Siiccess ivith New Grapes in Seneca Co., N. Y. — Michigan Wine. 51 



coming in, the bulk of this fruit was 

 detained about ten days ; the quantity 

 that accumuhited on the road during 

 that time was so great that on arrival 

 it broke down the mai-ket, and the 

 dealers were compelled to sell large 

 quantities for wine that hud injured 

 during the detention. And the Ca- 

 tawba, coming in at the same time, 

 supplied the demand for a larger 

 grape. Had this detention not oc- 

 curred, the entire crop of Delawares 

 would have been disposed of at high 

 prices, as the demand was much larger 

 than any previous year. 



The above arc the princiijal vari- 

 eties of red grapes in our market. 



White grapes are so scarce that we 

 see but few of them. Dealers who 

 sell a hundred tons of the above vai'i- 

 eties in a season do not receive a hund- 

 red pounds of white fruit. We need 

 a white grape more than any other 

 variety, and the\' can be sold at higher 

 prices. C. W. Idell, 



o28 Greenwich St., N. Y. 

 [AYe think our friends to whom the 

 markets of New York are accessible, 

 should plant the Martha; a white 

 grape is so desirable. This would fill 

 the bill, as it is healthy, very product- 

 ive, and attractive to the eye, ripens 

 before the Concord, and is of better 

 quality. — Ed.] 



SUCCESS WITH NEW GEAPES IN SENECA COUNTY, N. Y. 



A correspondent of The Country 

 Gentleman has been trj'ing many of 

 the new varities of grapes, and speaks 

 highly of the Eumelanand Martha: 



" The Eumelan vines have grown 

 very strong and health^', making good 

 strong arms, and have ripened them 

 to the tips of the vinos. I have fifty- 

 four Eumelan vines planted in the 

 field. They are vigorous, and have 

 shown no signs of mildew ; leaves 

 large, dark, and thick; wood short 

 jointed ; and I have no doubt that it 

 will stand the cold equal to the Dela- 



ware or Concord, It is very firm and 

 hard. 



" I have the Walter grape on trial 

 this season; it has made a good 

 growth, but the leaves have mildewed ; 

 the wood has ripened about one-third. 

 It is planted by the side of the Eume- 

 lan vines, and has just as good a 

 chance as they. 



" I have about two hundred Martha 

 vines growing. I think it the hardest 

 and best white grape we have ; the 

 wood will stand the winter's cold 

 equal to Concord." 



MICHIGAN WINE. 



A few days ago we received a bot- 

 tle of white Concord wine, made in 

 the fall of 1869, made by an old cor- 

 respondent, Mr. Joseph Sedlaezeck,at 

 Monroe, Michigan. The wine was 

 perfectly clear, of a beautiful straw 

 color, with just a perceptible tinge of 

 pink, of good bodj^, good flavor, and 

 "very good to take." It showed 



skillful handling, and if our Michigan 

 friends can make such wine generally, 

 they can certainly enjoy it themselves 

 and we do not think they would find 

 it very difficult to dispose of the sur- 

 plus at a good round price. We Avould 

 not consider it a very grievous inflic- 

 tion, if we had to test similar samples 

 very day. Editor. 



