Some of the most beautiful Quinces we have seen the past autumn, were grown upon the common white thorn, so abundant in many of the fields in the country, that they seem quite a nuisance. There is no mistake in the matter, for we saw the same quinces just after they had formed, and watched them every time we passed that

The trees on which they grew were very beautiful, the stocks being from 1 of an inch to 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and grafted about two feet from the ground. The grafts were from two to four feet in length, and were borne down with rich golden fruit.

The advantages of raising Quinces on thorns, arc that they assume more of the character of trees, than Quince bushes will do without frequent pruning. Second, the stocks arc hardy, being natives of our poorest and most exposed soils. Third, they are not subject to the borer and other Insects, as the Quince has proved itself to be. There are thousands of thorn bushes in our county, which arc now only eye-sores to the beholder, and nuisances to the landholder, which by grafting in this way may become objects of great beauty, and highly productive value. W. Bacon. Richmond, Mass. Jan. 7, 1851.