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that have grown since 1891 could be expected to bloom. The varieties, 

 Concord, Moore's Diamond and Moore's Early, are very well supplied 

 with grapes. My Moore's Diamond have only two or three small 

 bunches ; they were hurt by the drought and have never recovered. The 

 Elvira and Niagara were also hurt by the drought. I would not put 

 out any more of these two kinds in this locality. 



A. T. Nelson. — I think we could well afford to put in Moore's Dia- 

 mond, and I have never had nicer grapes of any kind than the Niagara. 

 They are not so -regular as the Concord, but I have had very fine Niagaras. 

 I think we oug-ht to raise them, because when we have an exhibition it 

 makes a very poor show to have only a few varieties, and we ought to 

 raise some others. 



Pres. Robnett. — Does an^^one know anything about the McPike or 

 St. Louis? 



A. T. Nelson. — I do not know anything of the bearing qualities, but 

 I do not think it any better than the Moore's Early. I mean the Mc- 

 Pike. It is a larger grape and shows up nicely, but I do' not think it 

 better than the Moore's Early. I think the Moore's Early is as good 

 for commercial purposes as any. 



Pres. Robnett. — I have seen the McPike raised by the originator 

 which were very fine. I have not seen any others as fine as his, but pos- 

 sibly he has a particular condition of soil that makes his so fine. He 

 had a very fine display. 



Mr. Morrill, Macon, Ga. — What do you think about the Hicks grape? 



Pres. Robnett. — I do not know anything about them. They were 

 killed to the ground by the drought. T have tried them, but they did not 

 do any good. 



Mr. Morrill. — The McPike grape has been tested in Georgia and 

 was not considered any better than other varieties. It runs about the 

 same as Moore's Early. Most of our grapes ripen in July when we 

 are having our rains, and they do not ship well. The best grapes we 

 can grow, I have decided, are the Brighton, Progress, Delaware, Cyn- 

 thiana and Norton's Virginia. I had at one time ten acres in grapes. 

 Half of them were killed in 1894 by a heavy freeze, and I have finally 

 cut down everything with the exception of four or five varieties. I would 

 not undertake to grow any more than these varieties in Georgia at the 

 present time. Campbell's Early has been tested there. The Concord 

 and the Worden do not ripen evenly. 



Pres. Robnett. — Has anyone tried the St. Louis grape? 



Prof. Dutcher. — This paper speaks well of it. It is supposed to 

 be a seedling from the Concord. 



