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portions of Pennsylvania than elsewhere. They do not 

 appear to be planted extensively anywhere, the vineyard- 

 ist preferring to experiment more before planting in large 

 numbers. 



On the account of the unsettled state of affairs at the 

 South, w^e hear but little of interest about grape culture 

 from that region ; but we expect that the people will soon 

 be in a condition to plant largely of some of the new 

 varieties, and it is to be hoped that some of them will 

 succeed better there than at the North. In southern New 

 Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware many new plantations 

 have been made, and from a few we hear favorable re- 

 ports. As an index of what varieties succeed best, and 

 the principal cause of failure with others, we give the fol- 

 loAving extracts from a letter from E. H. Bancroft, of Cam- 

 den, Delaware. He reports the condition of the vines 

 after being planted two years. 



" 400 Concords made two canes eisfhteen feet lons^ the 

 second year. 500 Allen's Hybrid, one half winter-killed 

 the first year — the remaining made feeble growth, affected 

 by mildew and sun-scald. 300 Creveling, two to eight 

 feet of growth, very little mildew. 300 Diana, mostly 

 vigorous, very little mildew. 300 Maxatawny, about one 

 half dead — the remaining portion feeble. 25 lona, all but 

 three dead. 75 Rogers' Hybrid, mostly vigorous. 500 

 Hartford Prolific, mostly vigorous, double canes, fruiting 

 the second year. 500 Delaware, vines feeble, 200 dead — 

 the remaining from one to five feet high." 



The above extracts fi-om Mr. Bancroft's letter are very 

 similar to, and may be taken as a fair sample of, a majority 



