The Blueberry is a valuable fruit, and is the only reliable fruit to grow in the extreme northern latitude where most other fruits winter-kill. It is perfectly hardy; stood 400 below zero the past winter without showing any injury to the topmost buds. The fruit ripens in this latitude about the 1st of July, and is borne in clusters like currants, and are about the size of the wild gooseberry; shape, round; color, a bluish black when fully ripe. The flavor is equal to the raspberry, a very mild, rich subacid, pronounced by most people delicious. It may be served with sugar and cream or cooked sauce, and is splendid for pies and canned for winter use. The plant seems to flourish in all soils, and is very productive, will yield 100 bushels per acre under ordinary cultivation. It makes a beautiful hedge, the shining dark green leaves and the blue fruit make a pleasing contrast. They commence bearing the first year after setting out, same as raspberries. It is propagated from suckers and root cuttings; for garden culture plants should be set 2 or 3 feet apart in the rows and 4 or 5 feet between the rows; for field culture 6x6 so the cane can be thoroughly cultivated both ways with a horse hoe.

West Sebewa, Ionia co., Mich.

[A large number of species of Vaccinium are known under the general name of Blueberry. The Huckleberry and Billberry are species of Vaccinium. The kind referred to by our correspondent is probably the Vaccinium corymbosum, or possibly V. Pennsylvanicum - kinds with rather large fruit. In the Eastern States these berries are so abundant in wild places, and are gathered so cheaply by children, that no attempt to cultivate them would be profitable. In localities far away it would be well worth while, and our correspondent's article is very useful and suggestive. Any soil that is cool and damp and yet not waterlogged, would suit them. On heavy clay soils they would no doubt prove a failure. - Ed. G. M].