TRANSACTIONS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NOKTHEHN II-I-. '.'A^?> 



winter of 1855-56, and some others of great severity, had taught him, in 

 common with other students and experimenters in horticulture, to exercise 

 greater care in selection of varieties and in methods of cultivation. 



GRAPES IN OC.I.E COUNTY. 



The following communication was sent by D. J. Pipek, of Foreston, 

 Illinois, and, upon presentation, referred to the Committee on Printing: 



* * * The spring was very late, but in April we had some 

 warm weather, during which I uncovered all my tender varieties of 

 grapes. We afterward had some very cold, freezing weather, which 

 killed some of them to the giound, among which were Allen's White 

 Hybrid, Israella and Adirondack. Rogers' Hybrids were not affected by 

 frost after being uncovered ; Concords, Delawarcs, Dianas and Hartfords 

 also came out all right and bore heavy crops of fruit, though some of the 

 Concords did not ripen before frost. Marthas ripened well. 



Where I have apple trees set among' my vines, those vines which are 

 on the east, southeast and south sides of the trees escaped the frost and 

 ripened their fruit and wood well ; the leaves were not damaged by frost 

 until the first week in October. There was not a Concord vine in 

 my vineyard that was apparently injured by the winter, but all grew 

 luxuriantly and bore heavy crops. 



The soil of my vineyard is upland prairie, underlaid with clay loam, 

 mixed with some gravel. A part of the vineyard lies toward the south- 

 east, a part to the west, and a part to the southwest, and exposed to all 

 the wind that blows. I find my vines with a southeast exposure bear the 

 most fruit, but those with a southwestern exposure give the first ripe fruit. 



I have now over fifty varieties in bearing, some of which are seed- 

 lings that promise to be very fine. * * * 



The cherry crop was an entire failure here last year, owing to killing 

 of the fruit-buds by the severe cold of last winter. 



After the announcement of the programme for this evening, the 

 Society adjourned until half past seven. 



WEDiNESDAY EVENING. 



The Society convened at half past seven o'clock, and the subject of 

 Small Fruits was taken up. 



On motion of Mr. McWhortek, it was 



Resolved, That we discuss varieties of small fruits, beginning with 



VARIETIE.S OK GRAPES. 



Dr. Ennis has had Eumelan for quite a number of years. The wood 

 is short-jointed, and the vine a strong grower. He could not recommend 

 it for the prairies. 



