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sea-sand ! Should any one be at all incredulous as to 

 the truth of this statement, he can easily try the ex- 

 periment himself: an ordinary flower-pot, filled with 

 sea-sand, sown with almost any kind of seeds, would 

 at once put the matter to the test. Common hay-seed 

 sown in October last, in beds of sand similar to the 

 above, and treated exactly in the same way, have now 

 grown to the extraordinary height of three feet six 

 inches and a half. Some wheat sown about Christ- 

 mas last, (now in ear,) three feet three inches ; barley, 

 do. three inches ; peas sown about April last, (pods 

 completely formed,) three feet three inches. The 

 farmers all around the bay of Morecambe, in forming 

 compost for their wheat and barley crops, use of sea- 

 sand about twenty-six carts, (small one-horse carts,) 

 lime about four carts, manure ten carts, per statute 

 acre. Why use so great a quantity of sea-sand, if it 

 does not possess very considerable vegetative power ? — 

 Eng. Paper. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



To the Editor of the Cultivator : 



Sir, — I see you are recommending the culture 

 of the native grape. I have some native vines in ray 

 garden ; but, latterly, they have not borne many grapes. 

 I suspect I have not given them a sufficient trimming, 

 and I hesitate as to the proper time of the year to cut 

 off the superfluous branches. As you have experience 

 in its cultivation, will you let me know, in your next 

 paper, when is the best time to trim, or whether they 

 shonld ever be trimmed, and oblige ^ Subscriber. 



Roxhury, Nov. '4za. 



Grape-vines should never be trimmed in spring nor 

 in summer. They bleed excessively when cut in those 



