292 TRAILS actio:ns of the northern 



EUsworth—Lawton has been a failure for want of protection, have discarded it. 



Ellisdale Raspberry— Ellsworth— Desires information ; here left plants out. 



Budd— New blackbeny leaf, fruit of Philadelphia shape; wih propagate from tops 

 of fruits . 



Wier — Fruited three seasons; is larger than purple cane: hardy, strong grower, 

 fruit good; upper fruit from it all among the leaves; one berry at once. 



A LITTLE MORE GRAPE. 



McAfee described his method of covering, and moved the list stand as adopted now. 



Delaware — Ellsworth — Stated that he had not succeeded witli it so far as growth is 

 concerned, and enquired for information, 



McAfee — Of several hundred vines, all leaf mildewed. 



Bliss — Often hear of strong vines; never heard of but one sold by me which grew 

 strongly; this turned out to be a Clinton. 



Ellsworth— Have seen thrifty, hardy vines at the East. 



Skinner — Have fifty acres at Hammond; ft'uit of Delaware. 



Wier— Eleven years ago; strong layers; frozen roots. 



Bubach wants to know if anybody has succeeded on prairie. 



Perkins — McAfee says it is a poor sour grape; would place it alongside of Concord. 



Budd — The German colony have it, and like it for grape, and speaks of Chrustime 

 as good in quality of fruit and leaf. 



McAfee — Would prefer Perkins to Muscadine. 



Rice — Have fruited it in western New York; inferior to Muscadine, rots and drops. 



Wier — Six or seven years ago recommended the Tokalen; was good every way; 

 never got a perfect berry since. 



Rogers' Hybrid— McWhorter—Exhvmied all too late; Nos. 1, i, 9, 15, 10, first 

 year; none got fully ripe, skin tough. 



Robson— No. 15 ripens up at Galena; heavy fruit and well ripened. 



Judge Knapps — No. 4, 15, 22, at Madison and Boonsboro, ripen well, and much 

 esteemed ; superior in flavor to Concord. 



H. Shaw says that the flying squirrel is carniverous. 



Striped Squirrel will eat mice, white grub and May bug; destroys rats and large 

 field mice. 



TRAINING OR BURYING GRAPEVINES. 



Hathaway Concord, Hartford Prolific, Rogers' Hybrid. 



Rogers' Hybrid — Was enthusiastic, now am cautious. 1, 5, 4, 5, 15, 19 were fine; 

 No. 3 earliest; would plant No. 5 only; all bore remarkably; second year failure. 



