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very fine grapes yearly, which become fully ripe by the latter end of 
August, and which I readily dispose of at two shillings and sixpence 
per lb. T. Wood. 
Vigorniensis wishes to express his thanks to the Author of the 
Domestic Gardeners’ Manual, for his obliging notice of his papers 
addressed to the Horticultural Register. He agrees with him gene¬ 
rally, as to the advantage of training the Persian melon on Mr. 
Knight’s plan, but prefers planting in the soil of the bed. He had a 
single plant of the Red Fleshed Hoosainee, this year, trained in the 
recumbent maimer, which brought five fruit to perfection, the smal¬ 
lest of which was above three pounds, others four pounds, and the 
largest five pounds and a half. With respect to the still controverted 
subject of the culture of the vine in pots, Vigorniensis is resolved to 
give it a fair trial. He much fears, notwithstanding the undoubted 
success of Mr. Stafford and others, that the system will not prosper 
to the extent anticipated. Mr. Grey informs us, that he has tried it 
for some years, and, as it should seem, with care and judgment, but 
he has failed. Vigorniensis thinks there are three objections to its 
ever becoming a general practice. In the first place, too much room 
is required to prepare the plants, especially if they be only fruited 
every alternate year, as Mr. Stafford in his last paper recommends. 
Secondly, considerable skill is requisite to bring the plants into a 
state of rest for a regular succession of supply. Thirdly, the state of 
the grapes advancing to maturity, or half swelled, would render it 
hazardous to lower the temperature so far as to suit the introduction 
of fresh plants. There is an observation in page 168 of the Domes¬ 
tic Gardeners’ Manual which is worthy the attention of those who 
write for the instruction of novices in this or any other art. The 
author observes, “ it is to be lamented that persons who aim at diffu¬ 
sing elementary instruction should fail in rendering their communi¬ 
cations intelligible. Elementary information can only be effectually 
conveyed when every particular communicated is rendered perfectly 
free from ambiguity.” This, though an obvious remark, is certainly 
not attended to as it should be. The consequence of which is that 
the most valuable results of experience are often involved in difficul¬ 
ties which perplex the mind of the enquirer, and render the pursuits 
of science tedious and discouraging. Can grafts be obtained of the 
cherries figured in a former number ? Also of the Bon-Chretien 
Fondant and Easter Beurre Pears P Also of the large Gennek Per¬ 
sian Melon Seeds ? 
Worcester y October 23nl, 1833, 
