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is afterwards absorbed may all go toward the nutriment of the 

 buds which remain. 



He recommends a medium depth of planting ; that the sur 

 face or upper roots may be not less than four nor more than 

 eight inches from the surface of the ground. Many of our 

 strong-growing sorts, such as the Concord and Diana, can be 

 brought within control by root-pruning for the two or three 

 years after planting. Mr. Fuller thought that if we may judge 

 from our short experience, we are warranted in the belief that 

 America will produce, if it has not already, as fine grapes for 

 both table use and wine-making, as the most favored countries 

 of Europe, with all their centuries of experience, can boast. 



NINTH DAY. FEB. 10, 1860. 



Whenever, in coming out of a lecture-room, you hear all 

 about you people saying " What a capital lecture ! " " How well 

 he understands his subject!" "How many valuable hints he 

 gave us in the hour ! " you may be certain that it was a valu 

 able discourse ; and such was the case this morning, after Mr. 

 BARRY'S second lecture on fruit-trees. Certainly I never listened 

 to a more complete epitome of information on any one topic 

 than he condensed into sixty-five minutes ; and now that I sit 

 down to give your readers the gist of it, my trouble is to know 

 where to commence the process of exclusion. 



The subject chosen was the " Transplanting and Management 

 of Tree* in the Orchard and Garden," embracing a variety of 

 operations which, if followed in detail, would require a week 

 instead of an hour to describe. The general remarks upon the 

 preparation of ground for nursery trees, which were contained 

 in my letter of yesterday, apply to all tree plantations. Our 

 readers should remember that the important points in land 



