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HARDJ VINES AND CREEEPRS, 



These are desirable for covering Arbors, Trellises, &c., and add mucli 



to the beauty of the garden. 25 to 50 cents each. 



Virginian Creeper, Hop Vine, 



Pipe Vine. White Jasmine, 



Trumpet Creeper, Yellow Hardy Jasmine, 



Clematis Flambiula, Honeysuckle, of sorts. 



Carolina Jasmine, Passion Vine, 



Ivy, of sorts. Glycine, or Wisteria. 



NEW VAEIEGATED-LEAVED JAPAN HONEYSUCKLE. 



LoNiCERA Brachypodium Aurea Reticulata. — This is one of the 

 recent introductions, the foliage beautifully variegated. Price 50 

 cents each. 



ERXJIT CULTTJEE. 



This branch of Horticulture is so extensive and important, that we 

 should be unwilling to attempt to offer any hints calculated to be of 

 service in the brief space that we could appropriate to them. In 

 view of the increased attention latterly given to the cultivation of 

 choice fruits, we are prepared to supply the demand for choice varie- 

 ties of the leading objects, such as 



Apples, Grapes, 



Pears, Raspberries, 



Cherries, Strawberries, 



Plums, Blackberries. 



And, indeed, every desirable article in the fruit line. 



The Native Grape has latterly engrossed a large share of atten- 

 tion, and a greater impulse has been given to its culture by the valua- 

 ble accessions which we yearly receive. Those old standard varieties, 

 the Catawba and Isabella, are now mainly superseded by others that 

 ripen earlier, and thus escape the fall frosts, which in many localities 

 injure the crop, more especially the Catawba. The newer varieties 

 are also more generally exempt from mildew, although there are pos- 

 sibly none that are entirely proof against its attacks at particular sea- 

 sons. In flavor and quality of fruit the improvements are more marked, 

 and in the Delaware and Rebecca we have a near approach, in this re- 

 spect, to some of the famed foreign varieties. The following are con- 

 sidered the hardiest and best: 



Isabella, black. Rebecca, white. Delaware, red, 



Catawba, Red. Concord, black, Diana, red. 



Maxatawney, white. Craeveling, purple. Plora, purple, new. 



THE STRAWBERRY. 



The circumstances of soil and climate greatly influence the, varieties 

 of this fruit, both in its productiveness and quality; hence the wide 

 difference of opinion upon their respective merits. Fortunately there 

 are varieties enough to suit all soils and tastes, and each cultivator 

 can, by careful experiment, discover which of the most popular varie- 

 ties are suited to liis circumstances. 



