lower ground. When mentioning this to the owner, he explained that 

 in his opinion the lack of vigor in these vines waft due to the fact that 

 they had not perhaps received as much irrigation as the neighboring 

 ones. This vineyard was said to have borne a good crop. A number 

 of grapes which were picked from the vines, however, had the unmis- 

 takable flavor so common with fruit plucked from vines afflicted with 

 the Anaheim disease. 



The ninth vineyard is the property of Fred. Rohrs. The cuttings 

 also came from Etiwanda, in the spring of 1890. Like all other cuttings 

 from that neighborhood, they were supposed to have been free from all 

 disease, but to-day the vineyard shows unmistakable signs of the 

 malady. 



The last vineyard inspected is the property of Mr. Nisson. It con- 

 tains only about 2 acres. The cuttings with which this small tract 

 was pi-anted, Mr. Nisson informed us, were obtained from San Jose, in 

 the year 1891. This vineyard, like some of the others, was planted 

 where diseased vines were taken up in the winter of 1888-89. Professor 

 Pierce, who has made this particular tract one of study, wrote to San 

 Jose, where the cuttings were obtained, to ascertain whether any disease 

 has made its appearance there. He was informed that no disease of the 

 character described had shown itself in that valley, and to make the 

 statement positive he was sent leaves from the identical vines which fur- 

 nished cuttings for Mr. Nisson's vineyard. The leaves were perfectly 

 green, being free from that spotted character so peculiar to the disease. 



In four of the six infected vineyards inspected, it will be noticed that 

 the cuttings in each were obtained in Etiwanda, in San Bernardino 

 County, a district w r hich, at the time of securing these cuttings, was 

 free from disease, but which in the past eight months is said to have 

 developed it. Therefore, if such is true, it cannot be positively stated 

 that the disease was not in the cuttings but lurking in the soil, while in 

 the case of Mr. Nisson, we have positive evidence that the grape cut- 

 tings which he secured from San Jose came from healthy stock. Here 

 apparently is a case where the " impregnated ground " theory may hold 

 good. The vineyard of Mrs. Blaisdell contains cuttings from Elsinore. 

 In this district, I have been lately told, exists a disease almost identical 

 in its most visible features with the Anaheim disease, differing from that, 

 however, in this essential that the plant does not die from it. 



I might add a curious fact which has come under my personal obser- 

 vation in the Sunny Slope vineyards located in the San Gabriel Valley. 

 During the height of the disease in this vineyard a large plot of Mataro 

 vines had every appearance, as far as outward signs would indicate, of 

 a very severe attack of the Anaheim disease, so much so that it was con- 

 sidered lost; but, contrary to all expectations, the following year the 

 vines made some new r growth, of better color than usually made by dis- 

 eased vines. This continued to increase as the season advanced. 1 

 have watched this particular plot, as I have been in a position to do so, 

 with a great deal of interest, and can state that to-day there is not a 

 healthier lot of vines of that variety in the valley. The fruit this year 

 was perfect in shape, full-grown, and sweet, and a good crop was pro- 

 duced. None of the so-called patent remedies of any kind were used 

 to bring this result about; only good cultivation and irrigation was 

 given, and the balance was accomplished by nature. This is a very 

 rare case; in fact it is the only one known to me where the disease acted 



