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chiisetts, but Red Canada is preferred. Downing says *it was 

 formerly much grown in Massachugetls and Connecticut, but 

 it is not much planted on account of its small size and poor 

 fruit. But it has done well in Western New York and in this 

 State.'" As these apples shown by Mr. Johnson were grown 

 on very young trees, it may be well to wait and see whether 

 future crops will not equal the fine first-class fruit produced 

 by the orchards of Wayne county. 



Mr. Bradfield presented three bottles of wine one year old, 

 made from the Delaware, the lona, and the Concord grapes. 

 The Delaware was the most vinous in its flavor; that made 

 from the lona had betn strongly sweetened, and was more of 

 a cordial than a wine. Both of these were light in color, with 

 just a trace of the pink of the grapes. The Concord was 

 dark, and resembled the sour thin wines of the Moselle. 



Mr. Haldine presented a bottle of wine made from the Isa- 

 bella grape seven years ago ; a very pleasant beverage ; rather 

 sweet, but evidently ripened by age. 



Mr. Ren wick, who has lately made an improvement in the 

 economical heating of conservatories and greenhouses, pre- 

 sented a fine bouquet from his conservatory, composed of the 

 flowers and foliage of rare plants. 



The President called the meeting to order, and stated that 

 the first business for the morning session would be the consid- 

 eration of the resolution to discard the Concord grape from 

 th« list of fruits recommended by the society for general cul- 

 tivation. 



Mr. Ganzhorn read his report on the sul)ject, as follows : 



To the President, Executke Commiltee, and Members of the Slate Pom- 

 ologkal Society: 



In glancing over this subject, I perceived at once that in 

 order to properly present it, the whole subjecc of grape culture 

 would have to be considered. In this, I shall be as brief as 

 possible. It is well known to the intelligent grape cultivator, 

 that grape culture in its earliest sbages in this country was a 



