It will be recollected that in our March number we copied a description of a grape under the above name, which had been issued by the secretary of the Ohio Pomological Society as a new grape, and that we then doubted it. Recently we find the following relative to it in the Country Gentleman:

"Among the new varieties of grapes, lately noticed in the horticultural journals, is one called the Lyman, found in the grounds of the late N. Longworth, of Cincinnati. I think this may prove to be an old variety, well known, and more generally cultivated in Vermont, for the last fifty years, than any other kind, until the introduction of new varieties of late. The fruit is of medium size, bunch and berry black, and the juice very dark, making a wine, with addition of sugar, resembling part. About fifteen to eighteen years ago, as nearly as I can recollect, Mr. Longworth applied to myself and others in this section, for samples of grapes in cultivation about here, and I sent him some Cowan grapes, Mr. J. Battey sent him some NcNiell grapes, and the late Rev. J. Wheeler, D.D., of Burlington, sent him the Lyman grape. Mr. Longworth tested all these varieties, and reported to each of us the weight of the must which he regarded as favorable, and he requested cuttings, which were sent to him. The facts stated above lead me to believe that the supposed new variety is the old Lyman grape of Vermont.

" John W. Bailey.

"Plattsburgh, N. Y., July 25."