ping; ite growth. Tlie fungus gcncrnlly begins in or near the bifurcations of the larger limbe, nml 

 iiro'TC-'Si'S very elow'y along its under side, Beoining to avoid tlie light and heat of the fun as 

 much as jwssible. Its course is marked by numerous little brown semi-globular specks about the 

 size i-f a pin head, and between the?e and in ailvance of them extends a fine silky tissue, which 

 may be eas-ily separated from the branch, leaf, or fruit, after being saturated with moisture, as is 

 frequently the ease after a rain. 



Tiiis disease shows itself usually early in the summer, and progresses with various 4<?grees of 

 nipidity according as the season is a dry or a wet one. In a dry summer, like the past has been, 

 it will not probably advance more than from six to twelve inches; in wet seasons I have seen it 

 extend to half as many feet. 



The only injury perceptible, is the destruction of the foliage and fruit. I have no doubt, how- 

 ever, that it also injuroj the bark and alburnum of the branches along which it extends. 



Remedy — frequent washings with soft soap. II. A. Swasey. — Yazoo, Misx. 



The shoot accompanying this note would appear, at first sight, to be covered with Scaly 

 Aphis ; but on close inspection it proves to be a sort of corky fungus formation, unlike 

 anything we have ever seen on the bark of trees before. 



RirExixG OF TUE Catawba Grape. — The ripening of the Catawba Grape is ver}- uncertain in 

 this latitude. About one year in three the average temperature is sufficiently high, and the 

 season sufficiently long, to make the fruit worthy of cultivation. The vine ma}' be ornamental, 

 when trained over a tasteful arbor in the open garden; but we can not forget that the most 

 valuable property of a Grape vine is its fruit. The writer of this has made use of a partial 

 protection, with gratif\-ing success. I proceeded aa follows: — The vines, two years from the 

 bud, were planted three year? ago, and had fruited two years. They were planted about eight 

 feet from a board fence eight feet high. Rafters were then erected, at intervals corresponding 

 with the width of such sash as was designed to be used. I used in part the out side or duplicate 

 sash of mj' dwelling house, which could be spared on the first of April. The ends of the house 

 were closed up with common boards, and the roof covered tight with boards at the top for about 

 three feet. On the first of April I laid on the sash, and removed it about the first of June. At 

 that date, the vines were taken from their reclining posture under the rafters, and tied up to a 

 trellis of wire, erected for the purpose, a little in advance of the position of the vines, so that 

 they might have a full exposure tc all the external influences of nature. This exposure is verj' 

 essential to the health and vigorous growth of our native Grapes in summer. Kothing else out 

 of the common course is to be done till there is danger from frost, or a severe north wind and 

 fall of temperature approaching a frost. Last fall I unfastened the vines from the trellis, and 

 secured them under the rafters, and replaced the sash, about the 10th of October. This secured 

 them agauist the first reverse of temperature; and on the return of sunny, warm days, the sash 

 was partially rerhoved, to give them air. "With this treatment, the maturing process went on 

 in a most admirable manner, and the flavor of the fruit was all that could be asked for. 



A few words about " Peaches under glass." I made an experiment in a small waj', as a mat- 

 ter of amusement. I planted a few young trees on pieces of matting, in the vinery. The 

 vinery was subjected to a gentle forcing by artificial heat, and the trees were, about the 20th 

 of May, removed carefully into the open garden. The roots were not disturbed, and the growth 

 not checked. Several Peaches succeeded and ripened about a week before the usual time. But, 

 (as your correspondent in Utica will find,) the great evil will be, the feeble state of the impreg- 

 nation. The air in the house is not fresh and tonic; and if the house be thrown open to venti- 

 late, to a great extent, the temperature will be too far reduced, and the fruit blasted. If Mr, 

 ER wishes to pursue the subject, he naay find some good suggestions in the article ' 

 ," in the Edinhurg Encycloprdla. A. Messer. — Geneva, N. Y. 



