This is a new seedling grape which originated in the garden of Mr. Francis Houghton, of Cambridge, Mass., six or eight years ago, and has now been in continued bearing for four or five years. With regard to its special merits, we quote the recommendation of Hovey & Co.:

"It is a black grape, somewhat resembling the Concord, but with more oval berries. The bunches are large and shouldered; berries | large, with a very thin skin, covered with a delicate bloom, and adhering firmly to the bunch; flesh rich, brisk and refreshing, without pulp, and more nearly approaching the! Adirondae in quality than any other native grape. Its period of ripening is a few days ' before the Concord. The vine has all the luxuriance of growth and the firmness and handsome foliage of the Concord, while it is quite as hardy, if not hardier than that grape, not an inch of wood ever having been injured by our coldest winters. The parent vine has never been protected since it sprung up from seed. It is entirely free from mildew, not a leaf having been affected."

New Lilliputian Pelargonium Commodore Nutt - This is one of a strain of liliputian pelargoniums originated by Hovey & Co., a few years ago, and the Commodore Nutt is of the same style as the Dolly Dutton. It grows only 10 or 12 inches high; very compact in habit, with small leaves, and entirely covered with large trusses of flowers, of a deep rosy lilac, spotted on the upper petals - a very beautiful acquisition.