In taking 

 up large trees for transplanting, we necessarily 

 deprive them of many of their roots, and the well 

 planted do not for some time fully recover from 

 the shock, while the smaller trees grow up almost 

 without any check. It seems to me a very mis- 

 taken idea to want large trees to plant an orchard 

 with. 



I entirely concur in H. E. Hooker's last para- 

 graph, and see no way to obtain good fruit except 

 by " root-grafting;" even admitting such trees did 

 not live so long. Who would prefer seedling fruit 

 trees when hardly one in ten would be worth the 

 ground it stood upon, to having the best of every 

 kind in its season. Thy friend and well wisher, 

 Yardleij Tuytor. London. Co., Va., 9mo. loth. 



Colored Glass. — The progress which the art 

 of coloring glass for ornamental purposes lias 

 made in this country is very encouraging; indeed, 

 windows and sight lights are now produced in this 

 city by EusTON &. Weer, which leave little to be 

 desired, except it be greater encouragement for the 



makers. They paint and burn in every variety of 

 pattern and in excellent taste. It is only necessa- 

 ry to give them a drawing by mail or express, 

 with the size of your proposed window, and it will 

 be immediately executed. 



In a villa or cottage, even a single stained win- 

 dow at the staircase landing, will produce an ef- 

 fect which nothing of the same cost can do. J. J. 

 S. Philadelphia, Sept. 14. 



The Elizabeth Cherry. — Mr. Downing : 

 From my memorandum book I extract and for- 

 ward you the following drawing and description 

 of a new variety of cherry, of which I have had 

 some knowledge these three years past, but more 

 satisfactorily this past cherrv season. The age of 

 the original tree is sufficient guarantee that no 

 change may be expected in its quality or bearing 

 properties. 



This cherry was grown from seed by Caleb 

 Atwater, Esq., of Atwater, 

 Portage county, Ohio; and was 

 named by Prof. Kirtland af- 

 ter Mrs. Atwater, from respect 

 for that lady. Fruit borne in 

 twos and threes. 



Description. — Size large, or 

 about the same as Large Ked 

 Bigarreau. 



Form rounded, heart shaped, 

 flattened upon the sides. 



Colour dark rich red, when 

 fully ripe, mottled slightly with 

 a dark purplish red. 



Surface generally smooth and 

 regular. 



Stem of medium size, gene- 

 rally about 1\ inch long, but 

 sometimes 1 inch, and, again, 

 1{ inch, planted in a fair, re- 

 gular basin. F'ff- 83. 



Flesh half tender, yellowish, slightly tinged 

 with red, juicy, pleasantly sweet, and with a line 

 delicate flavor. 



Pit ovate, rounded, of size pro- 

 portioned to the fruit. 



Ripens, in usual seasons, about 

 the same time as Arden's Early 

 Heart; or, say, 10th to 15th June. 



History and Growth of Tree. — 

 For this, I am indebted to the ori- 

 ginator of the variety, Mr. Atwa- 

 ter, who writes me as follows: 



" The original tree is 25 years of 

 age. Pit brought from Connecticut in the fall of 

 1823. It commenced bearing when quite young, 



and lias ever continued an abundant bearer. The 



fruit hanging in rich bunches, giving to the tree 

 a glorious appearance when the fruit is ripe. 

 Growth upright, pyramidal, rounded. 



" Soil (ind position of original tree is a clay loam, 

 rather thin, with a strong hard clay subsoil, situ- 

 ated upon the north side of a building." 



