slio\il.l he fliininished, ami care be taken not to wet tlie (Jrapes, Their heauty will he 

 ijrcutlv injured hy destroyinij their hloom. I niiule such a mistake in 1«53. 



The use of sulphur to prevent mildew, is supposed to be well understood and appro- 

 ciatod. The dan<;er wiU commonly be in the month of Auj^ust. Near the last of the 

 month we had, in this locality, two succesKive days of cloudy, damp, liot weather. 

 The ^fltsca( Alexandria were full j^rown, and be<rinnini; to change color on the sunny 

 side. On the opposite side there was, on some few berries, a beginning of mildew. 

 At oiu-e I separated them a little, and applied a little sulphur. From that day the 

 plague ceased; and when the Grapes were rij)e, and cut from the vine, the tarnished 

 spots were of a rustv appearance, and not of large size, but the Grapes were good. 



Such has been my treatment ; and what of the results ? They have been, in a great 

 measure, satisfactory. It is indeed a delicate matter for me to speak; but I venture to say 

 that some specimens of Black Hamburgh^ White Muscat, and Cannon Hall, which were 

 shown at our town Fair, were much admired for their rich color, full maturity, and per- 

 fect beauty. Some berries of the Cannon Hull measured three inches in circumference. 



Care should be taken, that water for the border be of a proper temperature when 

 applied. A fnend sent me a load of water from the lake, in the midst of the drouth, 

 and after stowing the greater part, some buckets were thrown upon the outside border. 

 The next morning I observed a few of the Muscats, then full grown, were discolored, 

 and beginning to shrivel. At first I was surprised ; but a little reflection indicated the 

 cause. The check had been too great ; for, howsoever grateful a tepid bath may be, 

 the cold hath is a part and form of hydropathic treatment which they repudiate. 



I have just read the November number of the Horticulturist, and am highly 

 delighted with the account furnished by "Amateur." I hope to give, this year, some 

 statements of progress in Mr. King's grapery, built on the same model. 



I conclude by saying, that I fully i-ipened some Catawhas last season, by protecting 

 them in the spring, and then, on the first of June, tying them up to a trellis in the 

 open air. Early in October they were again laid down under glass; and on the 25th 

 of the same month they were fully mature, — so said my neighbor, who last year was 

 treated to the same vaiiety in Mr. Buchanan's vineyard at Cincinnati. At a con- 

 venient time I should like to say a few words more about protecting the Catawba. 



NEW FRUITS, 



[In Rivkrs' '■'^Supplement to Catalogue of Fruits" published last November, we find 

 the following commentarj' on fruits which he has recently tested. Such information is 

 looked for by those who are in search of novelties. We are surprised that the Beurre 

 Clairyeau, the finest of all new Pears, has proved rather inferior for two years. We 

 believe it has so far been invariably first rate in this country. It seems that our Amer- 

 ican Peaches are proving fine in Mr. IIiveu's "orchard-houses." — Ed.] 



APRICOTS. 



There are no very new varieties of this fruit ; but as two or three lately introduced 

 shown their characters this summer in a more marked manner than heretofore, 

 deserve a more particular description than that given in the catalogue. 



