THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



The minutes of the meeting of December i6, 1911, were read 

 and approved. 



The following persons, having accepted the invitation of the 

 Council to become annual members, were referred by that body to 

 the society for action : 



Rudolph E. Schirmer. Airs. H. D. Noyes, Oliver J. Wells, 

 Thos. L. Hughes. 



The following person applied for annual membership in the 

 society. His name was approved and referred to the society for 

 action : 



F. W. Kelsey. 



The secretary was authorized to cast an affirmative ballot for 

 the election of all of the above persons. This was done and they 

 were declared elected. 



The following resignation was accepted : 

 Edward H. Roehrs. 



There being no further business before the society, the lecture 

 announced for the day was presented by Mr. C. A. Darling on 

 " Grapes and Grape Culture." Numerous lantern slides were 

 used in illustrating the remarks. The subject proved a very inter- 

 esting one, and was presented in a practical manner by one who 

 has been engaged in this industry for about twenty years. Much 

 discussion followed the lecture, and Mr. Darling was called upon 

 to answer many cjuestions. 



The following is an abstract of this lecture: 

 Grapes and Grape Culture 



There are two distinct types of grapes grown; the one contains varieties 

 derived from the European grape, the other contains those derived from 

 the American wild species. The European grapes are the ones cultivated 

 in Cahfornia and along the Mediterranean region, while those grown 

 east of the Rocky Mountains are all from the American stock. In 1911 

 New York State produced about 22 per cent, of the 610 thousand tons 

 grown in the United States. There are four principal grape-growing 

 districts, named in order of importance, in the state : the Chautauqua 

 Grape Belt, along the south shore of Lake Erie; the Central Lake district; 

 the Hudson Valley district; and the Niagara Belt, near Lake Ontario. 



The grape is more particular about the climate than about the soil. 

 Practically all of the grape-growing is done near a body of water where 

 late spring and early autumn freezes are not common, where the growing 

 season is long. Grapes w^ill grow well on any soil, provided there is good 



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