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laying the grapes, and think well of the plan. I have twenty -nine varieties of grapes 

 growing on my grounds, eighteen or nineteen varieties are fruiting. Never had any mil- 

 dew on vines except a little on the Burnet — two years ago had a little on the fruit of 

 the Salem, and Clinton same year, and some on the Clinton last year also. I dusted the 

 fruit and vines with the flour of sulphur, and scattered some on the ground under and 

 around the vines affected. I like Rogers' No. 3, 4, 9, 15, 19, 22 and 43, much, especially 

 3, 9 and 22 ; three and nine much alike. Brighton fine, but don't bear well with me. 

 Delaware does well — a nice little grape should be in every collection. The Hartford 

 Prolific does well on my grounds, but drops badly from the stem ; there are many better 

 grapes to my taste. The Champion is a fine grower and bearer with me — -ripens two or 

 three weeks before the Concord— too acid for me, but sells well on account of its early 

 ripening. Early Dawn — a nice sweet grape and early, I like it much. Worden's 

 Seedling is the Concord over again, but ripens some ten or twelve days earlier, 

 which makes it valuable in a cold climate. The Lady grape, or White Lady as some 

 call it, is a very good grape, but a slow grower — requires the best of cultivation ; so 

 do the Delaware and Early Dawn vines. The Croton is a first-class grape in my 

 opinion when well grown, but the foliage is tender and sunburns ; is not profitable. 

 Isabella grows and bears well on my grounds, but don't ripen its fruit well only in 

 the most favorable seasons. The Clinton grows good and bears well ; I use it for 

 wine. The Pocklington is fruiting this season with me for the first time ; it is a 

 strong grower, and bids fair to be a great bearer. Planted the vine last year and 

 it has fourteen or eighteen bunches of blossoms on it. The Burnet grows well on 

 my grounds ; has borne a few bunches of grapes for the past three years ; is full of 

 blossoms at present. Last year three fourths of the berries or grapes were not larger 

 than small peas — they ripened and were very sweet — what few grapes did come to 

 perfection were very good ; I hope it will do better this year. In conclusion, I think, 

 all things considered, the Concord is the gi'ape for the people in this part of Canada. 

 All of which is most respectfully submitted. 



John McGill. 



Mr. Gott. — I would like to ask the Colonel whether, if he only pinches his 

 main runners once, he does not find the laterals very troublesome — whether they do 

 not rob the fruit of its nourishment ■? 



Colonel McGill. — I pinch more than once ; whenever they send out the second 

 growth of leaves pinch again. 



A Member. — I did not exactly understand whether the gentleman breaks ofi" 

 everything that does not bear fruit. 



Colonel McGill. — No, sir. I do not unless there is an over abundance of leaves. 

 I find the more foliage I can keep on the vine around the fruit the better fruit I can have. 

 One of the secrets of the success attending the bagging of fruit is, in my opinion, in keep- 

 ing off the hot rays of the sun away from it. In my first experience with grapes I 

 was exceedingly anxious to get them ripe, and I thought that if I could get them col- 

 ored that was all that was wanted ; and in order to get them colored I took the leaves 

 off so as to let the sun get at them. Still, however, I did not get the grapes ripe 

 — I got them colored — they were burned. 



Mr. Beadle. — Have you marketed any grapes 1 



Colonel McGill. — I have. 



Mr. Beadle. — Do you believe it to be profitable in your section of the country ? 



Colonel McGill. — I do. I am satisfied we have to cultivate to please the eye 

 more than the palate, I have sold my Rogers' at from 14 to 18 cents a pound, and one 

 man in speaking of my Champion at the show, said to me, " Colonel that is the best grape 

 I ever ate." I said, " I am glad to hear you say so — but you are the first man I ever 

 heard say that." I think, from my experience, that there is more money in the Concord 

 than in any other grape. I get from six to eight cents a pound for the Delaware. 



Mr. Arnold. — Colonel McGill spoke about the foliage being necessary to the ripen- 



