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The Grape Culturist. 



grape has made somewhat stronger 

 growth, has heavier foliage than the 

 Croton, and has done well in every 

 way. It is also very promising. 



The season has been unusually dry, 

 and grapes have not attained their 

 usual size here, but they have ripened 

 better than before for some years. 



Reports are favorable, especially 

 from the Northern Ohio vineyards, 

 and the grapes and wines will proba- 

 bly exceed in quality, if not in quan- 

 tity, the produce of any former year. 



We had the finest show of grapes 

 at our Ohio State Fair last week, that 

 I have ever seen in this State, princi- 

 pally brought from the Lake Shore. 

 As ever, yours trul}", 



Geo. a. Campbell. 



Geo. Husmanx, Esq., Bluffton, Mo. 



P. S. Both the black and white 

 grape are from Concord seed. The 

 white grape is, I think, rather stronger 

 in growth than Concord, and has 

 heav}^, coarse foliage, quite woolly on 

 the under-side. 



The black grape has foliage in sub- 

 stance like Concord, but much the 

 shape of Delaware. In growth, not 

 much stronger than Delaware. 



Campbell. 



[Thanks for your favors. I am 

 sorry to say, though, that the grapes 

 arrived a week after sending, and in 

 such a dilapidated condition that it 

 would be unfair to judge them from 

 it. These expressmen do not deliver 

 as 25i"omptly as we could wish. The 

 black grape did not impress us very 

 favorably, but it maybe owing to the 

 partial decay. The Taylor Hybrid 

 seems to us to be of good quality, 

 pale red, bunches and berries about 

 size of Delaware. Wo think it would 

 be a valuable wine grape, if it proves 

 hardy and productive. But the best 

 in quality is undoubtedly the white 

 grape, which as far as we could judge 

 from one berrj', is very fine indeed. 

 We should like to try them all here, 

 where we think they will improve in 

 quality. — Ed.] 



For Grape Culturist. 



Nauvoo, IlL, October 10th, 1S70. 



Friend Husmann: — I have just 

 read 3-our Walla Walla correspon- 

 dent's letter on the province and du- 

 ties of our beloved "Grape Cultur- 

 ist," and I agree with him thus far; 

 but I must add that I know him to be 

 hugely mistaken when ho calls Dr. 

 Ampelos a champion of drunkenness(!) 

 Let him read again the Doctor's arti- 

 cles, without passion or prejudices, 

 and he will no doubt see that the 

 Doctor's pointed shafts are directed 

 against hypocrites and fanatics who 

 affect to legislate against the interests 



of grape growers. Did j^our corres- 

 pondent live in our county and State, 

 he would meet much of that absurd 

 legislation which denies to a man his 

 God-o-iven right to drink w^hat he 

 pleases, whilst it compels him to send 

 his grapes to market, often when he 

 has no market near at hand. I be- 

 lieve the Doctor is doing a good work ; 

 I admire his bold and witty way of 

 pulling the masks from the faces of 

 the hypocrites at whose hands we 

 have often suffered. I like it in muie 

 and want more of it. After reading 

 the sober, pi-actical lessons of the 



