ICO THE GAXADIAX HOKTICULTtrraST. 



shall be paid tc him- &,s his- profit on liis patent, and lie not to be- 

 allowed to sell for himself the same fruits at any less price; the 

 nurseryman to furnish security that the patentee's shares shall be duly 

 accounted for. 



Tenders may be received from any parties, whether at presenfc 

 engaged in the nurseiy busin-ess or not, but it is thought that the 

 addition to any established nursery of swch a department would give 

 such a stimulus to the regular business that reliable nurserymen will 

 be induced to tender at very low rates. 



It would of course be best that the nursery farm should be owned 

 by the Pruit Growers' Association, and sub-let by them to the successful 

 contractor; so> that in case his management of the business was not 

 satisfactory, lie coold be removed and another put in his place, which 

 would be better than having to move all nurs.ery stock, as would be 

 the case if he owiwd the land. The> great advantage of this plan 

 would be that one agent would be able to sell any an-d all patented 

 fruits, and if connected with a nursery could supply any kinds of 

 trees or plants to the same customers, which might be-all packed and 

 forwarded at one expense. Private individuals who ai?e in possession 

 of chance seedlings coiald get them patented and place them on the 

 market as easily as the most extensive nussesymen, and would have 

 as good a chance of realizing a profit- 

 Finally, let this scheme aim as much to pre\'Tent worthless varietiesi 

 being spread abroad, and nearly similar kinds mnduly multiplied, as> 

 to protect hybridizers in the enjoyment of the fruits of their skill and 

 perseverance; and we think it would be a benefit to the public, and a 

 great convenience to the discoverers or oricjinators of new varieties. 



N.EW VARIETIES OF GRAPES. 



At the recent meeting of the American Pomological Society lield in 

 Rochester, considerable attention was given to the newer varieties of 

 grapes, of which there seems to be a large number claiming public favor. 



Moore's Early was very favorably spoken of by Massachussetts 

 men, particularly on account of the hardiness of the vine and the early 

 ripening of the fruit. In the vicinity of Boston it ripens two weeks 

 earlier than the Concord, and is considered to be quite equal to that 

 "variety in flavor. The sample of the fruit sliewn by Mr., Moore, and 



