IIOCHIIEIM, STEINBERG, AND JOIIANNISBERG. 



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California vines, with the cxeeption that we need not fear to have 

 our grapes upon the ground, as there are no summer rains with us. 

 In the garden hops, grains, and vegetables are planted. The 

 Agricultural School is supported by the State. It possesses mod- 

 els of all utensils invented here, a fine agricultural library, and 

 collections of grains, seeds, and objects of Natural History. 



I presented the Director with two volumes of our State agricul- 

 tural reports. I found here a copy of the Patent Office reports of 

 184:6. I promised to send some later numbers, and I also made 

 arrangements to exchange seeds, etc., with the Institute. After 

 examining every thing, and taking down the names of various 

 books on wine culture, I returned to my hotel, where I wrote a 

 letter of thanks to Director Thoma and the chief master of the 

 cellars. I thanked them in the name of our government ; for it 

 was to California I owed the distinguished reception I met as her 

 commissioner. I then packed up my things, and, after parting 

 with my new acquaintances, and especially from Director Thoma 

 — to whom I would here again express my sincere thanks for his 

 courtesy, and the information he so freely and kindly furnished — 

 I took the cars for Frankfort, having previously dispatched my 

 son to Ems to escort his mother and sister to Mayence, where I 

 expected to meet them. 



SALES OF WINE BY AUCTION AT EBERACH. 



[The quantity in the barrel is given in Maase^ the price in Florins. The Maas is -j^ of an Ameri- 

 can gallon — two and ^ Maasc equaling a gallon. The Florin is worth 40 cents.] 



SEPTEMBER 7, 1858.— VINTAGE OF 1857. 

 No. Vintage. Quantity. Price. Purchaser. 



5 Hattenheimer COO 1070 P. Espenschied, iJuc^esAeiw. 



7 " 606 1430 Frz. Miillev, Eltville. 



9 " 605 1365 Walther, Brothers, il/avence. 



11 " 598 1555 Frz. MuUer, £fei7/e. 



13 " 603 1660 " " 



15 " 593 1495 'Feist, Frmlc fort. 



17 " 603 1805 Deinhard, Fordan, CoWen<2. 



20 Grafenberger 296 1000 M. Muller, Eltville. 



21* " 296i 1045 C. de la Roche, ^a^en^ewi. 



23 Marcobrunner 590 2000 Miehels, Cologne. 



25 " 601 2105 Deinhard, Fordan, Co6?ente. 



27 " 606 2905 P. Espenschied, ^WesteVn. 



29» " 293 2205 Gogel Koch, i^m«Aybr^ 



31 Steinberger 592 1800 C. Lantern, il%e«ce. 



33 " 595 1960 Deinhard, Fordan, CoWente. 



35 " 600 2000 Miehels, Cologne. 



37 " 693 2685 Masbach, Brothers, il%ence. 



41 " 596 2825 Fost, Rudeslieim. 



43 " 697 2625 H. Becker, £?7is. 



