Grapes in 1868. 



15 



had an opportunity of tasting tliem at 

 the same time ; as by the time Con- 

 cord is ri^^C; Black Hawk would all be 

 eaten by the wasps and bees. 



The 5th year, No. 5 (Macedonia) 

 hore a few berries which pleased me 

 ■rery mu'ch, and may prove equal to 

 Martha 5 but which the community 

 will not be bothered with, unless it 

 prove really valuable. 



Mr. Longworth in correspondence 

 with me years ago, stated that all 

 feeble seedlings he discarded at once. 

 This I would not advise, as this Mace- 

 donia, so feeble and delicate for several 

 years, is now robust and vigorous. 

 Many an old, hearty, and hale man, 

 was sickly and puny in his youth. 



I have other seedlings of the Herbe- 



nont class that promise well, but 



vvhich have not fruited here in Mis- 



30ui"i yet. Should they turn out well 



you will be advised of it. 



But this communication is already 

 too long perhaps, and therefore will 

 bo wound up. Yours truly 



SAMUEL MILLER. 



Bluffton, Mo., Dec. 18(j8 



As Mr. Miller refers to us, it may not be 

 amiss to refer to the description made by us 

 in 1PG3, when we head the pleasure of enjoy- 

 ing his hospitality at Calnadale, Pa.; and 

 tastina: the truit on the vines. It was i\i&jir&t 

 description published of these promising 

 seedlings, nnd induced Mr. Knox to purchase 

 the stock of Mr. Miller. It would be useless 

 to add anything in favor of the Martha. The 

 grape as well as the wine have made :heir 

 mark already, and those who whish to plant 

 a white grape for cvcryhody, will find it in 

 this. 



"No. 1. Miirtha. Originated with Sam. 

 "Miller, Calmdale, Lebanon Co , Pa. Bunch 

 "medium, rather loose, shouldered ; berry 

 "medium, round, pale yellow, most berries 

 "cont'uning but one seed, somewhat pulpy, 

 "sweet, juicy, slightly foxy, but not disagree- 

 "ablyso; vine, strong grower and healthy, 

 "liipens one week earlier than its parent, the 

 "Concord. 



"No. 4. Black llaxck. 



"Same origin. Eesembling the Concord in 

 "bunch and berrj-, same color, but sweeter ; 

 "ju-oductive, strong grower and healthy, 

 "liipens a week earlier than Concord. Tery 

 "promising. Oct. G. ISG."]. 



It is pleasant sometimes, to fall back on 

 old records, and particularly so in this case. 



Editor. 



GRAPES m 1868, IN THE T 



The sitmmer of 1868 was exeeding- 

 iV dr}', so much so^ that in some lo- 

 cations the vines suffered severely. 

 This season of drought was succeeded 

 by a month of extremely wet weather 

 in September, so much so, that it 

 •caused some varieties to burst their 

 (berries, and the crop of the Concord 

 'especially, was somewhat damaged. 

 But take it all in all, we think that 

 the vintage of 1868 will be a very 

 nseful one ; the Avine is of good aver- 

 4ige quality and promises to be fit 



ICINITY OF HERMANN, MO. 



for use much earlier than the vintage 

 of 1867, with its extremely rich grapes, 

 and heavy must. But we will let 

 the varieties pass muster, as they 

 showed themselves this season, and 

 hope that our readers from other 

 States will also give us their experi- 

 ence in a condensed form, to compare 

 with ours, so that we may, by com- 

 paring, learn from each other. 



Adirondac. Although a good grape 

 in quality, lohen you can get it, w^e con- 

 fess we have not been lucky enough, 



