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has traveled all over German}', France 

 and Ital}', and is now lar<j;el3- engaged 

 in grape growing and wine making 

 near Sandusky. He expressed his 

 astonishment and delight at the 

 splendid collection of wines brought 

 together here, of over one hundred 

 and twenty samples, and his firm belief 

 that the wines exhibited could compete 

 successfully with any wines of the 

 old world. 



It was resolved that the next meet- 

 ing of the Society should be held in 

 St. Louis, atsucb a time hi September 

 as the Executive Committee may 



designate, and that the propriety of 

 making a premium list for grapes, 

 and bolding an exhibition of grapes 

 and wine, together with the State 

 Horticultural Society of Missouri. 



After the passage of a resolution of 

 thanks to the citizens of Alton for 

 their kind reception and genial hospi- 

 tality, and also to tlie diftcrent rail- 

 roads and steamboat lines, for 

 deduction in fare, the meeting ad- 

 journed, and, we believe, left the 

 impression upon the luind of every 

 participator that lie had spent his 

 time pleasantly and profitabh'. 



NOTES ON GRAPES FOR 18G8. 



(Concluded.) 



INI HT 11 A . — This grape seems destined 

 to supply a want long felt, of a truly 

 popular white variety, suited to the 

 general wants of the people, and adap- 

 ted to a great variety of soils and locali- 

 ties. A seedling from the Concord, 

 with a vine equally hardy, healthy, and 

 vigorous, it needs nothing in that re- 

 spect to recommend it to universal 

 favor. In quality, as a fruit, it is, I 

 believe, uniformly conceded to be more 

 refined an 1 delicate, and a decided im- 

 provem nt upon the Concord ; and as 

 itiipens earlier, and has shown no in- 

 dications of rot or mildew, may be fair- 

 ly claimed to hold the same, or higher 

 position among our white native grapes 

 tlian the Concord occupies among black 

 ones. The past season, during very 



In bunch and berry, the Martha is less 

 than the Concord, but improves each 

 year, as the vines get older. The past 

 season gave bunches, on vines in their 

 second and third year's bearing, four 

 and a half inches long; and the largest 

 berries three-fourths of an inch in 

 diameter. It will also be found valua- 

 ble for white wine, as it yields a juice, 

 or must, ten degrees higher than Con- 

 cord. 



Miles.— A vigorous growing, healthy 

 vine, of the type of the Hartford; 

 bearing a black grape of medium size, 

 both in bunch and berry. It is very 

 early in ripening— some days before 

 the Hartford ; and is of better quality. 

 In flavor sprightly, sweet and vinous. 

 Not much disseminated, but worthy of 



ones. J lie IJaSt scaav^u, w^.x.-.f, ■— ,- * , ,, , n A „on 



rainy and unfavorable weather at the trial, as it will probably be found use 



ripening season, Concords cracked bad- ful both for the table an.l lor w.ne. 



ly, whife the Martha remained perfect. Maxatawkkv.-A hue white va.ut, 



