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No. 4 — •' Cadet," sweet, juicy and a well tasted fruit. 



No. 5 — " Compret of Van Mons," musky in flavor, sugary and 

 good in taste. 



No. 6 — " Glout Morceau, Colman d'Hiver," of fine flavor, much 

 resembling the " Virgalien," musky, sweet and excellent. 



No. 7 — "Napoleon," very juicy and delicious, vinous, sweet and 

 good. 



No. 8 — '•' Virgalien," not so juicy as the Napoleon, at the same 

 time having high flavor, buttery, sweet, melting, and almost unequalled 

 in quality. 



No. 9 — " Urbaniste," very high flavored, more juicy than the 

 Virgalien, combined with the same sweetness and delicious melting 

 qualities. 



No. 10 — " Seckle," very high flavored, somewhat astringent, sweet 

 and good, but not equal to the Urbaniste or Virgalien. 



The committee cannot close this report without an expression of 

 their thanks to Mr. Walker, for his gentlemanly attention to them 

 personally, as well as for his efficient aid in the department of the 

 Institute, touching fruits and vegetables of great importance to the 

 comfort and benefit of the community, as well as for the valuable 

 information imparted by him. 



They would recommend the presentation of a silver medal to Mr. 

 Walker, for his samples of pears exhibited on this occasion. 

 (Signed.) CHARLES HENRY HALL, 



HENRY MEIGS, 

 EDWARD CLARK, 



Special committee on pears. 

 mw-York, Oct. 23, 1843. 



Report on UnderhiWs Vineyard. 



The committee appointed by the American Institute to visit the 

 farm of Dr. R. T. Underbill, at Croton Point, respectfully report : 



That on the 8th day of October, 1843, they proceeded to the 

 farm and carefully examined it. They were forcibly impressed with 

 the great results obtained in the open air, of the grape culture. They 

 found about three acres covered with Catawba, and about seventeen 

 with the Isabella. The posts sustaining the vines are of white cedar, 

 the upper and lower ends had been dipped in coal tar ; the iron wire 

 on which the vines are trained, had been dipped in hot coal tar. The 

 vines, now about nine years old, were bearing as many bunches of 

 grapes as were deemed proper for the vines to sustain. The fruit was 

 of excellent quality ; the Isabella nearly all ripe ; the Catawba re- 

 quired a few days more to ripen perfectly. 



In this noble exhibition of grapes growing in the open air, the 

 committee felt the highest satisfaction in beholding the important 

 fact proved, that our country can have a perfect supply of this deli- 

 cious fruit. 



