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frequently striking them together on ever}' side. "Xhii 

 should be repeated several days, until it is evident the 

 fruit is all impregnated ; a fresh bunch, with the pollen in 

 a suitable condition, must be had at each operation. The 

 pollen must be dry, and iu a falling condition, to be fit for 

 the purpose. If your vines are so situated that a branch to 

 be acted upon can be brought into contact with the 

 branch of another kind, and the bunches interlaced, this 

 will be a good method of proceeding, — cutting away the 

 male part of the blossom from the land that is to ripen 

 the seed for the new kinds. 



To obtain hardy grapes, in new varieties, I should re- 

 commend the Catawba, or the Isabella, to be impregnated 

 with the Frontignan, the Black July, the Golden Chas- 

 selas, the Pitmaston White Cluster, the Black Ham- 

 burgh, and EsiDerione; a hybrid from any of these would 

 probably be a grape ripening in less time than the first two. 



To obtain varieties for the glass-house : the Muscat of 

 Alexandria to be impregnated with any of the kinds 

 that ripen their fruit in a shorter time. A hybrid from 

 any of these would probably have the musk flavor, in 

 some degree ; if the object be to avoid this, some two of 

 the kinds free from this flavor must be selected. The 

 Esperione and Black Hamburghs, being always good 

 setters, are the best for the male plants. The Golden 

 Ghasselas, a very beautiful fruit, but often setting poorly, 

 would make a suitable kind to be acted upon. The 

 August Muscat, being very early, could be used as a 

 female also. This variety might be used with the 

 American sorts, with a prospect of producing a plant 

 that would be both hardy and speedy in ripenirgtno 



