More About The Sage Grape

The letter of our correspondent, Mr. Sheldon, calling our attention to specimens of this native grape, and showing conclusively how it has been over-rated, which was published in our December number, has called out the two following letters - which we publish to settle the matter.

More About The Sage Grope

Till I know more about it, I shan't bum my fingers with its meddling. When any body finds a wild Fox grape north of the Potomac, worth introducing into the garden and cultivating, by the side of the Isabella, and the Catawba, and the worth of which is well substantiated by the penological test of a company of good judges, we'll talk about it.

More Mattes

By consulting the economy of our type, we have at length succeeded, without reducing its size, in giving one-third more matter, in each number of the Horticulturist, than was the case six months ago. This addition is brought about by omitting the very thin lead between each line in the majority of our pages. The appearance is slightly affected, but the increased amount of reading is extremely enlarged. This has enabled us to insert most of the favors of our correspondents, opening the way for new contributions.

Morning Glories

A floral contributor to the 2V. E. Farmer, says, she put some morning glories on the east side of her house last spring, and from nine vines, obtained seventeen hundred and fifty blossoms.

Mortality Among Chestnut-Trees

All the chestnut-trees throughout Rockingham County, N. C, and the surrounding counties, have died this season.

Moses In South Carolina

P. Barry, writing to the Rural New Yorker, from Aiken, S. C, says: " I thought that St. Augustine bore the palm for roses, but Aiken is not behind. Although the soil is very light, sandy and apparently poor, roses of all kind seem to thrive and blom remarkably well. 'Fortune's Yellow,' which we rarely see, is superb here in several gardens".

The Most Rose

The Moss Rose is familiar to every one as a most beautiful plant; flowers possessing a deep color, fragrant, and with a rich mossy appearance, The origin of its mossy vest has been explained to us by a German writer:

"The angel of the flowers one day,

Beneath a rose tree sleeping lay;

That spirit to whose charge is given

To bathe young buds in dews from heaven;

Awaking from his light repose, The angel whispered to the rose:

* 0, fondest object of my care,

Still fairest found where all are fair, For the sweet shade thou'st given to me Ask what thou wilt, 'tis granted thee.'

'Then.' said the rose with deepened glow,

'On me another grace bestow.' The spirit paused in silent thought; What grace was there that flowers had not! 'Twas but a moment; - o'er the rose

A veil of moss the angel throws; And, robed in nature's simplest weed, Gould there a flower that rose exceed ? "

Moth On Fruit-Trees

Dr. Hull says, that an application of soft soap is a better remedy for the exclusion of the moth on fruit trees than carbolic soap, and not near so expensive.