The Secretary of the above Society has issued a circular inviting contributions of knowledge upon all subjects relating to fruits and their culture, for the purpose of collation and publication in the forthcoming report. Samples of fruits are also invited to be sent him. All express companies have volunteered to transmit for the purpose free of charge. . Address F. R. Elliott, Cleveland, O.

Grape Cuttings made at this season, tied in small bundles and then placed in the ground with the tops downward, covering with, say, four to six inches of soil, and again covering this, as soon as freezing cold weather comes on, with coarse barn-yard manure to keep out frost, finishing all with boards to keep out the wet, is an old and successful practice of preparing for almost certain growth of the cuttings next season. We practiced it many years since, and got our first knowledge of it from an old German. In spring, the ground for planting should be thoroughly dug early in the season, and again just before planting. The covering of mulch or litter should be taken off as soon as alt chance of hard frost is past, and little by little the butts of the cuttings should be drawn toward the surface, yet always covered, the object being to obtain the aid of warmth from the sun in order to callus the ends, just as underground heat would do in a frame or propagating house. When the cuttings are all well callused, plant in the usual manner, pressing the earth hard and firm at the base or lower end, and finish off by covering the surface even over the upper buds with some kind of mulch.

We have grown cuttings very successfully in this way, and without putting any mulch until some time in June; in fact, our practice now is altogether in this latter way, because we have in June more time, and because we do not think the mulch of any benefit until the sun becomes strong and the atmosphere more generally dry.

Watch carefully all drains, whether surface or underground; one hour clogged sometimes docs more injury than a day can remedy.

Manure spread upon lawns or grass plots on approach of cold weather, with a view to enriching the soil, is one of the unsightly practices which we should like to see discontinued. Even in winter a good clean grass lawn is a thing of beauty, not to be destroyed or hidden and made unsightly by covering it with a coat of manure.

Its advocates may claim that it protects the roots of the grass, and so it does in a measure, but not nearly as much as an inch coat of fine leaf loam or well-rotted compost, which after being spread lightly, raked and rolled, would in a week be out of sight. But another cause for unsightli-ness is our motive for opposing this manurial course. It is, that all such raw manures have mingled in them more or less foul seeds of weeds, coarse grasses, etc., which vegetate in spring, and ere the owner is aware, have taken the place of the finer grasses belonging to the lawn, and destroyed its beauty and compactness. If the lawn wants enriching other than what may be given by sowings of bone meal, salt, and plaster, or the benefit of the inch coating of fine mold, then sprinkle the lawn with liquid manure weekly.

Vases standing upon a lawn, or at the point of a road in which flowers have grown and bloomed the past summer, may be made quite ornamental by planting in them some low shrub evergreens, such as the trailing junipers and American yews, mingling with them branches of the mountain ash or shrubs bearing bright berries. The evergreens may be again removed in spring, and if planted in shade will recover the strain put upon them by this exposure.

American Pomological Society #1

The official report of the Eleventh Session of the American Pomological Society, held at St. Louis last September, is before us. It makes a volume of over two hundred pages, exclusive of the catalogue, is printed on good paper and in bold, clear type. In the value of its contents matter it is perhaps superior to any previous report; indeed, the address of the President, together with the essays of Meehan, Saunders, and Feudler, contain so much of valuable information that its possession should be had by every fruit-grower. The reports from committees and individuals in various States are full of items of import, and we shall at a future time give extracts therefrom. To those who are interested in the progress of fruit culture in our Southern States, and the varieties best adapted there, this report contains very valuable and detailed information. Utah Territory and Canada are also reported from, giving us records of new fruits, and showing that not alone are the members of the old States alive to progress.

The Treasurer, Thomas P. James, Philadelphia, has copies to supply all who choose to become members of the Society.

American Pomological Society #2

The Biennial Meeting of this Society will be held at Richmond, Virginia, September 6th and 7th next. This meeting will be an unusually interesting one, and is likely to draw a large number of fruit growers together from the South especially. We think that there will be but a small attendance from the North.