It will be recollected, by those familiar with our pages, that, at page 37 of our last volume, we made some remarks in relation to this newly introduced fruit, questioning somewhat its vaunted equality to the Isabella and Cutawba in flavor; and suggesting that the trial of another season should be given, before the public receive it with perfect confidence, in all the good qualities claimed by its propagators. The season has now passed ; and we had the gratification of testing the fruit for ourselves, at the show of the State Agricultural Society, recently held in this city. Mr. Hovey, of Boston, the selling agent for the Concord Grape, had several fine-grown bunches on exhibition, among the fruits in the Pomologi-cal department, which we examined, and we are free to give our opinion of its merits as we found them.

In appearance, it has a well-developed, large-shouldered bunch, well filled with full, roundish, oval berries, with a fine bloom, like the Isabella, and of about equal size to that fruit This we call great praise, thus far. Its flavor is good, sweet, with a slightly vicious, Catawba flavor, and a dash of the foxy taste of its parent (It originated from the seed of a good New-England Fox Grape, crossed, probably, by the pollen of a Catauba, near which it grew.) The pulp is soft, and not objectionable. On the whole, an excellent Grape. Its great merit, however, and that which will give it precedence over other native Grapes for out-of-door culture in the northern States, is its early ripening, which is said to be two or three weeks before the Isabella, and quite four weeks before the Catawba ; for neither of these will ripen uniformly, and with certainty, above latitude 42° North. Grape-growers above that degree, have hitherto had no really good variety on which they could rely, for neither the Clinton nor Diana can be called truly fine Grapes. Here, then, is one presented to them, which, if we are right in our premises, is to supply the desideratum.

A word as to the flavor of the Concord, in comparison with the Isabella and Catawba. It has been claimed to be equal to either of these delicious fruits. But we think that is claiming a little too much. These fruits, although of quite different and distinct flavor, are peerless in their kind, as native Grapes. The Concord lacks the luscious sweetness of the one, and the delicious champagne aroma of the other, which nothing short of the long, continuous sunny summer of their own climate will give them. Yet it is rich and sweet; and those who can not mature either of the others, may be well content that so good a fruit as this is at last offered to their cultivation. It may, indeed, be quite possible that, when the Concord shall have obtained greater age, or be grown on more mature vines, or further south, its flavor may improve to an equality with either of the others. It is a strong, rapid grower, with hardy wood, and we see no difficulty in cultivating it in the garden of every farmer north and cast of Pennsylvania. We wish the Concora Grape every possible success; but we still opine that the asking-price, of fire dollars for a single plant, is above the mark; and that, in the long run, its owners will be quite as well compensated, in its increased sale, at a dollar or two for a plant.

Many would pay this price cheerfully, while they will never purchase it at so exorbitant a sum as the other. At a dollar, five men would send for a plant each, while at five dollars they will not touch it at all; or they will club the five dollars and send for a single vine, preferring to wait a year or two till they can multiply it for themselves, by layers or cuttings." - American Agriculturist.

"No horticultural production has excited a greater interest of late years among pomologists, than this new seedling Grape. Its hardiness, productiveness, large size, and reputed earliness of ripening, - nearly a month before the Isabella, - have given it very strong claims, at least for a thorough trial.

"In consequence of the repeated inquiries which have been made of us as to its quality, we recently made application for a specimen of the fruit, and have been politely furnished by E. W. Bull, its originator, with a box of beautiful bunches, which came in fine condition, notwithstanding a railway ride of several hundreds of miles.

"Although the largest bunches had been previously selected for the different horticultural exhibitions, and the drouth of the season had sensibly affected their growth, these were the most showy of any native Grape we have met with. The berries measured about three-fourths of an inch in diameter, and were almost perfect spheres; the bunches were nearly as large as the one already figured in the horticultural journals, sufficiently compact, and handsomely shouldered,nearly resembling a well ripened bunch of the Black Hamburgh externally. We have been informed by some of oar cautious friends, that they had seen bunches at the exhibitions this season, that were decidedly larger than the figured representation.

"The dense bloom which covers the berries adds much to the showy appearance of this Grape.

" Of the quality and flavor, we cannot speak so highly. We consider it as rather inferior to the Isabe'la, so far as we could judge from specimens conveyed a long distance in a close box. The skin is remarkably thin and tender, and the exterior portion of the berry more juicy and freer of pulp than the Isabella, but the central portion or core holding the seeds, is larger than in the Isabella, Diana, and most other American sorts. The flavor is good, but not of the highest quality. Of the time of ripening, we cannot judge of course, although it is reputed to be much earlier than even the Diana.

"As to the real merits of this variety, we are inclined to consider it a valuable acquisition, although we esteem fine flavor when placed against fine appearance, much more highly than many pomologists. As a hardy vine, and an early, large and showy fruit for market, we shall not probably find anything to compete at the north with the Concord Grape; but those who desire a sweet, delicately flavored variety, for home use, without regard to size, appearance, or productiveness, will choose the Diana; which is only about one fourth the size of the Concord, in berry and bunch." - Country Gentleman.