Mr. Editor:- Please allow me a small corner in which to make a proposition to the Doctors of Pomology; and said proposition is, that some one of them propose, at the next meeting of the Pomological Society, to have a committee appointed, with instructions to make out a list of all foreign and domestic fruits, with the proper and synonymous names arranged, as has lately been done, I believe, by said Society, and to attach to each name and synonym the proper pronunciation and meaning. Or this'might be done with all fruits at present cultivated in the United States.

Mr. Editor, if you can not see the necessity of this measure, please visit some nurseries. I have felt perfectly ashamed at the mispronunciation of names I had thought I was quite familiar with. Most all nurserymen I have met pronounce Beurre, Bur-ry, and some Bu-ur or Beaur, but Downing gives Burray as the proper pronunciation.

Then comes the name Glou Morceau, sometimes pronounced Glue Mor-se-o, sometimes Glue Morso, sometimes with the accent on Mor, and sometimes the accent is placed on so. Pretty near as bad is Virgalieu, Virgaloo, etc., eta.

I should think no respectable nurseryman would refuse to subscribe for such a work.

I am sorry to see the loose manner in which the words graft and bud are used, especially in connection with Dwarf Pears. I have noticed several times, in the Horticulturist, this fault in the writings of some of our most learned American Pomologists. They often speak of "the Pear being grafted too high on the Quince," when, in reality, they mean "budded." Grafting the Pear on the Quince is an operation that very seldom succeeds, and does not make a lasting union; therefore it is but seldom resorted to; but I have known persons to have been led to believe that grafting was generally resorted to, and to have tried it repeatedly, and failed, just from this loose language. (See Revised Edition of Downing, p. 707.) I am about planting a specimen orchard of Pears; I wish to have them Dwarfs, if posible. I have come to the conclusion to obtain scions, and graft them on maiden plants of Vicar of Winkfield, budded on Quince, But, when they bear, will they exhibit a true comparison of the merits of the several varieties?

Would a specimen orchard of Apples, budded on Paradise stocks, exhibit a good comparison of the fruit and growth of tree?

Speaking of Dwarf Pears, Downing says, page 707: "As it diminishes the vigor of the tree, it is not improbable that continued propagation from dwarf trees may somewhat lessen the vital powers and the longevity of a given variety".

Field also speaks in somewhat the same manner, but says he has as yet seen nothing to confirm these fears.

It is often very convenient to take scions from dwarf trees; what does the editor say, (as he is supposed to know every thing?) What of dwarf Apple scions? and buds from Peaches, Apricots, and Nectarines, on Plum stocks? also Dwarf Cherries?

How can I obtain all the writings of Harris on insects? Is there not now a part of his writings in course of publication?

Syracuse, Sept. 5. Nursery Tyro.

(The suggestion you make to the Doctors of Pomology would be welcomed by thousands of seekers after knowledge, especially by those whose sources of information are necessarily very limited. Uniformity of orthography and pronunciation are particularly desirable; we believe that a committee of the Society are now engaged in doing something of this kind. - Your criticism on the words graft and bud is quite proper. A loose application of a word may sometimes lead others into grave mistakes, and we can not be too careful in this respect. Your scions grafted on the Vicar, as proposed, will afford you a true comparison of the merits of all kinds suited to the quince; some, as the Bartlett, will be more durable in consequence; others, again, will do better than if worked directly on the quince. - In regard to the apple on Paradise stock, we answer, yes; but all kinds do not do equally well on Paradise stock. - We should not hesitate a moment to take scions from healthy, vigorous dwarf trees of the kinds you name. The sap vessels have in a measure been modified while on the quince', but if placed on a sound, healthy pear stock, they will adapt themselves to their new condition just as readily as they did to the old.

The important points are, to have a healthy scion, and a healthy stock to put it on. - You can obtain such of Dr. Harris's writings as have been published, of C. M. Saxton, 25 Park Row, New York. Some are now in course of publication. - Ed].

Me. Editor:- I notice in your valuable'" Hints on Grape Culture," you place the Delaware at the head of the list for general cultivation. On examining my Delawares, I was surprised to find them cracking; they appear to have set too much fruit, and, not having room to swell, part of the berries are burst by the pressure of their neighbors. Do they require thinning, like exotics? My native Grape-vines were badly knawed last winter by mice; how can I prevent such depredations in future 1 Would it do to wash the vines, on covering them, with some mixture, either distasteful or poisonous to the " varmint? " Any suggestions in your correspondents' column, reaching my case, will be thankfully received. Yours respectfully, Amesbury, Mass. J. H. Osborne.

[We have seen two cases, this season, in which the Delaware has cracked in the manner you allude to, but have not noticed it before. This happened immediately after the first rain succeeding the drought. The berries swelled rapidly, and the thin and tender skin of the Delaware broke, or, rather, some of the berries were crushed. It was simply owing to the too rapid swelling of the berries under circumstances that do not generally occur. This ought to cause you no uneasiness. All grapes are benefited by being thinned out, but it is no more necessary in the case of the Delaware than in that of the Diana, and others. In covering your vines, remove every thing that is likely to afford a harbor for mice, such as leaves, etc. If the vines are smeared with soft-soap and common tar; the mice are less likely to trouble them. They will eat Costar's pills, when put in their way, which are sure to kill them; but they are poisonous to domestic animals, and therefore dangerous to use. Some of these means, used with care, will greatly lessen or remove the evil. - Ed].