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21ie Grape Culturist. 



our cutting patch, while both the 

 others lost theirs from mildew. 



We received from Messrs. Ferris k 

 Cay wood in the spring two fine plants 

 of the Walter for trial ; also from S. 

 W. Underhill single plants, each of 

 the Crotoi); Senasqiia and Large White, 

 all of which we planted in a favorable 

 location in our Salem vineyard then 

 planting, giving them, however, no 

 other advantage than selection of sit- 

 uation as regarded the ground. 



The Walters, I am sorr}' to sa}', 

 have done nothing, making, perhajDS, 

 six inches of wood — losing their 

 leaves from mildew and remaining 

 nude uU the season. Ho]ie they may 

 do better next year, as I am in love 

 with the fruit. 



The Croton and Senasquahave done 

 finelj' — if anything, the Croton rather 

 the best. The}' withstood the mildew 

 bravely, and although closeh' watched 

 every day, failed to show the first spot 

 of blemish on their leaves, and have 

 ripened up a nice lot of wood. The 

 Large White did well, but received 

 a check in mid-season, stopping the 

 growth, but is perfectly healthy. 



I hold to the Croton as a grape that 

 will occupy the foremost position at 

 some future day, both on account of 

 its quality and healthiness. 



Please excuse length of communi- 

 cation, but I could not stop sooner. 

 Yours truly, 



Edward P. IIipple. 



[We are sorry to hear of your bad 

 luck. Ilail is not a very welcome 

 guest, as we know from dear experi- 

 ence, and will reduce the crop materi- 

 ally. But ^* better luck next time'"' 

 was one of the wise saws of Jacob 

 Faithful's sire, and we ti'u<t it will 

 hold good with you. 



('reveling does well with us, but Clin- 

 ton and Diana are decidedly "poor 

 sticks" here also, and the sooner they 

 are discarded the boUoi'. Your ex- 

 perience with the Goethe corresponds 

 with ours. If the vine and grape is 

 not quite perfection, as a producer of 

 cheap and good white wine for every 

 body, it comes nearer to it than any 

 thing we have yet. 



Walter is no doubt very fine, ichen 

 you can get it^ but wo are tilraid that 

 will be seldom. Your experience cor- 

 responds with ours of last year. Cro- 

 ton and Senasqua have grown well 

 and healthy here also, but it is alto- 

 gether too soon to form an opinion 

 about them j^et. " One swallow will 

 not make summer." 



You need no excuse, as your report 

 is a very interesting one. — Editor.] 



THE 8T. LOUIS FAIR— October 3d-8tii, 1870. 



The lateness of the season, tlie 

 prominence given to stock and other 

 interests, both in the premiums and the 

 space allotted to them, and other cir- 

 cumstances, made Horticulturists and 

 especially Fruit-growers, little inclined 

 to participate, much less to take a 



livel}' interest in the great St. Louis 

 Fair. But their attempts to have 

 separate " Floral and Horticultural 

 Exhibitions " did not prove so far suc- 

 cessful, and as the managers of the 

 St. Louis Fair Grounds had this year 

 finally corrected one of the great evils, 



