242 Notes and Gleanings. 



The Hattie Grape. — From time to time, new seedlings are brought out, 

 some of which have a run for a short time, and are no more heard of. Others 

 are found suited to certain locahties, and are there planted : but occasionally 

 a new and quite promising sort appears for a season, and then for a time is lost 

 to sight, — some, from the grower becoming discouraged because his pet did not 

 receive first praise ; others because of the removal of tree or vine, throwing it 

 out of fruiting for years, or possibly out of existence by death. Some years 

 since, N. R. Haskell, Esq., of Monroe, Mich., sent me several varieties of grapes 

 for an expression of my opinion as to their value ; and among them was one 

 under the name of " Hattie," which appeared so promising, that I then made a 

 drawing and the following description, hoping the next season to again see the 

 fruit ; but, up to this time, I have never met with it. The bunch was loose ; 

 but, as it was the first season's fruiting, I concluded that would be remedied by 

 age. The beauty of the fruit was such, that I do not like to lose sight of it ; 

 and, as I believe cuttings of the vine were distributed by Mr. Haskell, I now 

 introduce it, lioping some grower may have fruited it, and be prepared to speak 

 of it. 



Description. — Grown from seed of the Michigan or Catawba ; fruited first 

 time in 1861 ; foliage similar to Catawba, but not as large, of a peculiar yellow- 

 ish-green ; wood light pale-brown ; bunch medium, four to four and a half inches 

 in length, not shouldered, rather loose ; berries round, slightly oval, medium- 

 sized, uniform ; skin about same thickness as Catawba ; color bright, clear red, 

 translucent in the sun, with a fine white bloom, very beautiful ; peduncles and 

 foot-stalks long ; flesh light pale-red, apparently, when cut in halves ; but, when 

 pressed out from the skin, it is a clear white, with little pulp, pleasantly vinous. 

 Ripens with Concord. F. R. Elliott. 



Varieties of Lettuce. — "The London Gardener's Magazine" describes 

 forty-eight varieties of cabbage-lettuce, and sixteen varieties of the cos-lettuce. 

 A selection of the best varieties is as follows, — Early White Spring, White 

 Tennis-ball, Crisp Small Early, Stone-Tennis, Berlin White, Neapolitan, Stone- 

 head Frame, Drumhead, and Crisp German, of the cabbage sorts ; and Flor- 

 ence, Paris, and Bath, of the cos varieties. 



TREE-P.1EONY. — In making selections for shrubs this coming season, no one 

 should leave out the tree-paeony. It is perfectly hardy ; and, now that there 

 are so many shades in flower, there is no reason for its omission in forming a 

 mass of it alone. A good, strong soil is desirable for it ; but in no case must 

 it be placed where water stands at the roots during a wet fall or winter, because 

 it results in a loss of all the flower-buds and of some length of wood. A mod- 

 erately dry soil, but rich, suits it best. F. R. E. 



Association. — There is much in association: but we confess we should 

 have been some time ere we should have taken the Belgian one to mind ; viz., 

 that a bouquet composed of hot-house flowers only is illustrative of a warm 

 reception. 



