372 On the Cultivation of the Grape in Pots. 



inches long and eighteen in circumference. This variety of 

 the grape is entirely different from the Hamburgh, although 

 some have considered it the same; the bunches are more 

 tapering, the fruit perfectly round, jet black, are set closer, 

 and are better flavored than the Hamburgh — the foliage is 

 also more lobed and can be instantly detected among any 

 Hamburghs. 



These results are not obtained by any pretended nos- 

 trum, but are the produce of a rich sandy loam, the plants 

 being liberally supplied with liquid manure when in a 

 growing state. Mr. Mitchell and his excellent gardener 

 are both greatly devoted to horticulture. They have done 

 and are doing much in the culinary, fruit and floral depart- 

 ments of our profession, and we hope they may be prevailed 

 upon to fill up a corner of your useful Magazine. 



Yours, R. BuisT. 



Philadelphia, Sept. 13th, 1844. 



The above communication from our correspondent ex- 

 hibits another instance of the success which has attended 

 the cultivation of the grape in pots; a method which is not 

 only highly gratifying to the eye. but will reward the cultiva- 

 tor with an ample supply of the finest fruit for a long period. 

 The cultivation is simple, and may be easily carried into 

 execution by anyone who possesses a vinery or greenhouse. 

 There is not any variety of fruit with which we are ac- 

 quainted, that can be produced in so short a period from 

 the time of commencing; and so much have we been im- 

 pressed with the advantages which this mode of cultiva- 

 tion presents, that we have given in our pages, from time 

 to time, all the information which we could collect on the 

 subject. 



In our first volume we gave an account of a successful 

 trial we made of growing and fruiting grapes in pots, in 

 which it will be seen, that we produced, on vines only 

 eighteen months from the cuttings, from six to twenty 

 bunches each. We also copied into our last No. an excel- 

 lent article on this subject, from the Gardener's Chronicle, 

 which should be read attentively by those who Avish to 

 cultivate them in this manner. 



The advantages of this system are many. If a house is 

 devoted exclusively to this purpose, ripe fruit may be pro- 



