which no one liitherto has comhineil, of sure nn<l enrlj riponinp, ricli fliivor, an<l nlnimlant crop, 

 and freedom from foj-incss. All lovers of i^ood fruit will be ^'ratified to leiirn, (Imt his lonp 

 and patient elforts for this ohjcet liavo at lengtli been crowned witli complete «uceei-8. He has 

 obtained a white Grape of the full size of the Jxabd/a, of a flavor unsurpassed bj- the best hot- 

 house Grapes, total!}' free from the foxi/ ta-te and smell, and which rijicns securely by the mid- 

 die of September. He has also a purple Grape, possessing similar (jiiulities, but not quite m 

 early. — Salem Gazette. 



A very superior seedling Grape from the Catawha, presented by J. BraicK. Thin skin, swe<ti 

 high flavor — test used, the Isabella. A round, red berry, as highly colored as the Imbiila usu- 

 ally. The first bunches were ripened some three weeks previous. — Extract from rrjjortcd pro- 

 ocedivgs of Massuchncetts Horticultural Society Meeting of Oct. lith, 1854. 



A Small Expekimext ix GRAPE-CrLTUKE. — A correspoudeut at Meadvillc, Pa., writes 

 us a'? follows : 



"I liave an old frame, seventeen feet long, facing the south, with tlio other three sides bli;nk 

 wall, glas^ thin and somewhat broken, in which I have a Black Hamburgh vine. Last year it 

 produced seventy bunches; and by dusting the fruit and leaves liberally with sulphur, the crop 

 ripened pretty well. Tliis year 1 thought I would experiment, to see how little culture would, 

 answer. The top sash was dropped four inches on the 7th of April (when the vine was taken 

 np), and nailed in its place. This, with a broken pane or two of glass, gave constant ventilation, 

 The door was opened for a few days when the thermometer stood above 94° out of doors. The 

 Grapes were thoroughly thinned on the Mth of June, and the floor and border dusted with 

 sulphur for several weeks, beginning as soon as the Grapes were formed. The crop was one hun- 

 dred and two bunches, of which all ripened perfectly sweet, fine, and black, except two bunche->. 

 which were eatable but not fully colored. I have been troubled before, in this house, with mil- 

 dew, and think that the difficulty was, the suli)hur was not applied early enough, and the heat 

 applied not sufficient. I had a good deal of misgiving several times this year, that I would spoil 

 tlie crop when I opened the door and foniid how hoi it was, but in the end everything came out 

 finely. The bunches were moderate, none of them exceeding a pound ; but the fruit large, fine 

 and fully black. 



"I had but a moderate crop of Peaches this year. The varieties which produced best were 

 the Yellow Rareripe, Tillotson, Morris White, and Large Early York. This last is certainly 

 one of the best Peaches grown. Either the dry weather or the small crop made the quality 

 very good. 



" It is interesting to note the effict the dry season has had on different fruits. Broadside Apples 

 are not as juicy and fine as usual. Rambos on the contrary, are much larger than usual. 



" We had no frost to kill even Tomatoes, until the 20th of October." 



Mulching Dwarf Pears. — In reading over your leader of the December number, I was struck 

 with a remark you made on mulching dwarf Pear trees. In former years, I have been much 

 troubled with mice girdling young trees in my fruit garden. Four years pgo, on the approach of 

 winter, I commenced putting a conical mound, about one foot high, around all, but particularly 

 dwarf Pear trees. This mound has generally been of rich earth from the woods. I have near!}' 

 four hundred Pear trees, mostly on Quince stock. Xone have been hurt by mice since that time ; 

 and last winter, probably the most frying in many years, but one was injured, and that was a 

 beautifu'. BeurreDiel, fifteen feet high; the leaves were small, and of a sickly hue, and I was fearful 

 it would die. On the first of June, I gave this tree a thorough watering with weak guano water, 

 one pound of guano to twenty gallons of water. In about two weeks it began gradually to 

 improve; its leaves put on a healthy hue, the Pear began to swell, and finally ripened 

 M. — Oneida County, N. Y. 



