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world combined. This has enabled America in her native grapes, 

 not only to give to the world new fruits, but our native species 

 being resistant to the Phylloxera Vestatrix, or root louse, of the 

 vine, also serve as grafting stocks on which to grow the non- 

 resistant Vinifera varieties and through this has saved from destruc- 

 tion the vineyards of the world. 



Glancing over the long list of names of originators and intro- 

 ducers of American grapes, more than one hundred prominent 

 names are found, among these such names as T. V. Munson, E. S. 

 Rogers, J. H. Ricketts, E. W. Bull, G. W. Campbell, Dr. J. Stay- 

 man, J. Burr, A. C. Caywood, T. B. Miner, T. Huber, J. Rommell, 

 N. B. White, D. S. Marvin, C. S. Copeley, Dr. L. C. Chisholm, 

 J. Moore, W. H. Lightfoot, S. Underbill, and many others. 



Reflecting that the many cultivated varieties, adjusted to the 

 climatic, soil, and other conditions of the old world suited to all 

 the purposes for which grapes are grown, are varieties of one 

 species, we can not estimate the tremendous viticultural possi- 

 bilities of this country which so far as is known has more native 

 species within her confines than all the rest of the world. Path- 

 finders in viticulture might be compared to miners in search of 

 precious metals. The pioneer grape grower usually prospects. 

 One kind of land after another is tried with one kind of grape after 

 another, resulting as mining does, in failures, good pickings, and 

 successes. The object being always kept in mind until the goal is 

 reached. 



While what has been said was occurring in the States east of the 

 Rocky Mountains, the Mission Fathers brought with them and 

 successfully grew Vinifera vines in California. They grew grapes 

 at the Missions for their own use only, the work being principally 

 done by Indians. They had but one variety, the "Mission," 

 which is grown tg some extent in California now. It was intro- 

 duced in Mexico in 1520, and brought to the California Missions 

 as follows: San Diego, 1769, San Gabriel, 1771, Los Angeles, 1781", 

 and Santa Barbara, in 1786. The Mission Vine exhibited at the 

 Centennial Exposition was planted at Monticido, California, in 

 1795. It was 18 inches in diameter and in one season produced 

 over five tons, or 10,000 pounds, of grapes. 



From the Missions the pioneer grape growers of California re- 

 >ceived their inspiration as well as start of cuttings. 



