That the grafted stock exerts an influence over the scion or graft, for strength or weakness, is now pretty generally admitted by all fruit growers. This is well illustrated by grafting the pear upon the quince. It was a lucky hit when the European grape was found to succeed better when engrafted on the American species, than when grown on its own roots. But when reference is made to the American grape for the propagation of the European, it is my opinion that what is generally meant is our native cultivated grapes for stocks. If so, I think an improvement can be made in this business by engrafting the foreign on our native Fox grapes. I have tried this and the result was most satisfactory.

Having been requested once to fill a large house or conservatory with hot-house grapes in the shortest possible time, I prepared a border eight feet wide in the usual way; there not being room to make it wider on account of a walk running near the house. Having procured a number of old Fox grapes, dug up and pulled down from the trees in the woods, I planted and coiled them around in circles, each one around itself so as to cover up the old stem which was from twenty to thirty feet long, and covered them up about six inches under the surface, having first cut them in several places to induce them to throw out roots. Then having introduced the tops through the wall, I ingrafted, or rather inarched them; each Fox grape with.one of a few well chosen hot-house varieties grown in pots; but they chiefly consisted of Black Hamburghs. This was done about the month of April, and the third year from that time the house bore a full crop, which astonished all who saw it, and was a very fine crop, indeed.

These bunches were from five to seven pounds each, and the average was six pounds to a bunch.

This happened several years ago, but I have ever since held that the native Fox grape is an excellent stock, for all hot-house grapes, at least; and I would recommend it to all contemplating the growing of the foreign grape under glass.

Chambersburg, Trenton, N. 7