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and not ouly that, be must lose n part of his bill and ever after the trade of one wbom be boped 

 would 1)0 n jrood cusfonuT. 



"Turn ngain to chorric!', and \vu lind the satne sources of di?aji|)oliilMient. Mr. A. wunt.s liulf a 

 dozen eherry trees — tjill, bandsome, well-sbaped trees, of uniform size and bbapo, as be intends 

 them for ornament as well as fruit, Well, be orders Black Tartarian, Yrllow Spanish, Kapoleon 

 JJIrrarrtaii, Mail Duke, Belle de C/ioixu, and Belle Mof/nijlqne — all first rate eberrius ; but unfortu- 

 nately, when they are received, (be Belle de Cfioixi/ ond Ma(/7iift(jiie are mere dwarfs beside the 

 majestic Black Tartarians and Napoleons. He thtn regrets be ordered them, and blames the 

 nurserymnn for not knowing better tlian to send tbeni. 



"So with phiui.*. No one need expect to get Green Gagei and Jeffersonn of uniform size with 

 Imperial Gages, Smith's Orleans, or Magnum Boninns. If tboy do, they will generally be disui)- 

 pointed. 



"Those wbo regard the size and shape of their trees of the first importance, must not bo very 

 tenacious about varieties ; and, on the contrary, those who place (ptalily fii-at, must be less diffi- 

 cult to please as to size and form. Tlie reasons are obvious. There are certain requisites, bow- 

 ever, which purchasci*s have a right to demand from the nurseryman under all circumstances. 

 These are — 1st, Tliat trees be sound and thrifty, stout in ]»roi)ortion to their height, and supjdied 

 with an abundance of healthy unmutilated roots. 2d, That the varieties be genuine. 3d, That 

 they be packed and prepared for transportation with the greatest possible care and skill. The 

 purchaser wbo fixes his mind on mere size, forgetful of these, stands in bis own light, and will, if 

 be lives long enough, find out bis mistake. 



" Would it not be well for nurserymen to indicate, or arrange in separate classes, slow gi'owers 

 and those of a veiy irregular or crooked growth? 



"We throw out these hints for the purpose of drawing attention to a matter that, as long as 

 we can remember, has been jiroductive of disappointment and no little uuj)leasant feeling that 

 might just as well have been avoided." 



A New Seedling Grape. — In JTorei/s Magazine for March we have a very interesting 

 article on the season of 1852, with notes on new fruits, by the Hon. J. S. Cabot, President 

 of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, from which we extract the following : 



"A. W. Stetson's Seedung Grape No. 4. — Mr. Stetsox, a most enthusiastic and skillful cultiva- 

 tor of the vine, has devoted much of bis attention to the production, from seed, of a new hardy 

 grape, worthy of, and suited to, general cultivation — one that, combining richness of flavor and 

 other good qualities with that of a reasonable assurance of ripening in the open air, having been 

 considered by cultivators of this fruit a desideratuuL Thus far, Mr. S., judging from specimens 

 of that designated above as No. 4, seems to have been sueeessful in the attainment of his object ; 

 and it gives promise, if attempts similar to those heretofore made by him are continued, of a 

 result that shall be the full fruition of bis wishes. This grape is undei-stood to be an offspring, 

 in the third generation of seed, of the common wild grape bybribized with the Black Hamburgh 

 and other imported varieties; and it seems highly probable that the fruit of the next generation 

 may possess all the qualities desired, should the ex])eriment3 of Jlr. S. be thus far pursued. This 

 grape is of a dark purple or black color, with both bunches and berries of good size, very sweet, 

 in flavor resembling the Isabella, and in quality equalling if not surpassing that variety. The 

 vine is very hardy and very prolific. The fruit hangs long on the vine Avithout shrivelling, 

 having been thus kept perfectly plump and fine as late as Nov. 25. Tliis grape was exhibited by 

 Mr. Stetson, at the llooms of the Horticultural Society, on the 4tli and 11th of September, and 

 also at the annual exhibition of the Society on the 25th of that month, and, as it is believed, is 

 that may with safety be recommended, to both amateurs and cultivators of this fruit, 

 worthy of attention." 



