A French publlcotlon I was rondingr the olner day, contains something Interesting. A horticulturist In the neiRl*- 

 borhoo<l of Vor«aille5, n diliRfiil Mudcntof vccolnblo physiology, concciveJ the iiloa that Ihf (limiriiilivcnossof cer- 

 tain plant;*, for instnnoo Iho Vicilot, was nltribiilablo tu the pn-s.^iire of the ntmosphcro, a weight too jfrcnl for llilii, fee- 

 ble orpaiiN Tlio idea hiivinp once M-ciirccl a UMlpnoiit in his lirain, he sought means to confirm it. This i» the expe- 

 dient he resorted to : Having obtained a little ball<Min, he attached to it like a imrachulo, a |>ot in which were planted 

 a number of Violets, ( ViuMtf df I'annf,) an<l anchored it to the ground by a nilken string nl the height of some 

 8,^00 feeL At the end of two months Violets wite obtained of the liize of Kengal Koses. It would be a pleasure to 

 have some of tlie .sp"'cimens at oiir next Horticultural Kxhibilion. 'WouM not some amiable and i>atriutic French- 

 man, "jeabus of his country's fame,"' bo willing to furnish them ? Ignouamus. 



"Wc pity our Connecticut friend wlio can not ripen sucli Pears as Bcurrv Did and Bcurrc d'Ar- 

 emberg, tliat need only be picked from tlio trees when frost come?, and placed on ihelves in a 

 good dry cellar, where they will soon ripen and be delicious. Tlioao are two Pears that can 

 scarcely be niBmanaged in ripening. The Vicar needs to be ripened in a temperature of 60° 

 or 70°. Winter Pears are worth ripening just as Potatoes are wortli boiling or baking. We 

 know of no variety of Pear that is improved by ripening fully on the tree, not excepting Scckel 

 or Autumn Melting. All the Pears you name arc much better ripened in the house, — the tempe- 

 rature of a living-room is good for fall varietiea 



A correspondent at "Waukesha, "Wisconsin, writes to us as follows: 



" The TmheUa and CudiKha Grape vines are not perfectly hardy in this portion of the West They are li.iblc to 

 be killed to the ground, unless protected through the winter. I usually care for them by laying down in the fall and 

 covering with a few inches of earth. I sometimes question the excellence of this plan,— the vines becoming so 

 th oroughly impregnated with moisture, rre they not thereby made tender, and mere liable to the action of late frost 

 after uncorering 7 



Will you, when convenient, give some advice through the irorticuUuriM as to the best mode of proceeding in 

 planting a vineyard of several hundred vines, with express reference to the necessity of protection? also simple and 

 explicit directions as to the training and pruning such a vineyard in a climate thus unfavorable. 



The Clinton is hardy and productive, but its flavor is not fine enough for a table Grape, in my estimation. Among 

 the many new seedlings yearly produced may we not hope for a variety .is hardy as the Clinton and as good as the 



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TVnicn are rnn Best Eosrs?— Tn some of the former volumes of yourjonmal, your readers were treated with the 

 experience of many extcn.sive florists, by naming the best twenty-live Itoses, the best 'welve, the best six, Ac., for 

 out-door culture. "SVe would like to hear from tlwm again, to know rf their opinions remain unchanged. Such 

 information is highly valuable to persons unacquainted with the blooming properties of the different kinds. I am 

 about to stock a new yard, the coining spring, with shraljbery, mostly Roses, and desire to make such purchase as 

 will not disappoint me. Good bloomers, fine forms, distinct colors, dwarf habit, or at least swh as can easily be pro- 

 tected if needful, and good foliage, are tlii; characteristics for them to possess. The selection to be made from per- 

 petuals, or fall-blooming Boses. The Eoses figured in the last two numbers will undoubtedly take their place among 

 the favorite few. A Fabhek'b "Wife. 



Verbenas. — In the November number, page 514, is an article on wintering Verbenas in small pots. I can not see 

 what is meant by wintering them in small pots, when it is distinctly said they are placed in boxes early in August, in 

 which they remain all winter. lam so much troubled with the i)lant louse attacking the roots of my Verbenas, 

 German Asters, Dahlias, and some oliier plants, that I am nearly discouraged. 1 can find no remedy laid down in 

 any work that I have consulted for the louse that attacks the roots. Will some one five the desired information and 

 oblige? ScBSCBiBBE. — Jfechanicerille, 2f. T. 



JHoitttuItural .Socittttjs, ^t. 



Genesee Valley Horticultural SoaETV. — The annual meeting of the Genesee Valley ITorti- 

 cultural Society will be held in the city of Rochester, on Saturday, the 10th day of February, at 

 10 o'clock, A. M. There will be a show of winter fruit. 



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