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Mr. LdXtavoiirii'M Kxikrimests with tiie Cmntox (Jkai-k — Tliiiikiii^; lliul tho rcaiU-rs of the 

 Ilurtiiiilturixt would liko to liour what Mr. JA)X(;\v<)iiTii thinks of llie ('Hiitini (;ih|io, 1 vtiiliire to 

 traiisfor the foUowiiig for your cohiuuis, from his U-ttcr to iiiu of the first of lVl)ruttry. J. II. 

 "Watts — liofhestcr, N. Y. 



"I believe I advised \<n\ tliat (ho iimst and wine of the Clinton (Jrapc dilFirod from any I 

 have ever seeu. Tlie imist wciglis very heavy, indieatiiif^ a hirge quantity of saccharine mat- 

 ter — the wine, fully fornicntcd, ac-id, and weighing but littlo, an<l indicating but little spirit. Of 

 the Grapes you sent last spring, I made two kinds of wine. One part I pressed as soon as 

 worked, and put at the rate of seventeen ounces of sngar to the gallon of must ; the other, I 

 ■worked, and left to ferment in the skins, before pressing, and pnt no sugar. Tlic first is of a 

 beautifi'l dark-red, which I have never seen equalled in color, and very clear. It has no sweet- 

 ness, and is rather dry, but of fine flavor. The other is clear, very dark-red, and more acid, but 

 of fine flavor. I deem that in our warmer latitude, the must will have more sugar, and will 

 make a valuable red wine — nn article we have not at present. I am very desiious of giving the 

 Grape further trial, and shall esteem it a favor if you will engage and send me from two to five 

 busliels of the Grapes, and let them be as ripe as possible. I shall also be pleased to get from 

 two thousand to five thousand cuttings. I will next spring graft a dozen roots with this Grape, 

 and the next season guarantee to have Grapes enough fully to test how they suit our climate — 

 as I have had grafts grow the first season from ten to thirty feet, and often to bear some fruit 

 the same season." 



Note ox the probable effect of Swejo-ixcs of Blacksmiths' Shops and Charcoal ox Frot 

 Trees, «fec. <fer. — I notice in the January number of the Tlorticulturist, a communication from R. 

 B. Wap.ren, in which he saj's: 



" In preparing the ground for setting them " (Pear trees), " I put into the holes a half bushel 

 of the sweepings of a blacksmith's shop, mixed with cinders and ashes from the forge," <tc. " I 

 have two very fine trees, five years old, which have never produced half a dozen Pears ; they 

 bloom profusely every year, but set no fruit." The sweepings and cinders from a blacksmith's 

 shop woidd probably have the same effect on trees as charcoal. My wife scatters pulverized 

 charcoal over the earth around her house-plants, which causes them to bloom very profusely, and 

 the flowers to assume much brighter colors than they usually wear. 



"VVe tried the experiment on our Cucumber vines ; they blossomed a fortnight earlier than the 

 others ; in fact the vines were comjdetel}' covered with flowers, but no Cucumbers were pro- 

 duced. I tried the same experiment on an Apple tree ; it blossomed a week earlier than any 

 other tree in the orchard, but did not bear a single Apple. 



A moderate use of charcoal, or sweepings and cinders from iron workers' shops, may be bene- 

 ficial to garden regetablcs and fruit trees, though my ex]ieriment8 hare not been extensive 

 enough to satisfy me whether they may be successfully applied or not. II. L. Spexcer — Cas- 

 tl:t07l, Vt. 



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Note ox the Greex Sweetixg Apple. — "What a luxury, Mr. Barkv, we have in this fi-esh and 

 delicious Apple? I believe we have each tried its merits in the supply fiorn Robert II. Brown's 

 orchard. Possessing a verj- mild and agreeable sweet, and being very juicj-, it gives a healthy 

 tone to digestion, and can be eaten with impunity. I wish no other beverage than its juices to 

 quench thirst, and no better dessert at all times. The tree produces abundantly ; and mj' ob- 

 ject is to call attention to it, that every cultivator of trees may be sure and have it. The Apple 

 is in perfection now, and will keep a month longer. J. II. "Watts — Rochester. 



"We consider this the best Sweet Apjjle/oT- dessert tliat we grow in tlii.s locality; always 

 foir, and of a liandsoiuc pea-green color, rarely with a blush on one side. The tr 

 ood grower and bearer. 



