Anent this subject I would just state that part of our Lady Downes Grapes, which, as I stated before, were not ripe till the end of October last, are still hanging, April 15, in the fruit-room, having been bottled since February, and are in exactly the same condition as regards preservation as the bunch sent to you on the 10th of March. Most of the bunches are perfectly intact, not a shrivelled berry is to be observed, and they look as if they would keep for a long while yet. The bottles are not filled with water, but with moist charcoal-dust and soil. J. Simpson.

WORTLEY.