"Propriety" writes: "Why will horticultural papers continue the absurdity of calling green grapes 'white.' It is many years ago since I first called attention to the absurdity, but still the farce goes on."

[It certainly is disheartening. Let our friend try his hand on human nature in another shape, he may have better success in that quarter; for instance, why should we say, "the white man." To our mind few of them are white. Many are rather red than white, especially their noses in some instances. - Ed. C. M.]