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flavor, vinous and rich. Ripens in September and Octo- 

 ber. It is vigorous and perfectly hardy, standing the last 

 winter uninjured. 



Lenoir. — This is the name of a variety considerably cul- 

 tivated in and around Cincinnati. In the WesteTn Farm- 

 er and Gardner for January last, we find the following ac- 

 count of it : — The wood, greyish brown, strong, long jointed 

 and round. — The leaf, tri-lobed, rather larger and coarser 

 than that of the Ohio. Bunches, large and compact, not 

 much shouldered, narrow, very handsome ; the berries, 

 small, very dark, nearly black, little bloomed, \^ery sweet 

 and palatable, with no pulp. This grape and the Ohio are 

 the most desirable among the hardy table grapes, that have 

 come to notice, and resemble each other in the berry very 

 closely. They both succeed best with the long pruning, 

 and should be left in the spring, with but few bearing 

 branches, or, as it is termed, laid thin. This grape came 

 here [Cincinnati] from Carolina; whether or not it is of 

 French origin, as its name indicates, has not been ascertain- 

 ed. 



Possibly this may prove synonymous with some of the 

 native kinds already known. From the above description, 

 it appears to be a valuable grape, if quite hardy : the Ohio, 

 the last winter, was killed with all those cultivators in the 

 vicinity of Boston, who purchased it last year ; we fear it 

 will not stand our climate. 



We have several native varieties under cultivation which 

 have been procured from various sources, some of which 

 are seedlings from the Isabella. In most instances they 

 are without names, but as soon as they afford good speci- 

 mens of fruit we shall give descriptions of each. 



The following are varieties we would recommend to the 

 notice of cultivators who are raising new varieties or who 

 feel desirous of making a collection of native kinds : — Bea- 

 verdam, Cunningham Prince Edward, Woodson Prince 

 Edward, New England, Winne, Herbemont's Maderia, EI- 

 sinburgh and Missouri. 



Raspberries. The Fastolff raspberry. — This new varie- 

 ty is attracting much notice in England, and seems to be 

 taking the lead of all others. It was first introduced to no- 

 tice a few years ago by Messrs. Youell & Co., nurserymen 

 of Yarmouth, England, who procured the original vines 

 from an old garden in the vicinity of that town, where they 



