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county of the Empire State. Of course, the picture was hung in the best 

 light. 



A ride through the pleasant streets of Vineland, a ramble among the fra- 

 grant vineyards and well-kept gardens, a glimpse at the home-life in fami- 

 lies, leave a genial impression of substantial prosperity and happiness, 

 without tempting to odorous comparisons, or especially suggesting golden 

 dreams of Eden. One marvels much at the achievement of seven brief 

 years, even in this eventful American world of ours ; and old Mr. Phos- 

 phate, whose mind is still unimpaired, and who took with him a sturdy 

 prejudice against the place, is quite won over, and grows of late, I some- 

 times think, perhaps a trifle too enthusiastic in his praises. 



A. B. Crandell. 



GERMINATION OF GRAPE- SEEDS. 



One would think, from the number of grape-vines that spring up from 

 seed in June, in every rich garden where there are bearing vines, that, to 

 get seedlings, it would only be necessary to plant ripe grapes in good soil 

 in the fall. Yet in practice it has been found that but a small percentage 

 of the planted seeds ever germinate. 



I planted on the 8th of last November twenty-three varieties of grapes 

 in a rich bed, and, up to the first of July of the present year, only nineteen 

 kinds had come up, and of these, in several cases, not one-half of one per 

 cent of the seed had germinated. 



The Martha, Adirondac, Mr. Bull's 51, and Allen's Hybrid refused to 

 come up at all ; while the lona and one of Rogers's Nos. germinated with 

 the greatest freedom. Two or three fine bunches of Dianas have produced 

 one solitary plant, while Rogers's g, the largest Arnold Hybrid, and the 

 Eumelan have come up tolerably well. In no case, I think, has twenty 

 per cent of the seed come up. • J. M. Af., jfiin. 



