Dear Sir: As a reason for troubling you to do me a favor, my only apology is, that I am a lover of horticultural pursuits, an original subscriber to your Horticulturist, and that I have endeavored to extend its circulation by inducing some of my friends to subscribe for it, whom I knew would be benefited by taking it. I have received great and essential benefit from it myself; and perhaps it is owing more to that than any other cause, that I was induced, in the spring of 1849, to build me a grapery, setting out my vines the middle of May, in that year. About one half of them were two year old plants, in good sized pots. They all grew well the first season, and have continued to do so since. In 1850, by crooking the older vines in large pots, I allowed them to bear each a few bunches of grapes, without hurting the vines at all. In every such case, a fine strong rod, coming from below the crook, was sent up to the top of the house, and this was the bearing wood for 1851, the old rod in the pot being cut off.

In 1851, being the third season, the vines were allowed to bear a fair crop. The fruit ripened well in all but two instances, where I had allowed a little too much to remain. But I had as fine Muscats of Alexandria; and in perfection,as you will find in Mr. Allen's graperies. Also, I had in perfection, Black Hamburghs, Wilmot's New Black Hamburgh, St. Albans, Grizzly and White Frontignans, Royal Muscadine, White Nice, Chasselas of Fontainbleau, and Syrian.

I notice what Mr. Cleveland says in the last number of the Horticulturist, on the subject of early over bearing. This is the great danger. His suggestions are important,and if attended to,inay benefit those who arc now constructing graperies, or who may do it hereafter. My vines are all numbered, and I have from the first kept a particular account of the state and condition of each vine, its growth, annual product, etc. - indeed, everything about it. Thus far my vines have done remarkably well - but I want to see how they will do the coming season, which I think will test them. If life is spared, I will promise you next autumn, as full an account as yon may wish of my cultivation, and its results for 1850,1851, and 1852. I do not expect to bring anything new to light, but facts I can give you, which, if I had had them when I first be gan to cultivate the grape, would have been of great benefit to me. In the construction of my border, and in the cultivation of the grape, I have followed in the main, Mr Allen's book, excepting that I put no dead animals into the border.

P. Hartford, CL