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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



[November, 



the opportunity to beg our correspondents when | 

 they prepay packages, to mark on the pack- 

 ages, "Paid through," or we are often asked to 

 pay over again. We have refused many parcels 

 this year on which we have been asked to pay, 

 and this will explain to many correspondents 

 why no notice appears of their fruits or flowers 

 in our pages. We paid this package from Mr. , 

 Black, although from what we know of his sense ; 

 of justice we were quite sure he had already i 

 prepaid it. But this is not enough. Parties 

 sending packages prepaid to friends should al- 1 

 ways write, or see that it is written, " Paid j 

 through " on the packages. — Ed. G. M.] 



New White Grapes from Col. Wilder. — 

 First-class white grapes are not numerous and ; 

 there is room for more. Col. Wilder sends us a ' 

 sample of a seedling of which he gives the fol- i 

 lowing account : — "I send by mail a few grapes I 

 from a second cross of Rogers. First, a native : 

 crossed with the White Chasselas, which pro- 

 duced Massasoit or Rogers No 3, then Massa- 

 soit by Queen of Nice which gave the berries 

 now forwarded. These sent are mere tags from 

 a bunch exhibited ten days since. The first 

 fruit gathered was on August 31st. The bunches 

 are long, frequently shouldered like the Queen of 

 Nice, and their quality quite as good as 

 the latter. This vine has grown in an unfavor- 

 able location and has been neglected until this 

 year. I think it is as healthy as my other vines, 

 but not strong as the first crossing of Rogers, 

 and I cannot remember that it has been subject 

 to mildew. Like all my vines it has been cov- 

 ered in winter " 



The fruit had slightly fermented before reach- 

 ing VIS, but there was enough merit left to show 

 that Col. Wilder's judgment of its value is not 

 too high. The Editor had the pleasure of a brief 

 run through Col. Wilder's grounds recently of 

 which we hope to tell some time soon. Absence 

 from home more or less this summer lias caused 

 some matters to accumulate in our hands 

 which we hope to straighten out shortly. 



Hayes Grape. — With some excellent fruit 

 comes the following letter from Mr. Moore : — " I 

 forward you per mail to-day a few berries of our 

 new White Grape — ' Haj'es.' This grape is a 

 pure native, and was raised from seed at the 

 same time as ' Moore's Early.' It is very hardy, 

 free from mildew, and with us a week to teti 

 days earlier than Concord. We hope next year 

 to be able to furnish more fruit for testing, but 



on account of an exhibit at Boston, &c., are un- 

 able to do so this year. I hope, however, that 

 there will be enough so that you can judge some- 

 what of its quality. I should be pleased to hear 

 what you think of it. This grape was awarded 

 a First-class Certificate of Merit by the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society, Sept. 14th, 1880." 

 Brown Beurre Pear. — A fine specimen of this 

 delicious old pear was placed on our table by 

 Mr. Galloway C. Morris, from a tree in Philadel- 

 phia. If it would do as well everywhere, 

 it would be an admirable kind to grow, but the 

 general impression is that it is uncertain in these 

 latter days. What do our readers know about 

 this? 



Grafting Peach Trees. — A Canada Subscriber 

 asks: " Would you please let me know through 

 the columns of the Gardener's Monthly if peach 

 trees can be successfully propagated by grafting 

 on the collar in the same manner that nursery- 

 men work apple trees ? Also, is there any ob- 

 jection to propagating them in this way? An 

 answer will greatly oblige, yours truly." 



[In the Southern States peaches are com- 

 monly propagated in that way, and are deemed 

 just as good if not better than budded ones. — 

 Ed. G. M.] 



Fruits for Kansas. — T. R., Chanute, Kan- 

 sas, asks: " What kind of apples, pears, plums 

 and cherries will thrive best in that locality ? 

 I am about to locate permanently there, and 

 feel that I need some advice so as far as possible, 

 to avoid mistakes." 



[Will some correspondent not too far away 

 from Chanute kindly furnish the desired infor- 

 mation.— Ed. G. M.] 



Moss Mulching. — Mr. Henderson handed us 

 the following note, in addition to his article, 

 but too late to go with it. 



" Whether for large specimen plants in private 

 collections or for the window plants of the more 

 humble amateur, this plan of mulching will be 

 found to be exceedingly useful, as plants, even 

 when to some extent pot-bound, may be carried 

 forward in health and vigor for three or six 

 months longer without the necessity of re-pot- 

 ting." 



Seedling Grape. — A Catawissa correspondent 

 writes : " I send you this day, express pre-paid, 

 one box of grapes, seedling of the Salem, but of 

 far better habits. With us the Salem does not 

 ripen its fruit, mildews generally, and is pretty 

 tender for our climate. The grape I send you 



