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vine. When this is attained, I will guarantee the growth of grapes 

 of every color and of every clime. 



I remain, respectiully, your friend, 



TOWNSEND HILLIARD. 



Dr, Underhill — I have never suffered in my vines from worm at 

 the root. All weak, old, enfeebled plants and trees become victiu.s 

 of vermin. They pounce upon such sickly subjects, but never attack 

 <i healthy and vigorous one. I open the ground at proper times around 

 the roots of mine. This is a useful operation. 



Mr. Brown — The worm denominated the thousand less attacks 

 decayed wood only. 



Mr. Boswell — Mr. Hilliard is cultivating thirty varieties of grape, 

 chiefly foreign. 



Dr Underhill — The great and sudden changes in our climate are 

 unfriendly to foreign vines. Large sums of money have been vainly 

 expended here in planting foreign vines. They will do well under 

 glass, but not in open culture. When I began to send grapes to 

 market, I was told that I would soon overstock the market. There 

 is no danger of that. Did you ever see, or did you ever hear of a 

 man that would not eat grapes 1 I have seen owe, and he had been 

 eating wild, unripe ones, and hated them. I could have sold my 

 grapes always before they were ripe at twelve or fifteen cents a pouncl. 

 People would have them early. I would not let them have them, 

 and so / have sold them to the people ripe at Jive cents the pound ! I 

 choose to suffer in pocket rather than make children sick. This eating 

 of them unripe caused a prejudice against them. In the South of 

 France they have no complaints of the liver. They attribute this to 

 their universal use of grapes and fruit generally. 



It is now easier to sell at double prices fifteen times the quantity 

 of grapes than it was a little time ago. This city would eat a 

 million pounds a year if they had good ones. Paris eats ofi" the 

 table ten millions of pounds a year. 



Mr. Carter — Let the grape and gooseberry be continued in discus- 

 sion at the next meeting. Carried. 



Dr. Valentine — Guano is manufactured in England as good as the 

 genuine article, and we can make it here. 



Mr. Carter moved that the subject of the health of our Island be 

 discussed, and its relation to our agriculture. 



Mr. Wakeman — Let pruning be a subject for our next meeting. 

 Carried. 



Charles Morrill puts the following question in writing to the Club : 

 Why will pork spoil when slaughtered and exposed to severe freezing 

 weather ? 



Isaac Rogers exhibit? to the Club, Hoover's machine for cutting and 

 grinding (;orn-stalks and other vegetables for the use of cattle. 



Mr. Livingston moves the thanks of the Club to Dr. Valentine 

 for his exhibition of the compounding of artificial guano. Carried. 



Mr. Wakeman moves that the Club adjourn to Tuesday next, to 

 take up much unfinished business. Carried. Adjourned. 



H. MEIGS, Secr'y. 



