100 BRIGHT ON GRAPE CULTURE. 



properly pruned, and moderately fruited, will exhibit a 

 degree of success far beyond that reported by Messrs. 

 Allen, Norton and others, in all the middle and seaboard 

 States of the Union, and will reward its cultivators with 

 luscious and profitable harvests for a satisfactory number 

 of years. 



For the sake of the cause, we must be excused for 

 brin^-ino- T. W. Field, Esq., forward to testify in favor 

 of our views on this subject. He has shown such a 

 noble and generous spirit, in this matter, that we feel 

 confident of his forgiveness. In the Gardener'' s Month! ij 

 for May, 1859, may be found an article from which wc 

 quote the following passages : 



PEAR CULTURE. 



Bt T. W. FIELD, NEW YORK. 



The communication from Mr. Bright is conceived in 

 SO kindly a spirit of criticism, and written with so much 

 intelligence, that I cannot allow him to retain a misap- 

 prehension upon the subject, nor omit to confess that 

 there is just grounds for his stricture upon the articlo 

 on Trenching and Manuring in Pear Culture. 



I have not hitherto noticed any of the critiques upon 

 niy hrochure, for several reasons ) principally because I 

 was heartily tired of writing upon the subject, but occa- 



