1S54. 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
Quince Stocks. 
Is there any real ground for the pretensions set up 
by some of the nurserymen, that the imported “ An¬ 
gers Quince” is superior as a stock for dwarfing the 
pear, over the common varieties of this country ? I 
may as well say in advance, that I am incredulous on 
the subject, and that too after no inconsiderable expe¬ 
rience and observation. In fact, I don’t believe a word 
of it; but as it is held by some good friends of mine 
that no other than “ Angers” stock is suitable for the 
propagation of dwarfs, I should be glad to know what 
you think about it. S. Syracuse, Dec., 1853. 
The Angers quince, which is an improved sub-varie¬ 
ty of the Orange quince so far as luxuriance of growth 
is concerned,—is best for the pear in nearly all instan¬ 
ces. Its growth continues later in autumn, which oc¬ 
casions a better adhesion of the bud, and admits a 
later insertion. There are a few soils, particularly 
favorable, where the common or orange quince suc¬ 
ceeds nearly or quite as well as the Angers for those 
sorts best adapted to dwarfing, such for example as 
Angouleme, Winkfield, Louise Bonne Jersey, Beurre d’ 
Amalis, &c. We have often observed that some nur¬ 
serymen succeed in cultivating a large number of pears 
with great success on quince, while with others having 
apparently an equally fertile but evidently a different 
soil, many of these will fail. Samuel Walker, of 
Roxbury, Mass., who has one of the finest collections 
of thrifty pear trees in the country, informed us that 
he failed with the Rostiezer, Aremberg, and several 
other sorts, even when double-worked on the quince. 
On the other hand, we have seen these same varieties 
growing in other nurseries with luxuriance and uni¬ 
formity, without double-working; and in some instan¬ 
ces, those eminently refractory sorts, the Flemish Beau¬ 
ty and Marie Louise have been seen to grow freely and 
bear for many successive years on dhe quince. These 
however, are very rare exceptions to the general rule, 
and we mention them only to show that single experi¬ 
ments are insufficient to decide questions such as these. 
And although the orange quince may sometimes suc¬ 
ceed as well as the Angers, yet for general use. and 
promiscuous planting, the latter should always be 
sought, for it is always equal to any, and usually much 
the best. —— 
Pears and Peaches for Vermont. 
What varieties of pears would you recommend 
highest for cultivation in this (43|) degree of lati¬ 
tude ? 
Is it possible to raise peaches in this latitude and 
what sorts would you recommend 1 
Can the best kinds of foreign grapes be raised here 
—say the Black Hamburg, or White Muscat of Alex¬ 
andria, on the south side of buildings, by protecting 
them from frosts with blankets or canvass, and left to 
ripen off along in the warm days in Oct., and burying 
the vines in winter 1 II. S. Felchville , Vt. 
There are circumstances besides latitude that greatly 
influence the successful culture of the peach. When cold 
winds are softened by unfreezing lakes, the effect is 
very favorable. For example,—Cleveland at 41 
lat., is a far better locality for the peach than southern 
at only 39°. The south shore of lake Ontario, 
is incomparably more favorable than central 
Pennsylvania, three degrees further south. The favor¬ 
able influence of hills and exposed places has been 
distinctly pointed out in No. 12, p. 375 of Cultivator, 
or No. 46, p. 314 of Country Gentleman. We have 
no doubt that many places might be selected in Ver¬ 
mont for the successful culture of the peach. Serrate 
Early York, Cooledge’s Favorite, Crawford’s Early, 
Early Barnard, White Imperial, and other varieties, 
might be chosen. 
The Black Hamburg and Muscat of Alexandria could 
not be profitably raised in open air as proposed. A cold 
house would require less attention, and be incompara¬ 
bly more successful. There are a few exotics that 
may be grown in open ground, such for example as 
Black Cluster and Early White Malvasia. 
Foreign Grapes. 
Muscat of Alexandria. —To those fond of a grape 
of a rich musky flavor, fine size, and an elegant ap¬ 
pearance, the one in question, of which we give an 
illustration, reduced to one-fourth size, is well adapted. 
Mr. Downing says 
Aft? 
of it:—“The most 
delicious of all 
grapes, but requires 
to be grown under 
glass in this cli¬ 
mate.” It should 
also, to grow it to 
perfection, have the 
benefit of artificial 
heat at times; es¬ 
pecially is this ne¬ 
cessary at the time 
of the setting of the 
fruit, for without it, 
it is often a very ir¬ 
regular setter. 
In vineries of any 
length, it will be 
found a very good 
way to divide them 
into two or more, 
by glass partitions, 
which will answer the two-fold, purpose of bringing 
early and late grapes, as well as affording means to 
give each class of grapes the treatment they particu¬ 
larly require. 
“Where that is not obtainable, this one, as well as its 
variety—the Cannon Ilall Muscat —should always 
occupy the warmest part of the house. 
The color of this grape when well done, is a trans¬ 
parent pale amber, each berry often an inch or more 
long, branches from 9 to 12 inches, with small seeds, 
and sometimes entirely seedless. E. S. 
Ornamental Trees. —Messrs. Lippincott, Grambo 
& Co. Booksellers, Philadelphia, have just issued a 
new work, entitled, the American Handbook of Orna¬ 
mental trees, by Thomas Meehan, Gardener to C. 
Cope. 
