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later in coming into bearing, but will have a stronger resem- 

 blance, and possess more of the desirable qualities of a seedling 

 vine, than those obtained in any of what may be with pro- 

 priety called artificial me^als. 



If persons wish to secure different varieties of fruit, and 

 have vines which they are willing to give up for the purpose, 

 the readiest way is to resort to grafting, or inoculation. By 

 this process, fruit may often be obtained the first year, and 

 very commonly the second, and in the operation, there is very 

 little more labor or skill required, than in a like process on 

 apple or p>ear trees. 



INFLUENCE OF SOIL, &C. 



There is no fruit with which the Committee are acquainted, 

 upon which, in their opinion, cultivation, soil, location, man- 

 ure, pruning, &c., produce so great changes as they do upon 

 the grape. Its size, shape, color, flavor, time of maturing, 

 arc all obviously affected by these influences. We have a 

 striking illustration of this remark in the Walker grape, ah-eady 

 referred to. This is a fruit which has long been known. 

 The original vine is still standing, and thriving in its native 

 place, in East Haverhill. The fruit is fine, and being held in 

 high estimation, has been cultivated somewhat extensively in 

 the north part of the county, and as it has been spread about 

 it has received almost as many names as there have been per- 

 sons who have cultivated it, or places into which it has been 

 introduced. There has not a year passed, as the Com- 

 mittee believe, since fruits have been exhibited at our annual 

 fiiir. but specimens of this grape have been offered. In al- 

 most every instance, it has come under different names. The 

 present year there were certainly two, the Committee believe 

 three specimens, exhibited, neither of them bearing the 

 original name, though upon a little inquiry, it was ascertained 

 l)eyond a doubt, that the vine in Haverhill, was the source 

 from which they came. The shape, color and flavor of these 

 specimens, have been almost as various as their names, and 

 they have been spoken of in our reports, as different fruits. The 

 Connuittec do not think it strange that it should be so. For 

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