98 AMERICAN GRAPE GROWING 



the vine and its noble fruit are prized by the horticultur- 

 ists of our Union. 



A word as to the value of the discoveries, by scientific 

 men, of remedies against the encroachments of fungous 

 diseases and insect enemies, which have in so many places 

 injured or destroyed our grapes and other cultivated 

 fruits. That the timely and persistent application of 

 the Bordeaux mixture, " Eau Celeste," and kindred 

 remedies now easily attainable, will effectively prevent 

 the attacks of the greatest enemies the grape grower has 

 to contend with, there can be no doubt. And I believe 

 that through their use, many of the finer varieties can 

 be perfectly and successfully grown in many sections 

 where it has been heretofore impossible. 



I do not think that vines in this section are as liable 

 to mildew of foliage and rotting, as in many other 

 places ; for I have always been able, by early applications 

 of sulphur and quicklime mixed in about equal parts, 

 and blown upon the foliage with an ordinary sulphuring 

 bellows, to prevent any serious injury from either. And 

 I have found this remedy, used as a preventive, very 

 nearly as effective as the later and more popular sulphate 

 of copper mixtures. 



