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this fact, may it not be worth while to try its effects by strewing it thickly on the 

 ground under trees which are known to be Buffering from attacks of parasitic plants, 

 many kinds of which we know are killed by the smallest application of saline matter. 



VISIT TO OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA. 



In company with Dr. C. W. Spalding, President of the Mississippi Valley Vine Growers' 

 Association, and B. L. Kingsbury, Secretary of the Alton Horticultural Society, we ar- 

 rived in Cincinnati at the time the Wine Growers' Association and the Cincinnati Horti- 

 cultural Society were holding a joint exhibition. 



Among the many objects on exhibition most worthy of notice were lyes' Seedling and 

 Martha Grapes. To the former we will again refer. 



Martha Grape, — Of the so-called white grapes, this will perhaps be found the most 

 valuable sort yet before the public. It ripens six to ten days in advance of the Concord ; 

 in vigor of vine and foliage it seems identical with its parent the Concord, except that 

 its leaves are hardly so thick, and are of a lighter green color. By reason of its thinner 

 leaves it appears to be slightly more injured by vine leaf hoppers than the Concord. 



Bunches shouldered, above medium size, berries round, medium to large, color yellow- 

 ish white, with bloom, pulp soft, juicy, sweet, of excellent flavor. ■ 



Mr. Campbell, of Delaware, O., was on hand with a fine display of his hybrid seedlings ; 

 one of which we thought nearly equal to Delaware. As yet these grapes are under 

 numbers. 



Perhaps we ought not to omit mention of Dr. Grant's new grape, the Eumelan, where- 

 with the American public are next to be astonished. The Eumelan is a small black grape 

 not prepossessing in appearance. Bunch very small, loose, berries small, quite free from 

 pulp. Its quality could not be determined as it had become musty. 



Smock Peaches were on the tables by several parties. The contributors all claimed 

 them to be seedlings of the Smock- From which it is inferred that this variety repro- 

 duces itself from seed. 



By invitation of the proprietor, Capt. Anderson, we visited the Long worth 'Wine 

 House. Among other items of interest we were furnished with the following : 



Alcoholic Strength ojc Various Wines Distilled at the " Longworth Wine 



House," Dec. 15, 1867. 



Catawba, 1887 13 per cent 



Concord, 1867 (musl 80 degrees) 114-10 " " 



[ves 1 Seedling, isi;; nniist SO degrees) II 1 .; " " 



Virginia Seedling, 1867 16 " " 



Taylor's Bullet , 1667 \1% " " 



Delaware (Jackson's), I860 > 16 " " " 



Sparkling, 1865 VM{ " " 



For a more detailed report of our visit see Mr. B. L. Kingsbury's report to the Alton 



Horticultural Society. 



Owing to the heavy rains prevailing at the time of our visit, we devoted the part of 

 one day only to the vineyards and orchards. Our party consisted of (.'apt. Anderson, 

 President of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society ; Mr. Graham and Dr. Warder, of Ohio ; 

 Mr. Oliphant, of Pennsylvania ; Dr. Spalding, of Missouri; Mr. Kingsbury and myself 

 of this State. Capt. Anderson, under whose lead we had placed ourselves, first drove 

 to his own place where our investigations commenced, Hortlculturally, the most no- 



