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THE GEIsTESEE FARMER. 



THE WEEPING MOUNTAIN ELM. 



THE WEEPING MOUNTAIN ELM. 



Above we give a cut of a fine specimen of the 

 "Weeping Mountain Elm (Vlmus montana j)endula) 

 sixteen feet high and four inches diameter. Lou- 

 don's Arloretum ct Fruticetum Britannicum says: 

 "This is a beautiful highly characteristic tree, gen- 

 erally growing to one side, spreading its branches 

 in a fan-like manner, and stretching them out some- 

 times horizontally, and at other times almost per- 

 pendicularly downwards, so that the head of the 

 tree exhibits great variety of shape. By some, 

 this variety is considered to belong to an American 

 species of elm ; but from its large rough leaves, its 

 vigorous young wood and large buds, and, above 

 all, from its flowering at the same time as U. mon- 

 tana^ and, like it, ripening abundance of seeds, which 

 no American elm whatever does in Europe, we have 

 not a doubt that it is a variety of U. montana. 

 For particular situations in artificial scenery it is 

 admirably adapted , for example, for attracting the 

 eye, and fixing it, in order to draw it away from 

 9ome object which can not be concealed, but which 

 it is not desirable should attract notice." 



THE REBECCA GRAPE. 



CoL. Freas, of the Oermantown Telegraph (Phil- 

 adelphia, Pa.,) says : 



"We are satisfied of one thing in regard to this 

 grape, from what has been gathered of its nature 

 and habits the past two seasons, which may be 

 worth communicating. This is, that a southern 

 exposure to the hot sun of summer is too severe 

 for it, and that it requires an opposite exposure, 

 with shade half the day. The best Rebecca grapes 

 we ever saw were raised in this place, in common, 

 low garden soil, with no more preparation than 

 that for cabbages, and the vine was in the most" 

 flourishing condition. But we have one or two 

 other instances where the same result has followed 

 the same exposure; and we commend the fact 

 to all who hiave cultivated this grape without 

 success." 



There is a Rebecca grape vine in the grounds 

 of H. E. Hooker & Co., of this city, trained on the 

 south side of a building, which cbnflrms the obser- 

 vation of Col. Freas. The leaves have a tendency 

 to blister, and the vine is consequently not as 

 thrifty as might be expected from the rapid growth 

 of the young vines in the propagating house. It 

 would seem to require a less sunny exposure. 



