34 Pomological Gossip. 



The only vine which has fruited out of the vicinity of 

 Boston, is one in the collection of H. W. Sargent, Esq., of 

 Fishkill Landing, N. Y. We sent Mr. Sargent one of our 

 vines in the spring of 1845, and we are glad to learn it has 

 produced a good crop of grapes the last two years. — Ed. 



Art. YI. Pomological Gossip. By the Editor. 



The increased attention which is now given to Pomolo- 

 gy, has induced us to attempt to treasure up for our readers 

 monthly, under this head, much of that information which, 

 though apparently trifling, is still often too valuable to be 

 lost. At the weekly meetings of the Fruit Committee of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, discussions often 

 spring up, in relation to fruits presented before them, which 

 elicit much useful information, and which are not unworthy 

 of being fully reported ; and conversations frequently take 

 place among amateur cultivators, at occasional meetings, 

 which are not less valuable and interesting. It will be our 

 object in this article, to gather the substance of such meet- 

 ings ; and, with what comes to us in the way of Notices of 

 fruit, Enquiries, Criticisms, (fcc, to present our Pomological 

 readers with such monthly gossip as will not fail to interest 

 them more deeply in their favorite pursuit. 



It is to be regretted that the officers of the two Pomo- 

 logical Conventions, held last fall, in whose hands was placed 

 the duty of publishing their Transactions^ have not been able 

 to issue the same. Much of the interest which attaches to 

 them is lost by so much delay. We do not say this with 

 any view to find fault, because we know, so far as the Po- 

 mological Convention at Syracuse is concerned, that the 

 Report was placed in the printer's hands in one week after 

 the meeting adjourned ; we only refer to it, to show how 

 important it is that these Reports should be published as 

 speedily as is consistent with accuracy. 



