Finding a notice of the committee appointed to test this remedy, in the June number of the Horticulturist, with the two following observations - That I objected to the large committee appointed by the N. Y. State Society, and that it will take several years to test the remedy, - through fear of its creating a prejudice or wrong impression on the minds of the community, I have thought best to explain the first, and give my opinion on the.

I thought best, I selected the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, N. Y. State Society, and the United States Agricultural Society, which met at Washington city. The committees to be appointed were to consist of three persons each; I was thus instructed by Mr. Mathews; I could not transgress my authority. The other societies, I believe, appointed three each; at least, I received a letter from Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, stating that he was chairman of a committee of three, appointed by the United States Agricultural Society, I think. The secretary of the N. Y. State Society informed me that they had named six persons, giving me their names and residences. I adopted the three first names; and in to doing I venture to say, if one dozen had been appointed and accepted, the test or proof would not have been more conclusive than with the three. They are not only practical pomologists, but high-minded, honorable men; consequently their report, whether favorable or not, will have the confidence of the people. This committee is located at Albany, Newburgh, and Macedon. I am experimenting at Syracuse, with others, besides experiments are being made at Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, as I am informed.

If all of these committees and experimenters, scattered over the country from Washington city to Cincinnati, Ohio, are not sufficient, I think one hundred would not be more so. Mr. Mathews thought, also, that the liability to its becoming known would be much greater by confiding the remedy to so many persons, than if it was made known to just a sufficient number. I had an objection, also, on account of the labor it would require of me. I had been (and was, up to April,) sick the greater part of the winter; and as Mr. Mathews had written out at length his observations on the habits of the curcolio, etc., and had requested me to make the same known to every member of each committee, it would impose upon me the necessity of writing a number of copies, which were very lengthy. These are the reasons why a committee of not more than three was accepted.

The next point I wished to notice, was the time you think it will take to test the remedy - viz: several years. I feel fully persuaded, and I think every committee appointed will be of the same opinion, that if it is successful now, this season, it will be always, every season; because the remedy is philosophical - founded upon nature's laws. It cannot be otherwise, if it answers at all. It is utter destruction to the pests we have to contend with. Every man possesses what is necessary for the operation. The cost is in a manner nothing. I would ask, if you had four or six Plum trees in a row, the branches of each not meeting by four to six feet, and you apply the remedy to the second tree about the time you see they have just commenced making the crescent-shaped incision. You then wait a few days longer, and take the fourth tree; when you arrive there you find that at least one-half are stung. You apply the remedy to this tree, and for the satisfaction of investigators, you let them see you pluck every Plum from five or six branches that are incised, and leave none on but what are sound.

Now for the result, - If the fruit on the first, third, fifth, and sixth trees, are all stung, and fall off, and the second tree is overloaded with fruit, and a suf-ficient crop on the fourth, and not a Plum can be found punctured on the five or six limbs, from which the punctured fruit had been previously picked, I ask, is this not conclusive! The remedy has saved the Plums where it was applied, and all the contiguous trees to which it was not applied, cast their fruit The above are the facts in Syracuse. We have a Nectarine tree which has never borne a single fruit. We waited until fully one-half were punctured by the turk, and then the application was made; the punctured fruit on some limbs were pulled off, on others the incision was cut out of each Nectarine. The result was as above stated; and I can now show you as handsome fruit on this tree as ever grew, and this is the first time for years. So are Plum trees loaded with fruit, where the remedy has been applied. I am satisfied, in my mind, that if the remedy is applied strictly as ordered, that no tree will fail of having a full crop of fruit any year. Recollect, the application has to be made only once each year.

A. Fabnestock, Syracuse.

We certainly had not the slightest intention to create prejudice, or convey any false impression concerning Mr. Mathew's remedy. We entertain strong hopes that it will prove effectual, and have entire confidence in Mr. M.'s integrity in the matter, whether it do or not. It was announced in the journal of the N. Y. State Agricultural Society, that a committee of six persons were appointed to test the remedy, and we saw it stated after-wards that Mr. Fahnestock objected to such committee, and had selected three of them only. We gave this merely as an item of intelligence. We said that it might require several years to make a reliable statement; but if the committee can be satisfied to report at the close of this curculio season, we shall be happy to announce the fact. The circumstances related by Mr. Fahnestock are so far quite satisfactory.