iii Santa Ana, and kindly accepted an invitation to join us. Ten vine- 

 yards were visited during the day, four of which were entirely free at 

 that time from any sign of disease, while six showed the apparent 

 baneful influence of the destroyer in a greater or less degree. In going 

 to Santa Ana, my object was to inspect those vineyards which had been 

 reputed to be contaminated with the malady, and not so much to inspect 

 vineyards free from disease; therefore, while we saw evidences of 

 disease in six out of ten inspected, it is not fair to assume that such a 

 large proportion of all the vine-producing areas in that district are thus 

 affected. 



The first vineyard visited is located a short distance from the town of 

 Orange. There are about 10 acres of vines in this place planted on 

 coarse, gravelly soil, but from the appearance of plants there must be 

 sufficient loam underneath to force the growth to a remarkable degree. 

 Considering that these vines are only six months old, runners measuring 

 from 6 to 10 feet in length are rather surprising for such young plants. 

 A number of these vines also showed small bunches of grapes. No 

 disease was visible here. 



The next vineyard was a field of 10 acres belonging to Mrs. Blaisdell. 

 This property is about a mile from the first vineyard visited. Here the 

 first evidence of the disease was detected, and especially was it pro- 

 nounced upon a ridge running through a portion of this field. The soil 

 there was evidently much poorer in quality than that surrounding it. 

 On inquiry we ascertained that the cuttings in this vineyard had been 

 set out on land which had formerly borne vines killed by the disease. 

 These cuttings were said to have been brought from Elsinore, in Febru- 

 ary, 1892, at which time they were thought to have been entirely free 

 from disease. 



The next vineyard visited was located on the Tustin branch of the 

 Southern Pacific Company, and is the property of Mr. McPherson. This 

 was found free from disease. The soil is gravelly, with dark, heavy 

 loam. Cuttings were said to have been set out in the spring of 1890, 

 and up to the present time have retained their full vigor. The next 

 vineyard inspected is on the Hughes ranch. The soil here is gravelly, 

 with light, sandy loam, and the vineyard is free from disease. Just 

 across the road from the former is another small vineyard, in which the 

 vines are young, healthy, and vigorous. Just back of this vineyard is 

 the property of Mr. Sitton; this is also free from disease. 



The sixth vineyard examined contained vines from six months to two 

 years old, in the larger portions of which evidences of the disease were 

 discovered. Here we observed that the young vines were not infected 

 as much as the older ones. 



The seventh vineyard was the property of C. B. Pulver. Here the 

 disease was more marked than upon any other vines heretofore exam- 

 ined. The cuttings were obtained from Etiwanda, and were supposed 

 to have been free from any infectious disease. They were set out in the 

 spring of 1891. 



The eighth vineyard visited adjoins the Santa Ana cemetery. The 

 cuttings from which this vineyard were planted were also brought from 

 Etiwanda, in the spring of 1890, and were believed to have been free from 

 disease. Through this vineyard, as in the one already mentioned, a slight 

 elevation of the soil runs from north to south. The vines on this show 

 the signs of the disease more marked than those surrounding it on 



