NEW FPvUITS. 



Blackberries. — The Blackberry is in a fair way of taking a place among garden 

 fruits. We have had, for the first time, a fine crop of the Improved High-Bush, of 

 Boston and vicinity, and we are much pleased with it. The bush fairly runs wild 

 with vigor, and bears profusely. The fruit is long, large, jet black, and of a very 

 pleasant flavor. In use the first two weeks of August, following close upon the Rasp- 

 berries. 



New Eochelle, or Lawfop.* — "We have seen accounts in the newspapers, this sea- 

 son, concerning the enormous size and wonderful productiveness of this fruit, which 

 appeared almost incredible. Messrs. Geo. Seymour & Co., nurserymen, of Norwalk, 

 Conn., who grow it largely, sent us a box of specimens ; and, although received in a 

 damaged state, we could see that it is really a superb fruit — larger and rounder than 

 the Hicfh-Bzish, of Boston. We have just received the following account of this fruit 

 from Mr. Chas. Downing, who has given it a personal examination. We are happy 

 to b3 able to give such satisfactory information from a source every way entitled to 

 confidence : 



" Having heard a good deal about the Lawton, or New Eochelle Blackberry, for the past 

 year or two, and knowing that many of the new fruits were over-praised, I made a special 

 visit to Mr. Lawton's, a few days since, to see for myself, and I can assure you I was well 

 paid for my trouble. There is no humbug about it ; and the only wonder is, that it has 

 not been more generally introduced and propagated before. The fruit is large and sweet. 

 It is an enormous bearer; indeed, the quantity (considering the large size of the fruit) 

 surprized me, and the berries were perfect. Mr. Lawton informed me that they continue 

 in bearing five or six weeks, and in favorable seasons much longer. He has some two or 

 three acres, and will have plants to dispose of in the fall and spring. The latter, however, 

 is the most preferable time for transplanting. Plant as early as the ground is in good 

 working order." 



The Concord Grape. — In advance of the ripening of another crop, some of which 

 we hope to see and taste, we have the following letter from Mr. Breck, which may not 

 be uninteresting to those who have some five-dollar plants of the Concord growing : 



" You will be agreeably disappointed when you have an opportunity to see it. I saw 

 Mr. Bull's vines yesterday. He has an enormous crop, probably too many on his vines 

 for their highest state of perfection, notwithstanding he has cut off large quantities of 

 bunches. On two vines he has more than sixty large bunches each, some of them meas- 

 uring seven and a half inches long by five and a half inches at the shoulder. You could 

 not get them upon a page of your Horticulturist at the present time ; what tliey will be 

 w^en grown to their full size you may imagine, as they have not commenced their last 

 swelling yet ; but they will more than realize the description. I have no bunches on my 

 Black Hamburgh vines in the cold house so large and handsome as I saw on the Concord 

 vine. I saw the original vine from which the seedling was obtained ; a very great con- 

 trast indeed. The wild Grape has small, oval bunches, and when ripe readily drop from 

 the stem ; but the Concord adheres like the Hamhurgh, and forms a handsome bunch. I 

 consider the Concord Grape as one bold stride toward a grand triumph in the improvement 

 that will be made in our native Grapes. Mr. Bull has thousands of seedlings in progress, 

 some of them with foliage resembling the Blade Hamlurgh. I look forward with much 



* We shall have a drawing of thla fine fruit in our next number. 



