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stationed at the Mariners' Bethel, in Philadelphia. Trees 

 have been produced from the seed through three generations, 

 without variation, and it seems to substantiate the opinion, 

 that if peaches are kept distinct, they vary but slightly from 

 the parent tree, when raised from the stone. 



Grapes. — Some few new grapes of excellent quality have 

 lately been produced. The Victoria we have already noticed; 

 but of its value as a forcing grape we have no knowledge fur- 

 ther than has been given. ]t will probably fruit in the grap- 

 ery of the Hon. T. H. Perkins, whose paper relative to the 

 same, in our last volume (VH., p- 423 J is undoubtedly fresh 

 in the minds of lovers of the grape. 



lVih}iot''s new black Hamburg. — This new grape has been 

 already mentioned by our correspondent, IMr. Kenrick, in his 

 article in our last volume (p. 283.) In the Gardeners'' Chron- 

 icle., after some remarks upon new pi eductions in general, this 

 variety is thus described: — 



In the opinion of some of our correspondents, that noble 

 variety called Wilmot's new Hamburg is only the black Ham- 

 burg well cultivated: one, who says that he saw it growing on 

 the tree, declares that he can see no difference between it and 

 the black Hamburg. Now, in general, one may take the word 

 of an honest man for what he sees, but not always, and es- 

 pecially in such a case as this. Mr. Wilmot's grape has 

 small, round, loose, bunches, with very large uneven berries; 

 that is not the usual character of the black Hamburg, but the 

 latter may be made to assume such an appearance by thinning 

 and high culiivation; indeed we must admit that we have seen 

 single berries of the black Hamburg grape even larger than 

 any of Mr. W^ilmot's. It is, however, to be observed, that 

 in such instances, the berries were the exception to the usual 

 rule, wliile the large size and rugged appearance of Mr. Wil- 

 mot's are evidently the habitual marks of the variety. What, 

 however, are of far more importance than size and the surface 

 of the fiuit, are its taste and texture. If the former can be 

 influenced by cultivation, the latter cannot. A gardener may 

 thin a white Muscadine grape till its bimch and berries are 

 like those of a Muscat of Alexandria, but he will never make 

 it have either the musky flavor or the firm solid flesh of the 

 Muscat. Now this is very nearly the case with Mr. Wil- 

 mot's: it has a flesh alm.ost as solid as a Portugal grape, and 

 it is DDL at all like the black Hamburg in those important par- 



