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sweeping nearly all of and then disappecl
ing for years. We know of no better rened
than that suggested on page 888, Vol. 14. (1862
"Cutting away the diseased part promptlU
two or three feet below the blackened poi
tions." When this fase, plant out two mor
for every tree that dies Trees in deep an
dry or well drained soils seem less subject t
this disease. The Bartlet is one of the varie
ties which has seemingly suffered most frox
blight, while the fleish Beauty in among th
most exempt.
   Suckers do not usually make good stock
 -we should very much prefer seedlings
 still, as you have these, try them.  The:
 will cost but the trouble of transplanting
 and may do well. We should prefer to plan
 on a new piece of ground. simply because
 it will not be at all exhausted by previoui
 growth of the same kind of trees.
 flower &ads.-We have received a number o:
 applications for seeds of the flowers described
 in the FARMER. We have placed these appli.
 cations on file, and will take pleasure in send.
 ing to our correspondents of such as we may
 have opportunity to save.
                          A. G. HANFORD.
  COLUssus9, Onjo.

             The Conoord Grape.
  George Husman, of Herman, Mo., in the
Horticulturist for August, claims the Concord
as the beat grape for every body. He says:
" This is a bold position to take for any fruit,
but I take it after trying it for seven succes-
sive years, and after comparing it with about
sixty varieties I have in bearing, and also
after due consideration of the pros and cons.
Now let us see why:
  1. The vine is a strong, healthy grower,
and will succeed in any soil so as to give a
fair crop under any treatment.
  2. It is entirely free from disease, and en-
tirely hardy.
  3. It is, under proper treatment, a great
bearer, and always ripens its fruit well.
  4. It has a fine, large, handsome bunch and
hr.- which sells reail in    1-ra



  6. It is good wine grape, as it makes a
wine equal (to my taste cad a good many
others,) to the best Catawba, if not superior,
and we pretend to know here what good Ca-
tawba is, having grown it for sixteen years.
It also makes more of it than any other grape
I know of, to the acre, as it is nearly all juice."


           Tebacco, Iraft Trees, ke.
  MR. EDITOR:-I have raised between six
and seven acres of tobacco this season, and it
has done well, being well matured and a fine
growth. It is most all secured in the barn,
and out of danger. Some of my neighbors
have raised it this year, and where it has
been properly attended to it has done well,
and will prove very remunerating.
  I have a very fine orchard which I wish to
improve. Can you tell me where I can pro-
cure the best trees for this climate, true to
their names? This year I set out some trees
that came from Illinois, which I fear will not
prove to be the right kinds.
  Yours, &c.,             GEo. S. Kim'.
  WAunui, gep., 1863.

  AN8swz.-We have confidence in the honesty
of any and all our horticultural advertisers.
If our Corresponding Horticultural Editor, at
Columbus, 0; J. C. Plumb, of "Lake Side Nur-
sery," Madison; F. K. Phmenix, of Blooming-
ton, Illinois, and the rest whom we have en-
dorsed are not to be relied on, then we know of
no nurserymen in the United States who are.
-ED.

        The '- Fink " Apple-A Query.
 DR. HoYT :-Dear Sir:-In regard to the
 'Fink" Apple described by Mr. Hanford,
 s it identical with the Tewksbury Winter
BRush? Elliott gives "Fink's Seedling" as
a synonym of the Tewksbury. I am not
cware that it is propagated in the State,
and would like to know if Mr. H. has it in his
nursery.
     Yours, &c.,             M. Pi r11.
 [Mr. Hanford will please answer in the
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