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variety, much praised in America. The fruits are large, full, roundish, slightly 

 corrugated near to the stalk, only of a deep-red color. The leaves are deep 

 green. It is rather late, and not so prolific as others, but very excellent. 



The Fiji Is/and {htsitfs Perfected, Thorburn) is very similar in all its char- 

 acters to the Tilden, excepting that its fruits are of a decided crimson, — quite 

 a distinct color among tomatoes. The fruits are large and very fine, both of this 

 and of the preceding variety. 



The Large Yellow of Veitch is the same as the common large red, except- 

 ing that the fruits are yellow. They are large, and deeply corrugated ; and the 

 plant is very prolific. — A. F. B., in Florist aiid Pomologist. 



Grapes in Trees. — For some months past, an article relating to raising 

 grapes on elms has been going the rounds of the press. The method is entirely 

 at variance with the approved plans recommended by the modern writers of 

 grape-books. In confirmation of the theory advanced in favor of raising grapes 

 in this way, we give some account of our own experience. Some years ago, we 

 had an Isabella grape-vine that ran up into a tall plum-tree, which stood in an 

 angle of our house, with a north-east exposure, and in such a position, that it did 

 not have more than three or four hours of morning sun. Yet the fruit on this 

 vine — a variety that did not ripen well in other locations — never failed to 

 ripen most perfectly, though few bunches of the fruit ever saw the sun ; for the 

 foliage of the tree was quite dense. Some years later, we planted a grape-vine 

 beside a wild-cherry-tree, and allowed it to run rampant through and over the 

 tree. It has never failed, since it first produced fruit, to give perfectly ripe clus- 

 ters ; though it has received no care beyond a limited supply of old, well-rotted 

 manure. From this vine we have yearly sold the grapes for a good sum, and 

 there is every prospect that it will be good for many years to come : whereas, 

 within a few feet, the new and approved sorts, cultivated on the new and approved 

 principles, were nearly or quite a failure the past year ; and, in years before, they 

 never have done so well as the vine in the tree. In Italy, it is said they train 

 their vines in trees, and find it to be an economical arrangement. There is 

 another great advantage to be derived from this training in trees, or rather allow- 

 ing the vine to run into trees, — they are not exposed, nor do they suflFer one- 

 tenth part so much from blight, and mildew of leaf, or rot of fruit, as the vines 

 standing in the vineyard trained to posts or trellises. It is more natural for 

 the vine ; for, go where we will in the forests, we find grape-vines pushing their 

 way even to the very tops of the tallest trees, and spreading themselves out 

 among the branches where they can mature their purple clusters. Again : we 

 find them clambering over fences and bushes by the roadside, delighting the 

 traveller by their fragrance while in blossom, and pleasing the eye and the taste 

 of those who relish them when ripe. This plan will be objected to, because it 

 injures, and in time destroys, the tree. We are not prepared to advise the plant- 

 ing of trees for this purpose, or, if any, not fruit-trees ; but will simply advise 

 those having trees that they do not value very highly, and are willing to devote 

 to raising grapes, to plant a vine or vines beside them, and manure well, and 

 they will be pleased with the results. 



