322 On the Cultivation of Phlox Drummondii, 



My experience convinces me that the Miller Burgundy is not 

 a hardy grape, as generally represented; for in my vinery it oc- 

 cupies a very favorable situation, being the second vine from the 

 furnace; and even now, the 15th of August, there are yet unripe 

 clusters on the vine. Fruit was gathered from black Hamburgh 

 vines beyond it, some time before the Burgundy was ripe; and 

 forcing was commenced at an early period, which proves that it 

 is not so easily grown as supposed. 



It found its place in my vinery, by accident, supposing the 

 vine to be black Hamburgh; but so pleased am I with the char- 

 acter of the grape, that 1 would increase the cultivation of it. 

 The improvement in the size and flavor of the grape, (which 

 caused the doubt of the variety, which I before mentioned,) is to 

 be attributed to the favorable situation in which it is placed, and 

 the richness of the border, having the same care and treatment 

 bestowed upon the other vines. 



I think it a very safe and profuse bearer, and am satisfied that 

 the Miller Burgundy would meet the hopes of the most zealous 

 cultivator, with common care. It is very compact in its growth, 

 and requires thinning freely to attain perfection, as do all foreign 



S'^^^®^' Your obedient servant, 



John C. Howard. 



Woodland, Brookline, August 15i/i, 1838. 



Art. II. 0)1 the Cultivation ofPhlox Drummondu, JVicofiana 

 longiflora, Petunias, and other Annuals. By the Editor. 



Annual plants are among the most beautiful and interesting 

 which enrich our flower-borders. Requiring generally but little 

 care, and repaying, by the profusion of their blossoms, all the la- 

 bor bestowed upon their growth, they have long been esteemed, 

 and cultivated in every garden. How common is the marigold, 

 the balsamine, the Marvel of Peru, and others of those old varie- 

 ties, and yet how much they are valued: the greatest novice in 

 gardening knows a balsamine and a marigold, for they are found 

 in every village, decorating the cottage parterre, as well as the 

 higher cultivated and more refined garden of the gentleman and 

 amateur. They are always welcome, and remote will be the pe- 

 riod that shall see these old friends driven from our gardens, no 



