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REVISION OF GRAPE LIST. 
Concord. 
Motion was. made and seconded to recommend the Concord “for 
general cultivation.” . 
Motion carried unanimously. 
Delaware. 
Motion was made and seconded to recommend the Delaware “for 
general cultivation.” 
Motion carried unanimously. 
Janesville. 
Motion was made and seconded to recommend the Janesville “for 
general cultivation.” 
8 Mr. Cotterell. I hada vine that proved itself worthy and was 
afterwards called the Janesville. It climbed twenty feet high in 
the trees, and I do not pretend to cover it. The fruit is sweet, and 
has been pronounced better than the Concord. It is of the color of 
Concord but not so large. Not so sour as the Clinton. Have had 
it for fifteen years. 
Mr. Harris. It is probably not the Janesville, as that was only 
distributed in this State in 1870, and the fruit described is larger 
and better than the Janesville. Think it not safe to recommend 
the Janesville for general cultivation, as the vines generally prove 
feeble growers. 
Mr. Jordon described a circumstance indicating that the Eumelan 
had been mistaken for the Janesville. 
Mr. Pearce. The Concord has proved a failure in Southern 
Minnesota for general planting. The fruit of the Janesville is pro- 
nounced first rate by competent judges. The wood is short jointed 
and ripens or hardens as it grows. 
President Smith. There are evidently two or three kinds sup- 
posed to be Janesville. Mr. Knaupheide has the Janesville and 
likes it, but his buyers did not want it a second time. (In answer 
to questions) I sent the first grapes that were shipped from Minne- 
sota to New York. In 1877 sold 2,850 lbs in the St. Paul market 
at an average price of 173 cents. Grapes have not failed to ripen 
with me for seventeen years. The Delaware has ripened about Sept. 
1st. The fruit ripened first on the highest ground. Have not gir- 
dled the vines or used other devices to hasten the ripening. This 
