3o6 Notes and Gleanings. 



the Catawba was a failure there, rotting badly: the Delaware and Concord 

 were doing well. Mr. Lewis of Sandusky, O., said there was considerable rot 

 among Catawbas on the islands, the peninsula, and around Sandusky ; Ca- 

 tawbas indicating only half a crop. Dr. Somers of Vermilion, O., reported two 

 hundred acres in vineyard in his township. " Catawba showing a little rot ; 

 worse on gravelly than on clay soil. Io»a and Israella seem healthy ; and bear- 

 ing vines show no rot or mildew. In some localities, there is a slight rot among 

 Concords." Mr. Phillips of Berlin Heights, O., " Catawbas have rotted consid- 

 erably. Delaware vines are full, with some mildew on the fruit. Twejity-five 

 bearing lonas are fruiting so abnnda7ttly three years after planting as to re- 

 quire the removal of many bunches. They colored aboitt the i^th of Atigust. 

 Both lona and Israella are doing well this season." 



Dr. Griswold of Elyria reported some Catawba vineyards almost free from 

 rot, and others considerably affected with it. He spoke of lonas as giving good 

 promise. Capt. Spaulding of East Rockport said that he thought ten per cent 

 would cover the rot in his Catawbas. His '■'■ lona fruif'' was '■'■fine, and without 

 rot.^'' Mr. Knox of Pittsburg, Penn., reported very little rot with him ; a trifle 

 among Concords. Mr. Crane of Lockport said that the lona did not succeed 

 well with him, " the foliage not showing a healthy appearance." As his was 

 the only report ?^«ravorable to the lona, and entirely at antipodes with that of 

 Mr. Hoag, also of Lockport, -wq think ourselves warranted in attributing Mr. 

 Crane's failure to want of care in the selection of soil, in location, or in culture. 



At the close of the convention, Mr. Bateham expressed himself fully con- 

 vinced that the Catawba had fulfilled its mission, and must sooner or later be 

 supplanted by some other variety. As a candidate for the vacant office, we pro- 

 pose the lona. Even last year, — a period notoriously unfavorable for all varie- 

 ties, — it was, with us, perfectly healthy, and quite productive; while Delawares 

 in proximate rows " defoliated" so completely, that the fruit failed even to color. 

 We did not, however, condemn the Delaware for its ill cotiduct a single year, as 

 some do the lona ; and it now rewards our clemency with beautiful clusters of 

 ripening fruit. Biit our lonas are coloring quite with the Delawares : and the 

 vines, although unprotected X'SlsX. winter, are healthy and prolific ; one but three 

 years of age setting over thirty bunches. As keepers, the two varieties bear no 

 comparison ; the lona remaining perfect long after the Delaware has decayed, 

 preferring to dry to raisins sooner than undergo decomposition. 



The convention over, so ample and thoughtful had been the arrangements 

 of our Secretary for the excursion to the islands, that no vis a tergo was neces- 

 sary to induce a goodly number to embrace the opportunity. On Wednesday 

 morning, about forty of us bade adieu to the pleasant village of North East, with 

 its munificent hospitality, and, stopping at Cleveland to dine, by five o'clock, P.M., 

 found ourselves at Sandusky. Here we embarked upon a commodious steamer 

 bound for Put-in Bay, — a beautiful island, which deserves a more euphonious 

 name. Touching at Kelley's Island, we were informed by an experienced vigne- 

 ron that half a crop of Catawbas was his maximum expectation. At Put-in 

 Bay we visited Harms's, Sibley's, and Reidling's vineyards ; and were gratified at 

 finding much less rot, — sometimes scarcely any. We saw here some very fine 



