Since the publication of the first edition of 

 this pamphlet, I have received numerous let- 

 ters concerning the wild vine in California 

 (vitis Calif ornica) . I take pleasure now in 

 publishing them as an addition to those of 

 Prof. Hilgard and Mr. Arpad Hararzthy. 



Professor HUSUIIUD of the U diversity of 

 Missouri wrote me as follows: 



University of the State of Missouri. 

 Columbia, MX, March 29, 1880. 



CHAS. A. WETMOKE, ESQ. : Dear Sir I 

 have just recived a copy of the San Francisco 

 MEKCHANT of February 20th, containing your 

 interesting paper and illustration of seed- 

 lings, we., of Vitis Calif ornica. 



I believe with you that such a course as 

 you advise will ultimately lead to two results, 

 viz : 1st, establishing a race of phylloxera- 

 proof vines ; 2d, obtaining fruit with enough 

 of coloring matter and tannin to make good 

 old wines. 



I know,, from correspondence with several 

 of your leading grape growers, that the latter 

 is a desideratum of primary importance. I 

 cannot see, however, how the Vitis Calif or- 

 nica, if it really produces such superior fruit, 

 has so long been overlooked and ignored. I 

 would have thought that it would have at- 

 tracted attention at once, even before the 

 phylloxera raid. My friend, H. W. Crabb, 

 of Oakville, has long been experimenting 

 with varieties of our vines here, which I had 

 to send him, for the purpose of finding the 

 true red wine grape. 



I am very sorrow that I did not see your 

 communication in time to embody an extract 

 from it in my book now in press, " American 

 Grape Growing and Wine Making, " which 

 contains already several communications 

 from California. I have shipped a great 

 many phylloxera-proof vines and cuttings to 

 France, and also some to Messrs. Dresel and 

 Gundlach & Co. in your State. I am deeply 

 interested in this, as well as all questions re- 

 lating to grape culture, but so far, knew 

 hardly of existence of Vitis Calif ornica, and 

 did not suppose it produced any valuable 

 fruit. I should be very much obliged to you 

 for a small package of seeds, as also, if yet in 

 time, of a few cuttiugs of some desirable va- 

 rities for grafting, to be tried in our experi- 

 mental vineyard here. If you desire it I can 

 reciprocate with some cuttings of Newton 

 Pearl, Black Taylor and Transparent, which 

 you will find described in our catalogue, which 

 I send, and shall be glad to correspond with 

 you at any time. Hoping to hear from you 

 soon, I remain yours truly, GEO. HUSMANN. 



A package of seeds was sent by me to Prof 

 Foex, of the National School of Agriculture 

 at Montpellier, France, at which institution 

 are growing all the well known varieties of 

 American vines. The Professor kindly re- 

 sponded as follows: 



Department Agriculture and Commerce, 

 National School Agriculture of Montpellier 

 Viticultural Station. 



MONTPELLIER, Apiil 6, 1880. 



DEAR SIR Permit me to thank you for 

 your kindness in sending me seeds of the 

 Vitis Calif ornica. I am infinitely obliged to 

 you for having remembered my request, for we 

 (Prof. Planchon and myself) have had a great 

 desire to possess this variety, which has not 

 before this been imported into Europe. 

 Thanks to your kindness, we are going to 

 have an opportunity to study it. 



The tendency toward the plantation of 

 American vines becomes more and more es- 

 tablished with us, by reason of the failure of 

 insecticides in places which have been for a 

 long time attacked by phylloxera. The types 

 which we prefer are, for the sake of their 

 fruits, the Jacquez (or Ohio, Cigar-box, etc.), 

 Herbemont (or Warren), and the Black [uly 

 (or Devereux Lenoir). For grafting stock we 

 prefer the wild Vitis Riparia, which is sent to 

 us from Missouri, Iowa and Kansas, and the 

 Vitis Rupestris, from Texa*. 



I take the liberty in addressing to you by 

 this same mail a little pamphlet containing a 

 resume of practical lessons in grafting Amer- 

 ican vines, which I gave a month ago at the 

 College of Agriculture. 



Accept, dear sir, my kindest regards, etc., 



G. FOEX. 



CHAS A. Wetmore, 3an Francisco, Cal. 



The publication of a notice in the SAN 

 FRANCISCO MERCHANT offering to distribute 

 gratis packages of the seed brought to the ed- 

 itor of that paper and to myself a great num- 

 ber of applications. The entire collection 

 which I had made amounting to three hun- 

 dred and twenty five pounds of seeds, have 

 been distributed in parcels from a half pound 

 in weight upwards. Accidentally, a complete 

 list of the names to whom these were sent 

 was lost, but the following names are remem- 

 bered; Professor E. W. Hilgard, California 

 State University; John L. Beard, Centerville, 

 Alameda Co; Chas. Kohler, Sonora; Gund- 

 lach & Co, Sonoma; Chas. Krug, St. Helena, 

 Napa County; Hon. S. C. Hastings, Kuther- 

 ford, Napa County; C. T. Hopkins, for Los 

 Angeles County; Jas. H. Drummond, Glen 



