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exists much difficulty in so describing, that a person unacquainted 
with the fruit, may be able to distinguish one from anothei", without 
a plate for illustration. The Miller's Burgundy Grape, however, 
cannot easily be confounded with the Claret a Rosa, the former car- 
ries a white downy leaf throughout the summer ; the leaves of the 
latter becomes red by midsummer, and finally die of a deep blood 
colour ; the fruit of the former are even-sized, covered with a fine 
bloom, have juice clear as water and highly- flavoured, the latter are 
very unequal sized, have scarcely any bloom, the juice is of a blood 
red, and fla\ our harsh and austere. The Large Black Cluster, and 
the Pitmaston Scarlet are synonymous, and may be readily distin- 
guished from the Clarette, by the form and size of the fruit, being 
considerably larger and more oval, also the leaves appear green till 
the autumn, which those of the Clarette do not, and when they 
change it is to a bright scarlet, not to a deep blood like the Cla- 
rette. The Small Black Cluster has much resemblance to Miller's 
Burgundy in the form of its fruit, but it has nothing so good flavour, 
its leaves are not woolley, nor its fruit so thickly set on the branches. 
The Black Sweet-Water has some resemblance to the last, but differs 
in its berries being round instead of partially oval, and thickly set 
on the bunches, which those of the preceding are not. Any further 
enqniry our correspondent may wish to make, we shall feel happy 
to furnish him with an answer. To " W. Z." p. 667. The fruit he 
enquires about, is most probably the Common Azarole, (Crataegus 
Azarolus,) we believe it is much used as a dessert fruit in the south 
of Europe ; in this country it does not ripen upon standards, and we 
never saw it tried against a wall. The Crattegus odoratissima, and 
tanacetifolia bear fruit very similar to the true Azarole, and per- 
haps nearly as good flavoured, both these species are ornamental and 
bear abundantly as standards. To "G. A. L." p. 812. Scarif^dng 
fruit trees is not an uncommon practice, when they become bark- 
bound ; we expect the matter will be investigated by some of our 
physiological friends, we shall therefore decline for the present en- 
tering further into the subject. To "Noctura," p. 475, and "G. I. 
T." p. 541. We would say on the subject of "Cutting the leaves of 
Peaches and Nectarines." We propose early in the next volume to 
lay before our readers, the reasons of recommending it to be done. 
