Ed. Horticulturist : - I send by express two varieties of Cherries, Conestoga and Late Amber, the latter a seedling brought to notice by Jacob Cocklin, of York County, Pa., (Shepherdstown P. O., Cumberland County, Pa.;) the former by Caspar Hiller, of Conestoga Centre, Lancaster County, Pa. I have never seen either noticed in the Horticulturist, and deeming them valuable for their lateness, and other good qualities, take the liberty of sending you specimens. Remember the Black Tartarian, Mezel, etc., were gone a week ago.

The Amber is a beautiful pyramidal tree, very productive, and will bear its fruit until nearly dry without rotting, if left on the tree.

The Conestoga is a rampant grower and profuse bearer. Of their quality and appearance I hope you may have a fair chance of judging.

I have about thirty varieties in bearing. The Triumph of Cumberland was this year the largest, most beautiful, and of the first quality. It and the two above varieties blossomed some ten days later than most varieties, and are with me the surest bearers. I have no interest in praising these varieties, for I have no trees to sell, but wish all lovers of cherries to have it in their collection.

Also a Raspberry, the Surprise, found wild in Missouri by some western horticulturist, and was sent me by George Husman, the horticultural pioneer of the far West It is perfectly hardy, a strong grower, and good bearer. There may be but a few berries ripe upon it, but you can judge of its quality.

I will also send you a few of a red kind that we have known here for thirty years, and which is much esteemed with us. Can you tell me the true name of it? it is called Purple Cane, English Purple, Red Cap, and some other names. It is an American variety, propagating from the points drooping to the ground. None excel it in strong cane and profuse bearing. This red one, Doolittle, (a superb fruit,) and the Surprise will occupy most of my grounds that will be planted in Raspberries hereafter. Of course, Red Antwerp, Brinckle's Orange, etc., some twenty varieties, have a place; but the foreign sorts are too much trouble, where we only get from ten to fifteen cents per quart.

Of Strawberries I might also write, but to my notion it would only include three names for general cultivation: Albany, Hovey, and Triomphe de Gand, the latter holding the front rank. Fruit now near me in alcohol of the Triomphe that measures five inches in circumference. My crop of Strawberries run in the neighborhood of a hundred bushels. Not bad for a little place, is it?

S. MILLER.

Calmsdale, near Lebanon (P. 0.,) July 7th, 1862.

[The Cherries and Raspberries came to hand in good condition, for which we thank you. The Late Amber is a medium sized cherry of firm flesh and delicious quality. We know of no late Cherry so good. Next fall it goes in our grounds if a tree can be bought. Can you send us a "portrait" for a frontispiece? We were so absorbed in tasting, that we forgot it till they were all gone. The Conestoga seems to be a great bearer, of good size, juicy, and of very good quality, but by no means equal to the Late Amber. It is valuable, however, for its lateness and good (quality. The Surprise Raspberry belongs to the Black Cap family. The berry is large of its kind, and very sweet. The red berry is known by a variety of names; but we think, for several reasons, that it would be best to retain the name of Red Cap. It is a high flavored fruit, and one of the best for general cultivation, especially among farmers. - Ed].

Editors Horticulturist: - Gentlemen, - We have at times delighted in unweaving the mysterious web and woof of vegetable life. The cultivation and care of plants and trees always brings pleasure; and we confess a peculiar fascination in watching those pips or seedlings, planted by our own hand, as daily they gather new strength, and so reach the maturity of bloom or the ripeness of the harvest. They are our other children. What if better plants could be had from a florist? they would be only as adopted favorites; the other, as it were, of the same flesh and fibre, cherished tenderly. Yet they will not be always mindful of our wishes. Slips procured with difficulty repel our delicate attentions, become obstinate, and refuse every semblance to radication. Won't you tell us how better to propagate our choice Evergreens? We have attempted many times some of the new Junipers, and Arbor Vitae, and Rhododendrons; and with green-house, and bell-glasses, and constant care, thought to succeed; but quite too often to be agreeable to us, have failed.

Won't you tell us also when and how to shear our Evergreens? Would you cut back the leaders and, side branches of your Spruces? And would that treatment of the Pines, especially, be well, when too open or not of regular contour? The Hemlock and the common white and red Cedars bear the shears well; but the tendons of our arm strangely relax when we reach toward the drooping Juniper, (J, ob. pendula,) or the drooping Arbor Vita?, (T. filiformis,) or even the Biota aurea. Would you leave these untouched, and so not pleasing to your eye, or by cutting suit them to your purpose? One thing more, and I will have done. Why is it, in the name of consistency, that nurserymen persist in calling all drooping trees and plants "weeping?" We think the several varieties of drooping Willow the perfection of beauty and grace, and far removed from the sombre associations of a hearse. The beautiful Kilmarnock is not "weeping." Watch it in a light breeze : call it laughing rather, and we bestow our hand, and with it our approval.

Yours truly.

[We share with you all the delight you have felt in "unweaving the mysterious web and woof of vegetable life." The pleasure is as deep as the mystery which surrounds it; but the devoted and loving student sometimes gets a glimpse of the inner life not vouchsafed to him whose soul is not pervaded with a deep and pure love of nature. Such a glimpse, we think, you have more than once enjoyed, and long for a deeper insight into the mysteries of nature's inner life. We will help you to the best of our knowledge. We can conceive of many reasons why you have failed to propagate your evergreens, even with the assistance of your greenhouse and bell-glasses. The details would require a long article. A house for propagating evergreens should have a northern exposure, bottom heat, and a low temperature in the house. With these conditions, and a bed of charcoal and sand, you will have ail reasonable success. In the spring you can obtain these conditions out-of-doors by using a frame facing north, and ventilating judiciously. Some evergreens are better raised from seed than cuttings; for instance, the Pines. The Arbor Vitae is easily raised from cuttings; the Juniper can be readily propagated by twisting and layering a branch in the open air; Rhododendrons you must graft.

We think these hints will put you in the right way. Evergreens seldom or never need the shears, except when grown as hedges. When a hedge is once formed, one clipping or shearing is generally sufficient, and this should be done in spring just before growth begins. If another shearing is necessary, it should be done just before the second growth. Shears are made for the purpose. A sickle or grass knife is sometimes used, but never makes neat work except in very skillful hands. Stretch a line at the top at least, so as to preserve the uniformity of the hedge, unless you have a very nice eye. Preserve, as much as possible, the natural outline of the tree of which the hedge is formed. We would not cut back either Spruces or Pines, except they were wanting in natural form and fullness; and then only enough to bring them into proper shape. If the Juniper, etc., were not of the proper shape we should cut them, but not otherwise. The term "weeping," as applied to trees, is undoubtedly a misnomer, and one that we could wish to see abolished.

Trees do not weep. - Ed].