PROCEEDINGS OF THE FARMERS* CLUB. Ill 



White Grape, the Cherry and the Versailles are certainly 

 improvements upon the older currants. The Victoria has a very 

 long bunch, and is prolific ; but the lower end seems never to get 

 ripe. 



Mr. Carpenter. — The White Grape is double the size of the 

 White Dutch, with the same cultivation, and will bear more 

 fruit. I consider it one of the most prolific currants in cultiva- 

 tion. 



CARNATIONS. 



The Chairman exhibited specimens of seedling carnations, 

 some of which were of colors never before attained. 



GRAPES THE ROSE BUG. 



Dr. Underbill stated that he had observed this year that the 

 grapes grew farther apart on the stem than usual, making the 

 cluster more open, and by admitting the light and air, making 

 the grape more highly flavored. The greatest nuisance among 

 the insects was the rose bug. It was considered a part of the 

 spring's business to remove them, as much as to remove the 

 weeds. By plowing in the fall, turning up the larva) to the frost, 

 they had been much reduced ; but the vineyard would still be 

 visited by rose bugs from the woods and from lands not so 

 treated. The ordinary remedies, syringing, smoking^ etc., he 

 had found useless in the vineyard. The insects soon return 

 and are as troublesome as ever. Every morning and evening, 

 men go through the vines with a cup with a little water in it in 

 the left hand, and holding it under a leaf or a cluster, the 

 moment the plant is touched they will drop into the water. The 

 same method will, answer for rose bushes by taking a large tin 

 pan to catch the insects in. 



Mr. Pardee remarked that if this method would answer for the 

 rose slug, it would be an easy method of getting rid of them. 



Mr. Gore said that they would not fall from the leaf so easily; 

 so that it would not answer the purpose. 



THE SPAN WORMS. 



Dr. Trimble stated that the victory of the ichneumon flies 

 appeared to be complete. There were many varieties of these 

 flies that had simultaneously attacked the spanworm. 



Subject for discussion. — The subject selected was " Fruits of 

 the season and Potatoes." Adjourned. 



