REPORTS OF THE FRUIT COMMITTEE. 

 I of the latter being much the smalle 



Its scarceness. He stated, that on the 1st of April, 1858, the 

 existing vine or stock being at that time in full leaf, was cut off 

 two feet four inches from the ground, and a cleft made in the top, 

 according to the usual mode of cleft grafting. The Muscat scion 

 was inserted on the east side, and a small graft of the Golden 

 Hamburgh on the west, the former being three inches long and 

 having one eye, and the latter two inches. The junction was 

 bound over with matting, covered with grafting- wax, and over that 

 a coating of grafting-clay, and a covering of moss. Proper atten- 

 tion was paid to the syringing twice a day with the other vines. 

 At the end of three weeks the Muscat began to grow, and in the 

 first week from that time it grew four inches, in the second 

 twelve, in the third twenty-four, and in the fourth thirty-&ix inches. 

 At this stage it was found requisite to remove the moss, clay, and 

 wax; and a slack bandage, coated with clay, and covered with 

 moss to retain proper moisture, was substituted,— all these 

 bemg taken off a fortnight later. The fifth week the scion grew 

 thirty-six inches, the sixth week thirty, and the two following 

 weeks five feet nine inches ; the whole length of the cane being 

 eighteen feet one inch. In addition to this, it threw out two or 

 three feet of lateral growth at the top. The girth of the cane 

 was stated to be, — at one inch from the graft, 3-^^ inches ; in the 

 centre, 2-?- inches ; at the top, l-l inch : the whole of the wood 

 being well ripened. In addition to this extraordinary growth, 

 the laterals showed fruit as high as the tenth or twelfth eye from 

 the graft, but all were taken off except two bunches on the ninth 

 eye, these being left as an experiment. 



The cane of the Golden Hamburgh grew with the same rapidity 

 as its neighbour, but in consequence of the smallness of the graft, 

 it did not reach the same size, the following being its dimen- 

 sions:— length, U feet 6 inches; girth at one inch from the graft 

 2^7 inches, in the centre 1-^ inch, at the top 1| inch; the wood 

 throughout well ripened. 



The operation having been very successful, proving that great 

 advantages may be derived from grafting where vines are esta- 

 bhshed, but a substitution of other sorts is desired, Mr. Spaky 

 thought a report of it might be interesting. 



Feb. 1, 1859 (21, Eegent Street).— The Rev. L. Vernon 



Harcourt, F.H.S., in the Chair. 



Prizes of 20s. and 10s. were offered at this Meeting for the 



