NORTHERN LIMIT OF WILD GRAPE VINES—LAWSON. 105 
miles further up the East River, he found the Grape growing 
wild. 

My deur Professor Lawson,—In relation to your enquiry 
respecting Wild Grapes, I have a recollection of past days that 
may suggest a quarter in which that enquiry may be successfully 
prosecuted. 
Many years ago I lent the late Judge Haliburton an interest- 
ing book that I in vain have often endeavoured to recover. 
Reclamation of it is hopeless now! The author was a Netherlander 
of intelligence, who particularly mentioned an indigenous grape 
seen and noted by him, of which the locality was the neighbour- 
hood of Annapolis. 
Perhaps it might be worth your while to direct the proposed 
enquiry to some old inhabitant of the old French capital. 
Yours ever truly, 
Windsor, 9th Dec., 1888. L. M. WILKINS. 
My recollection of the book and the fact referred to is distinct 
and you may regard it as reliable. The book was found by me 
among those of the Thomas family, by some of whom it was 
brought from Marshfield, Mass.—the ante-Revolution seat of that 
family—about the close of the last century. 
The discovery of the author would antedate the beginning of 
this century. 
Ee MW. 
There is little doubt, I think, that a copy of the book in 
question is slumbering on the shelf of some Boston library. The 
author was not a mere traveller, but came to America on some 
mission for his Government. 
I adda circumstance that may serve to identify :—The Book— 
probably on authority of a redman—indicated phonetically 
Niagara thus :—“ Nee-a-gaw-raw.” 
Windsor, Dec. 11th., 1883. L. M. W. 

BRIDGEWATER, 11th DeEc., 1883. 
Dear Sir,—A young Norwegian Captain just left here for 
Spain, told me some of their professors were to visit our land, as 
