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tained of an over-supply of moisture, as there can be Jione while the air in 

 the Case does not come in contact with that outside. I never put my plants 

 in pots, but directly into the earth, thus giving them room enough for the 

 growth of their roots, and get large specimens thereby. I always give my 

 friends instructions to keep their Cases shut up tight ; and they say that it 

 succeeds better than opening does. This is a subject that can be talked 

 upon for a long time ; but, in making these remarks, I do so for the in- 

 struction of those who read your Magazine, and are interested in the sub- 

 ject. Having experimented considerably in this matter, and had good 

 success, I cannot but think that those who have, or are about to have, fern 

 Cases, will find it more successful and certainly less expensive to do with- 

 out ventilation. J. L. L., jfiin. 



Boston, Mass. 



[Our own experience is in favor of slight ventilation. With ferns and 

 Ivcopodia, very little, if any, is required ; but, to keep flowering-plants in 

 good condition, ventilation is essential. Mr. Warren uses his Case almost 

 entirely as a parlor conservatory ; and, for such, his treatment is most suc- 

 cessful. — Eds.] 



DIANA HAMBURG GRAPE. 



This new variety, which we have figured on a reduced scale, was origi- 

 nated by Mr. Jacob Moore of Rochester, N.Y. ; and is said to be a cross 

 between the Diana and Black Hamburg. The bunch from which our draw- 

 ing was made weighed seventeen ounces, and was nearly or quite ripe, 

 though the past season has been an extremely unfavorable one for all out- 

 door grapes. The bunches are generally large, sufficiently compact, well 

 shouldered ; the b-rries are good size, slightly oval, of a rich fiery-red 

 color when fully ripe ; flavor very sweet and rich ; flesh tender, equal to 

 many of the finer foreign sorts. 



The vine is said to be a slow grower, with short-jointed, firm wood ; leaves 

 of medium size, crimped, and sometimes rolled in. Not so early as the 

 Concord, but ripens before its parent, the Diana. We have not fruited it, 



