58 Missouri State Horticultural Society. 



The following were affected slightly biit not enough to do any 

 very material damage : Oynthiana, IS ortons. Amber, Etta, Missouri 

 Eiesling, Noah, Brighton. 



The following were more seriously injured by the cold, and lost 

 about 50 per cent, on an average, of their fruit buds : Catawba, 

 Diana, Emmeian, Herbert, Isabella, Lindley, Goethe, Wilder, 

 Alvey, Black Defiance, Beauty, Jefferson, Prentice. 



The following kinds finally were either frozen down completely 

 or had all their principal or fruit buds injured so much as to be 

 almost devoid of a crop : Agawaii, Black Eagle, Duchess, Merri- 

 mac, Salem, Croton, Israella, Othello. 



Hervemont, Cunningham, Kulander, Louisiana, Lenoir and 

 Triumph, which we had covered with earth in the fall came out 

 very fine and uninjured in the s|)ring. 



A severe hail storm which we had last month, has done 

 much injury to some of our vines. Li our young vineyard it de- 

 stroyed nearly the entire crop. 



Altogether the spring has been Very backward, and our vines 

 have been fully ten days to two weeks later to come into bloom^ 

 than in normal season, the Aestivalis varieties not being in full 

 bloom yet, and taken all through, it is yet too early to form any cor- 

 rect opinion as to crop estimates. 



In our grape nurseries, tliough the work has been much delayed 

 by the excessive wet weather in April, the prospects are very satis- 

 factory ; our cuttings had all been secured before the extreme cold 

 weather, and taken all through our stand of young plants from 

 cuttings is a very good one. 



Please excuse me for not sending you the report requested or 

 expected from me. With my best wishes for your meeting, I re- 

 main. Very Kespectfully Yours, 



G. e". MEISSNEK. 



The following letter was receivedj. from Geo. Hussman, A'ine- 

 yards, Napa, California, Dec. 12, 1882. 



Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the 3Iissonri State Horticultural 



Society : 



As you have honored me by making me a life member of your 

 association, I cannot let your annual meeting go by without send- 

 ing you friendly greetings, to rejoice Avitli you over the last un- 

 usually favorable season for the fruit growers in Missouri, which I 

 hope has strengthened and encouraged all who follow it ; and with 

 a short report of our fruit and wine crop here. The last season 

 has been a very unusual one in California, even within tlie memorv 



