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The Grape Culiurist. 



some dei:;ree of pei'fection, it requires 

 the full blessing of a long, loana season. 

 This is admitted in all European wine 

 producing countries ; it might still be 

 doubted by some here, as ours is a 

 different class of grapes. Among 

 American grapes too^ however, the 

 Cynthiana and Nortons Virginia, the 

 Herbeniont, Cunningham, Eulander, 

 Louisiana, Catawba and probably the 

 Maxatawny are, in our opinion, so far, 

 the best as well as our latest ripening 

 Grapes for Wine. 



We are aware that the Ives and 

 Concord have been lately designated 

 by the Longworth AYine Committee as 

 the best Wine-grapes for our ivhole 

 country ; but this committee too had 

 evidently more regard to hardiness 

 and productiveness in our more north- 

 ern States, than to the real good qua- 

 lities of the Wine ; and with Mr. Geo. 

 W. Campbell we say : "we do hope to 



see the day when such grapes cannot 

 take such premiums." 



Now, is it not reasonable to suppose 

 that, with a view to real progress, to 

 improvement in quality, we must look 

 for varieties which, while possessing 

 the vigor, the hardiness and product- 

 iveness of the Concord, Hartford and 

 Ives, will ripen two loeeks later rather 

 than earlier ? 



If our eminent Grape culturists, our 

 Allen, Arnold, Bull, Campbell, Eogers, 

 and othei's have on their experimental 

 grounds some very promising seed- 

 lings, the fruit of which they cannot 

 full}' test in their respective localities, 

 on account of late ripening ; let them 

 send these to some good grape cul- 

 turist in Missouri, to be tested here, 

 where even their latest varieties will 

 ripen "two weeks earlier." 



BUSHBERG. 



A YISIT TO ME. BULL 



(from the am. jourx 



Probably very few of the thousands 

 who cultivate and derive profit and 

 satisfaction from the Concord grape, 

 are aware that its originator, Mr. 

 E. W. Bull, of Concord, Mass. has 

 not been content to stop in his ex- 

 periments, or have any notion ot the 

 further great success he has achieved. 

 Accompanied by a grape growing 

 friend, we made our annual visit to 

 him the last week in September of 

 the present year. We found Mr. 

 Bull as enthusiastic as. ever, and as 

 willing as ever to answer the thou- 

 ;=(and and one questions with Avhich 

 we overwhelmed him. An inspection 

 of his vines showed that the heavy 



M. OP IIORTICULTt,"RE.) ' 



and unusual frost of the night of the 

 17. Sept. had done vast mischief. Mr. 

 Bull said that this was the very worst 

 season he had known for over twenty 

 years; the dull, cold weather and 

 cold rain in May retarding the blos- 

 soming of the vines, and the early 

 frost killing the leaves, and causing 

 the berries to drop. Still, the grape 

 crop was not a failure; foi', at the 

 time of our visit, they were cutting- 

 Concords for the Boston market, 

 both from Mr.. Bull's vines, and from 

 the neighbouring vineyard of Capt. 

 .1. B, Moore. The Concords, how- 

 ever, we did not care so much for, 

 having plenty at home ; but we were 



