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Another advantage of this plan is, 

 that no clusters will hang down so low 

 as to he dirtied, or pilfered hy par- 

 tridges and obnoxious quadrupeds. 

 Even domestic chickens, otherwise so 

 very useful in the vineyard, will do 

 ver^' little damage to our grapes, 

 when none of them are hanging down 

 loAver than 1 J feet from the ground. 



The fruit of the vine should hanff 



from two to four feet from the ground ; 

 the new canes should not extend 

 higher than to remain within the 

 reach of our hands, and 1 or \h feet 

 from the ground there should be 

 nothing to impede our looks, or the 

 circulation of air, light and warmth. 



Brethren of the vintagers' tribe,, 

 just try the plan, and j^ou will ap- 

 prove it. Fr. MiiNCH. 



"THAT TAYLOR HYBEID," AND OTHER GRAPES. 



Friend Husmann : In reply to 3'our 

 friendly inquiry as to grape prospects 

 in this region, and "^ especially about 

 that Taylor Hybrid," 1 have pleasure 

 in saying that the prospects for nearly 

 all varieties are at this date, June 20, 

 unusually promising. They are, with- 

 out exception, making a good, healthy, 

 and vigorous growth, showing thus 

 far no sign of mildew or disease of 

 any kind. A few of the very earlj^- 

 blooming varieties, such as Adirondac 

 and Creveling, were somewhat injured 

 by late Irosts, and are only showing- 

 fruit on secondary buds. Concord, 

 Delaware, Hartford, and Rogers' 

 Hybrids are all looking well, and 

 fruiting abundantly. 



Salem, Avhieh both mildewed and 

 rotted shockingly last year, appears 

 at this time perfectly healthy. 



Martha is all that could be desired 

 in health and productiveness, and is 

 showing larger and more perfect 

 branches than I have seen before. 



Even the " celebrated Walter," 

 which was last year stricken by mil- 

 dew, almost " unto death," is making, 

 thus far, a clean and healthy growth. 



" That Taylor Hybrid" has always 



been healthy, and vigorous in gi'owth 

 and passed the terrible ordeal of last 

 season with less injurj^ than Concord,. 

 Hartford, or any of Rogers' Hybrids. 

 Its foliage was very slightly touched 

 by mildew, it showed no rot whatever,, 

 and retained its leaves until they were 

 removed by the frosts of Autumn. 

 I believe it to be a decided improve- 

 ment upon the Taylor, its female 

 parent, and free from its most promi- 

 nent defects. In growth it is strong 

 and vigorous, but more compact, and 

 shorter-jointed than the Tajdor. The 

 foliage is not quite as large ; less an- 

 gular or pointed, and thicker in sub- 

 stance. Its most strongly-marked 

 feature of improvement is, however, 

 found in its uniformly well-set, com- 

 pact, and perfectly-formed clusters, as 

 1 have no variety its superior in this 

 respect. Its berries are also larger 

 than those of the Taylor ; oval in 

 shape, and of a delicate purplish or 

 maroon-red color, somewhat like those 

 of the Grizzly Frontignan, its male 

 parent. 



The only fear I have as to the suc- 

 cess of this hj'brid, is that it may 

 prove too late in ripening to be uni 



