EDITOE'S TABLE. 



March did not injure the grape buds, although many apples, such as the Yellow Belleflower, were 

 killed in the opening bud ; all the peaches, many of the pears, and most of the cherries were 

 destroyed. 



"The frosts .f the middle of April and second week in May injured the young shoots of the 

 vine, especially in low situations or near moisture, and in the rows near grass ; but with all these 

 visitations from frosts, the grape crop was a very promising one until attacked by the rot, the 

 second week in July, and subsequently the first week in August — the latter but slight. This 

 disease appeared to affect those vineyards most, that were in low situations, or not fully exposed 

 to a free circulation of air, either from close planting or otherwise, 



"High manuring, deep hoeing or plowing, and a want of summer-pruning at the right time, 

 it was thought, increased the liability to rot. This disease, or something like it, prevailed in 

 many parts of Europe, last year, where it had scarcely been known before, and in the island of 

 Madeira caused an almost entire failure of the grape crop. 



" In this vicinity it cut off about half of the average crop, reducing the product of the whole 

 county to about one hundred gallons per acre. Some made more, but many less than that 

 average. It was observed that the poor lands and high situations suffered least. It is supposed 

 by some that the rot is allied to the mildew, and that scattering flour of sulphur over the vine- 

 yard, in June and again in July, may prevent the rot, as sulphur is applied as a remedy for mil- 

 dew, in grape-houses, with complete success. This experiment might be tried. Ashes are cer- 

 tainly a valuable application, scattered over the surface and turned under with the spring hoeing. 

 Di\ Rehfuss strongly recommends this. Insects did but little injury to the vine last year. The 

 one " resembling a small rose-bug" was scarce. 



"A new woodcut, to illustrate spring-pruning and summer-training, has been inserted in place 

 of the old one, which was imperfect in some points. In spring-pruning it is found best to omit 

 the first tie, if the branch is too stiff to bend easily in a circle or bow. This leaves a three- 

 quarter bow or circle. Summer-pruning should be done promptli/ ; if deferred too late it is cer- 

 tainly injurious, but be careful not to prune too close. 



"The vineyards near Hermann, Mo., are said now to amount to near five hundred acres. The 

 liberal premiums offered by Mr. Alexander Kaysek, of St. Louis, for the best Missouri wines, 

 were awarded at Hermann in August last, at a large and enthusiastic meeting of the wine-grow- 

 ers of that vicinity. 



" Schuylkill Grape has been adopted by the 'Wine-growers' Association,' as the proper name 

 of that heretofore knoAvn as the ' Cape Grape' — Cape being a misnomer." • 



jS^orticuItural Soiutits. 



BnooKLYN Horticultural Society. — The second stated Monthly Meeting of this flourishing 

 Society was held at the rooms, Athenaeum Building, Atlantic street, on Thursday, March 9th. 

 The display of plants and flowers was not so large or varied as at the former meeting, but was 

 respectable for the season. 



Third Monthly Meeting, April 6. — The meeting was held at the Society's rooms. Tlie display 

 of plants and flowers surpassed the utmost expectations of the committee. The exhibition-room 

 was much too small for the articles deposited to be displayed properly, and uncomfortably lim- 

 ited for the convenience or pleasure of the numerous visitors. We hope some more commodious 

 room may be secured for future occasions. 



Among the objects on the tables, we noted as novel or choice, Aquilegia glandulosa — a pretty 

 blue and white flowered Columbine — from II. A- Graefk's greenhouses, Brooklyn, L. I. ; also, a 

 striped variety of Azalea sinensis, said to be a new seedling — very beautiful; Camellias Ilama- 

 dryas, Ellen's Favorite, and Washington ; six varieties of Cineraria ; Tetratheca (Tremaudra) 

 verticillata — a very pretty greenhouse plant, with whorls of linear leaves, and bright blue 

 flowers on long peduncles — already familiar to many of our readers; Ornithogalum aurcum ; 

 Nepenthes distillatoria (Titcher-plant) — a small specimen; and several seedling Petunias and 



