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ripened well. During this season the thrips {Tettigonia vitis) had been very 

 troublesome, and a sudden change of temperature had produced some mildew ; 

 but this was easily checked by the sulphur and lime solution. This is pre- 

 pared by slaking twenty-four pounds of lime with one pound of sulphur, using 

 hot water, and then reducing this with three barrels of water, to be applied with 

 ■ a syringe. 



He prefers the slopes near the lake for the Catawba, sheltered by a higher 

 background. 



Mr. Roberts, after a residence of three years in North Carolina, said that 

 grapes generally do well there, particularly Concord, Hartford, and Catawba. 

 He referred to the famous Scuppernong, which is so much admired in that State, 

 and to the specimens on exhibition. It was asked how the wine was made, and 

 whether or not sugar and whiskey were always added to the juice ; to which Mr. 

 Roberts responded, that both were used. In answer to a query. Dr. Van Keuren 

 stated that the must of the Scuppernong grapes sent to him from Enfield, N.C., 

 did not weigh more than 1.0050 by the wine-scale ; which shows a very small pro- 

 portion of the saccharine principle. 



The president then called the order for discussion ; the first item being 

 soils, and their preparation for planting. Mr. Fuller thought this a question which 

 could not be settled for all parts of the country ; since the soils were so different, 

 that what might be suitable in one place would not be practical in another. 



A. J. Caywood of Poughkeepsie advised the deep ploughing of a piece of 

 sward six weeks before planting. This decaying vegetable matter he thought 

 equal to twenty-five dollars' worth of manure. 



Mr. Grifiitli thought that almost any soil which was not wet would answer 

 for a vineyard. He would also avoid a hungry sand. The land should be porous: 

 if not sufficiently so, it should be made loose by drainage and cultivation. 



Mr. Underbill of Brockton, N.Y., had a soil very different from the shingly 

 gravels and loams of North East. His was a sandy loam, lying between the lake 

 and the range of Chautauqua hills. On this land, grapes do well ; so they do on 

 the hillsides, up to a certain height (five hundred feet), the soil being clayey, with 

 many stones : upon this the vines yield well, ripen early, and the grapes contain 

 more saccharine matter than those grown on the plain below. 



Mr. Hoag of Lockport, on low lands, presented a very good report of his 

 success on that soil with a great variety of grapes : indeed, his beautiful and 

 extensive display upon the tables spoke volumes for the adaptability of his land 

 to grape-growing. 



Dr. F. M. Perrine of Dansville made some interesting remarks respecting 

 the soils of that region and the growth of the vines. 



Mr. Keech of Waterloo thought his land might be too rich; but the early 

 varieties have done well this year, which has been very dry. His lonas were 

 ripe on the loth of September. He had seen some thrips ; but they were late, 

 and did little damage. 



Mr. Younglove, on the slopes of the lake, on a sandy loam, good wheat land, 

 had found grapes do well and ripen early. They retained their foliage per- 

 fectly. 



