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ing of the grapes. We all admit that. I want to ask him if he thinks the foliage on the 

 laterals which have no fruit on them improves the fruit on the other laterals 1 



Colonel McGill. — I leave the foliage on for the purpose of keeping the sun off the 

 grapes. I think it is necessary to have the fruit well covered with foliage. 



A Member. — Isn't it a fact that the action of the sun on the foliage affects the grape? 



Colonel McGill. — Yes. 



Mr. Leslie. — I wanted a little more information from Colonel McGill about the 

 Worden grape. He says the Concord is the grape for the people, and he says the Wor- 

 den is the same thing over, only that it is eight or ten days earlier. I want to know 

 then why it is not the grape for the people 1 



Colonel McGill, — What I mean by saying that it is the Concord over again is 

 that, in constitutional and bearing qualities, it is the same as well as in flavour ; but it 

 has the redeeming quality of being ten or twelve days earlier on my grounds, and that I 

 consider a very important thing for this country. It is a comparatively new grape in 

 Canada ; but should it sustain its bearing qualities and its keeping qualities it should 

 supercede its parent. I think very much of the Worden seedling as far as I have seen. 

 What might do in Leslieville might not do in my grounds. My soil is strong sand loam, 

 highly impregnated with lime. 



invitation to a supper. 



At this step. Dr. Day, Mayor of Trenton, invited the members of the Association, 

 on behalf of the corporation, to a supper to be given in the evening in the Town Hall, 

 in honor of the Association. 



Mr. President Dempsey. — Mr. Mayor, it affords me great pleasure, on behalf of 

 the Association, to thank you for the very courteous invitation we have received. I 

 trust that we will, one and all, avail ourselves of it. 



cultivation of grapes. 



The discussion on this subject was then resumed. 



Mr. President Dempsey. — -I was not satisfied with the Colonel's explanation. He 

 says the Concord is the gi-ape for the million, and then he says the Worden is the same 

 thing as the Concord, only that it is ten days earlier. If so, I say " Good-bye, Con- 

 cord." I am willing to endorse what the Colonel says about the two varieties ; but I do 

 not want any more Concords when I can have the Woi'den. We find nothing much more 

 profitable than the Delaware on suitable soil properly cultivated. It is very prolific ; 

 rather too much so. One thing that is requisite in the cultivation of the Delaware is 

 that the soil be strong in order to maintain the growth of the plant. It requires more 

 fertilizers than many other varieties do. It is liable to overbear ; and we must remem- 

 ber that it is necessary to take ofi" part of the fruit. By observing those two principles 

 we may produce a very fine crop of very fine fruit which will command a fine price in the 

 market, and which will always give satisfaction. But if yon allow the plant to overbear 

 it is going to shed its foliage, and the fruit will be small. Some of Rogers' Hybrids are 

 succeeding very well with us, but there are some of them that are failing. You can cut 

 a bunch of almost any of Roger's black grapes, and without the numbers I defy any man 

 no matter how well versed he is in grape growing, to distinguish them. On the vine he 

 can. The people have a great fancy for a red grape in some markets. At other places 

 they want white grapes. So I see no other way to satisfy the public than to grow those 

 three colours. I found last year in the latter part of the season that the black grapes 

 were most sought for. The year before it was next to impossible to sell the black grape, 

 for the reason that they had previously fed themselves with Champion. The Concord I 

 am not going to despise because I think we have something better, but will continue to 

 gi'ow what I have of it. But if we have a grape in the Worden that will mature from 



