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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



size than almost any other variety I know of, and 

 at least as much as any other. There can be no 

 question as to its liardiness, or productiveness, or 

 profitableness, both for garden and for field-culture. 

 The only question is, when sliall we be able to pro- 

 cure it cheap enoujjh for field-culture? For gar- 

 den-culture, I am fully persuaded, even now, at 

 two or three dollars a vine, the Delaicare is cheaper 

 and will give greater satisfaction, than an Isabella 

 or a Gatuicba at two or three cents ; because we 

 shall keep the Isabella or Cataicba 

 or Clinton for five or six years, 

 and be dissatisfied from beginning 

 to end, beside loss of time ; while 

 with the Bt'laican\ I am fully per- 

 suaded that its first crop of fruit 

 will amply repay our time and 

 patience ; and, if need be, will re- 

 fund its cost in dollars and cents. 



0. 1'. BISSELL. 

 Jiocheater, ^^. Y., Ocioher 14, 1859. 



It will be seen, from the follow- 

 ing letter from Mr. Moody, that 

 his remarks were misunderstood. 

 It gives us much pleasure to make 

 the correction, as we feared, from 

 bis remarks in regard to this de- 

 licious grape, iL^t Mr. Moody, 

 while admitting its value for the 

 amateur, had reason to doubt its 

 adaptability to general cultivation. 



Eds. Genesee Fakmek : — I see that in your jour- 

 nal for October, 1859, I am made to have sa'id at 

 the Septenil)er meeting of the Western New York 

 Fruit Growers' Society, that "the Delaware is 

 very valuable for garden purposes, but no farmer 

 ought to set out an acre of it." Now, Messrs. Edi- 

 tors, I didn't say any such thing. I did say that 

 it was very valuable for garden purposes; for that 

 fact I know ; but I said I did not know enough 

 about it to recommend it for vineyard purposes, 

 and I asked whether any of the members with 

 more experience would say whethier a former ought 

 or ought not to set out an acre of it. Every indi- 

 cation is that it is a most enormous bearer, and 

 every body knows that it is the most delicious of 



fl'U't. E. MOODY. 



Lock-port, N. r., Oct. 16, 1S59. 



THE EOSE^CACIA. 



The Rose Acacia {Robinia hispida) belongs 

 the same family as the common locust tree of tt 

 country ( Robinia pseud-acacia). Like this wel 

 known tree, it is a native of this country, b 

 is principally confined to the Southern Statt 

 while the locust is found from Canada to Carolin 

 All the varieties of the species are shrubs or lo 



Propagating Turn: Tuees.— The Chinese have 

 a singular melliod of propagating fruit trees. They 

 strip a ring of bark, about an inch in width, from a 

 bearing branch, in the s[)ring of the year. The 

 yjlace is then surrounded witii a ball of rich earth 

 ur loani, bou!id to the limb with apiece of matting. 

 Over this is suspended a tmall vessel containing 

 water, and having a hole in the bottom, just large 

 enough to let the water drop slowly through on the 

 bi.ll of earth, in order to keep it constantly moist. 

 Roots spring out from the branch, just above the 

 ring, and enter tlie ball of earth, where they grow 

 and spread out. In the autumn, the limb is cut off 

 just below this ball, and then planted out at the 

 time of the fall of the leaf. The following year, 

 this small tree produces fruit. 



ROSE ACAOIA — ROBINIA HISPIDA. 



trees, with tortuous and very brittle branches, wi< 

 leaves and flowers nearly twice the size of tl 

 common locust. They were introduced into En| 

 land in 1758. Although there are some very fix 

 specimens in different parts of England, they ai 

 not much prized as standard trees, on account ( 

 their liability to injury by the weather, except i 

 sheltered situations. Loudon says "they fon 

 singularly ornamental shrubs for the garden." B 

 recommends training them against an espalier rail 

 and says, " whenever a magnificent display of fir 

 flowers is an object, it better deserves a wall tha 

 many other species ; and it is worthy of being ass( 

 ciated there with Piptantheiis N'eptaJensis, Wisti 

 via Sinensis, and other splendid Leguminaces 

 When grafted standard high, and trained to a wir 

 parasol-like frame, supported on a rod or post si 

 or eight feet high, few plants are equal to it i 

 point of brilliant display." The Rose Acacia i 

 quite hardy here, and should be more cxtensivel, 

 diffused. 



To INSERT Cuttings. — Cuttings, if inserted in ; 

 mere mass of earth, will hardly tlirow out rootJ 

 while, if inserted at the sides of the pot, so as t 

 touch the pot in their whole length, they seldom fai 

 to become rooted plants. The art is to place then 

 to touch the bottom of the pot; they are then to b 

 plunged in a bark or hot-bed, and kept moist.-J. L.I 



