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The Grape CuUurlst. 



much, and you will suffer for it next 

 year, if we are not "^jroatly niistaken. 

 — Editor,] 



Peoeia, III., Scptt'mber 18, 1SG9. 



Geo. Husmann, Esq. : 



Dear Sir: I enclose $2 for the 



CULTURisT. Please inform me if I can 



graft and transplant vines at the same 



time as we do apple stocks, and oblige. 



Yours trtdy, 



C. B. Allaire. 



[We have never had much success 

 in grafting and transplanting at the 

 same time, but our friend Miller has 

 for a few j^ears practiced it with bet- 

 ter success than we could boast of 

 We think, upon the whole, it will be 

 more advisable to set out your roots, 

 and graft the March following, when 

 thev have made one season's growth. 

 -Ed.] 



New FiJANKFOtiT, SalixkCo., Mo , } 

 September 30, 1809. S 



Geo. Husmann, Esq. : 



Dear Sir: I take the liberty of 

 writing 3-ou a fow lines for the Edi- 

 tor's Letter Box and rather in replj' 

 to friend Dr. Dewey's report from 

 Keytesville, Mo., which town is situ- 

 ated seven miles northeast from us, 

 but at and near our town the bluffs of 

 the Missouri river run within two 

 hundred yards of the bank of the Mis- 

 souri river, while on the Chariton side 

 (the Doctor's home,) they are from 

 live to seven miles from the river, with 

 a number of sloughs and lakes be. 

 tween these and the river, which is 

 not the case on the Saline side. 



Of some twentj'-five varieties, only 

 the Eebecca seemed to suffer from leaf 

 blight. The heavy hail storm in June 

 knocked off shoots two feet lone;, and 



therefore destroyed the crop, a few 

 vineyards partly excepted. The Ca- 

 tawba rotted much and apparently- 

 earlier than other varieties, but the 

 Mary Ann was the soundest of any, 

 so that I concluded I would put out 

 some more in the spring, just for that 

 reason. Norton's Virginia rotted 

 some, in which I was rather disap- 

 pointed. No fault about Delaware. 

 Herbemont will yield avoH, but don't 

 like them, on account of tlieir needing 

 winter protection. The foliage of 

 Rogers' H3'brids Nos. 1, o and 4, 

 seemed like it mildewed a little, but 

 not injured by it, and made a power- 

 ful grow til of wood. Concoi'd rotted 

 cbnsiderable, but is a line, good and 

 showy grape. Gallized Concord wine 

 may be a veiy healthy drink, but from 

 a natural product it is changed then, 

 partly at least, into a manufactured 

 article. The only drawback we fear 

 here in grape raising, is the selling 

 of wine by the cjuantity at remunerat- 

 ing prices. 



Birds injured the gra]ies some, 

 principally one kind which stick 

 their bills in them without eating the 

 berry ; but birds also destro3-ed nu- 

 merous insects. 



It was ver}' hai-d work this j-ear to 

 keep vineyards in a proper state of 

 cultivation, as it rained so much. 

 Some of our Norton's Virginia made 

 a powerful growth of wood. 



I would have written this communi- 

 cation sooner, but was detained on ac- 

 count of ill health. 



I remain respectfully yours, 



Henry T. Schmidt. 



[We think you are mistaken in re 

 gard to the mildew on Rogers' No. 1 

 (Goethe). The leaf has a variegated 



