"B."says: "I notice in Gardeners' Monthly of August last, a brief review of the history of market gardening and seed growing, etc. in Philadelphia. I also saw in Gardener's Monthly, about a year ago, a long article giving details, etc. of the growing of seeds; and some, I think, misstatements.

I write now for information; would your contributor kindly tell us the name of the only good vegetables he calls blanched sprouts of perennial plants? I am under the impression England has good lettuce. The late James Vick once asked the question, after a visit to England, "Why cannot we have as good lettuce here as there?" Green peas, I fancy, are superior there; cauliflowers, broccoli, cabbage sprouts, brussels sprouts, are certainly superior, and are sent to market without being full of slugs. In this connection it might be well to refer to a letter of the Hon. J. D. Cameron, in the New York Times, Sep. 5th. After describing his visit to Hereford on a market-day, he was surprised to find a well-dressed and intelligent lot of people. He visits his gardener's mother, who of course is delighted to see him. All the people he saw appear to be contented and look as if they had plenty to eat. I am sure they have plenty to drink. This is the testimony of Mr. Cameron, of your State - State Senator. Of course Britons do not profess to grow tomatoes, or melons, as we do potatoes here, simply because the climate is against them.

String beans and vegetable marrows, to which your correspondent refers, properly cooked, even in England I have found equal to any here.

[There is no need of controversy here, if we say that both our correspondents are right in some respects. Our first contributor is correct when he says that in no part of the world is there so great a variety of fine vegetables seen as in the markets of Philadelphia; but this is owing to its geographical position. The vegetables best suited to cool countries are here, with those brought from far South, and the intermediate location of the city is favorable to very diversified growths. Blanched perennials of course means sea kale, cardoons, asparagus, etc.

On the other hand, our present correspondent is correct in his point, that the original contributor has under-estimated the vegetable productions of Great Britain. Cool country vegetables do better in England's cool climate than they do in the warmer region of Philadelphia. It is only those vegetables which like a warmer climate, which excel in this part of the world. - Ed. G. M.]