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The Grape Culturist. 



My neighbor, Mr, Duncan, thinks 

 they are Concords. No. 1, 2, and 4, 

 one hundred vines each, planted last 

 spring. I bought Concord, Norton, 

 Virginia, Ilerbeniont, Hartford, Pro- 

 lific and the Clinton, one hundred 

 vines each, of a Washington man, but 

 he sent me onl^^ three hundred, and 

 the labels were lost when I received 

 them. The No. 5 I have about twelve 

 or fifteen hundred plants that I raised 

 from cuttings this summer; some are 

 very good, and some I think not. 

 My object in writing this letter is, I 

 wish to plant one and a half acres 

 more this winter or next spring, and I 

 wish some advice what to plant. My 

 ground is read}' to plant. How many 

 of my plants would you plant, and 

 what other variety ? Flease answer 

 through the Culturist or by letter, 

 and oblige a new beginner, I have 

 your book, and have lately subscribed 

 for the Culturist. 



Hoping to hear from you soon, I 

 remain, yours truly, &c., J. J. Gobar. 



[No. 3 is Concord, we think ; No. 2 

 we suppose to be Clinton. We can 

 not venture an opinion as to the 

 others, as it is very difficult to judge 

 of a variet}^ by a single leaf, and that 

 dried up. If we saw the vines we 

 could very likely tell you what they 

 are. Our advice would be not to 

 plant any of your vines if you do not 

 know what tliey are. Kather buy 

 from a reliable nursery. We send you 

 March number, 1869, of Grape Cul- 

 turist, in which you will find our ad- 

 vice about what to plant. — Ed.] 



Bakuancas, Fhi., Oct. -23, 1870. 



Mr. George Husmann : 



Can you answer these questions ? 

 What vines do you recommend for 

 this State (Florida) for wine especi- 

 ally ? Vines generally, I believe 

 without exception, become free and 

 rampant growers; should they not be 

 set a little farther apart '/ 



I give you the mean of the ther- 

 mometer at Jacksonville, near my 

 future home, for the last 21 years : 



January 55.02 July 81.93 



February..., 58. 03 August 81.98 



March 63.88 September... 78. 62 



April 70.11 October 70.68 



May , 76.59 November... 62. 54 



June 80.39 December ...54.20 



Eespectfully j'ours, 



Charles F. Powell, 



[We can not advise you with any 

 certainty for your location, as we 

 know too little about it, and do not 

 wish to mislead. Norton, Cynthiana, 

 Hermann, Herbemont^ Cunningham 

 and Goethe may suit. 



We have found ten feet in the row 

 amply sufficient for even the most 

 rampant growers. — Ed.] 



Independence, Mo., Oct. 24. 1870, 



George Husmann : 



Your circular and letter are before 

 me, VV^hen I wrote you the other 

 day, I did not know that you were 

 connected with a publication devoted 

 to grape culture. If I am pleased 

 with the number you speak of having 

 sent me, more than likely I shall sub- 

 scribe for it. It has not yet come to 

 hand. 



If not too late to add another ques- 

 tion (and answer) to ni}- former note, 

 please attend to this : 



How deep should the vineyard be 

 plowed, and how close to the vines 

 ought the plow to be run ? Should 

 this work be done in the fall ? 



Do you advise setting grape cut- 

 tings in the fall in the ground where 

 they are designed to grow 't I have 

 never tried this, but have thought 

 that by placing them in the soil in the 

 fall and mulching with long manure, 

 that they would be likely to do better 

 than when put out in the spring. 

 Truly yours, U. P. Bennett. 



[Plowing in fall is very advisable, 

 as it will cover up all dead leaves and 



