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They tlo not require much moisture, especially if o;rown near lakes, 

 wiiere the air is more or less humid, but thev must be sheltered 

 from hig:h winds. 



Mr. lloUider — Our best commercial grapes arc the Concord, Ca- 

 tawba and Delaware. White grapes bruise and discolor. 



Mr. Campbell, of Ohio — It is not my experience that the Catawba 

 is growing earlier from year to year. I have not liad a ripe Catawba 

 in twenty-five years. No one grape will succeed in all localities. 

 To find what will succeed we must experiment for ourselves. We 

 can not grow the European grapes in Ohio, I should think they 

 ought to succeed here in New Orleans. They are subject to mildew 

 and rot. Grapes succeed much better on a wall than in the open 

 garden. A Delaware vine on a wall has borne every year for twenty- 

 five years, while in the open air they have not borne more than one- 

 third of the years. The Catawba will rij)on on a wall, but not on a 

 trellis. I have never had the Delaware to rot. It will sometimes 

 mildew. If it did not it would be a most valuable grape. White 

 grapes will do for near markets, but will not bear long shipping. 

 The Pocklington is later, more foxy and sweeter than the Concord. 



On motion the Society adjourned to meet at 1 : 30 o'clock P. M. 



Fourth Day — Saturday. 



Afternoon Session. 

 , DISCUSSION ON THE GKAPE — CONTINUED. 



Dr. Hape, of Georgia — I favor bagging grapes as a preventive 

 of rot and other diseases. 



Mr. Caywood, of New York — There must be a slit in the lower 

 end of the bag or it will hold water and thus injure tho fruit. Barn- 

 yard manure is not good for the grape. 



Dr. Hape — I use cloth bags instead of paper. 



Mr. Cu-shman, of Ohio — I do not see how the practice of bagging 

 grapes can be made to pay. It is too tedious and expensive for mar- 

 ket purposes. 



