Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-29

More about Grapes and Garden Seeds.
Mr. EDITOR IL am glad to sec that the Presi-
dent of our Horticultural Society has had the
| bodness to write and still more that you should
dare print, an article exposing one of the humbUgs
of the day. You may both expect to be followed
by the yelpings Of all interested in humbugs Of
any sort, and you may consider yourself fortunate
if you don't receive numerous short notes Of
"stop my paper
The truth is, men, and women too, like to be
cheated, especially by strangers, and will all run
after itinerant venders of unknown articles, and
pay any price demanded, when industrious, INTEL
hgoi, reliable men, at home, entirely neg
lcctcI, and to live, go West
Some ten years since a little Frenchman, an en-
tire stranger, and with no credentials, came here
and brought ron crnnde collection of trees, shrubs
plants, seeds &c. He took store on Church
street, and lined the walls with beautiful Paris
prints of fruits and flowers, and for a week sold
every variety called for, when he closed by auc-
tion. Any experienced Ilorticuturst would see
that very few of his trees what he called
them but, should he expose him, he would be in
the condition of one parting an Irishman and his
wife in family quarrel.
attended his auction, not for purchase, but
amusement Among his prints Of flowers, one
very splendid one attracted much attention, One
learned gentleman, holding prominent position,
and now residing within 1000 miles of the Unita-
rian Church, gave a learned account OF it and
said the vulgar name for it was Fior.r.n. ONION,
on which they sold rapidly at good prices What
were not too dry to grow at all, proved TO be AS
| paragus.
My only purchase was one-half package Of C
varieties of Pink seed, in company with gentle
man, then, and now, residing on Pearl street The
next day called on his intelligent wife for a di-
vision of the seeds, when she told me, whether six
sorts or not she could not tell, but one thing was
certain, II WAS all Onion sesi. I have never heard
of specimen of fruit or flowers from any trees or
seeds he sold in town. Still, believe purchasers
generally were well pleased with the shrewI French
man, and would buy again Of any stranger.
The President has given very correct history
Of grapes-in fact, the town is greatly indebted to
him for tho numerous experiments he has made
without regard to time or money, in testing vari-
Gus varieties, and the knowledge thus acquired by
much time and and labor others can have by
merely asking.
| That grape, because thought valuable oy
| those Ting in the cold central regions of Berk
shire Co., Mass, and produced the Eastern slope
oftho mountain range dividing the waters Of the
llousatonic and Hudson Rivers, should be thought
valuable for this place, without reliable proof,
certainly shows disposition to take all state
ments for truth until proved false. 1t is true, the
Shaker had long list Of names to his recommen-
da,ions. Many of them know to be good clti-
GEMS but never before saw their names in conuec-
ton with any Horticultural matter, and believe
dozen varieties of wild grapes might he exhibited
aul not one of them be able to select the Northern
Mus,adne from among them, unless by accident.
But, MIR. Editor, this article is quite too long
| will soon know whether the " Early Canada
Grap," is Seeding from Kingston, and if so, also
inform you its character, that our citizens may
know what they have bought, The Northern Nus
cad,ns and Hartford Prolific are too well known to
talk about CHAMPLAIS,