Proceedings of the Faemers' Cl 



door grape. Tlie original vine was imported from Germany, and 

 tliis I call the Carpenter. There is another, by some thoiiglit to be 

 better ; it has no name. Here is a third seedling, grandson to the 

 Delaware. 



F. D. Curtis. — These grapes originated near my plaee. There, tliat 

 is, north of tlie Mohawk valley, we cannot grow the Isabella. The 

 Concord is the best we can ripen in such high latitude. These are 

 the finest grapes I have ever tasted ripened out of doors in the 

 locality in question. Most of the other fine grapes that do tolerably 

 well further south are perfect failures with us. Mr. Thompson cer- 

 tainly deserves great praise for his efforts and our congratulations 

 npon his success. 



Solon Robinson. — That these grapes should have been produced in 

 the open air of latitude forty-three degrees is quite remarkable. 

 The better class of grapes do not succeed north of Albany ; and if 

 these seedlings are found to do well otherwheres than upon the 

 island, they will be a great acquisition. 



jST. C. Ely. — It has been thought proper that some set expression 

 be made of the sentiment of the Club collectively on the subject. I 

 will name Messrs. Fuller, Lyman, and Trimble to draw u]) a resolu- 

 tion. The committee withdrew and soon reappeared with the fol- 

 lowing, which was read and adopted unanimously: 



Besohed, That we have been very much gratified by the display 

 of grapes made by Mr. David Thompson, of Green Island, near the 

 city of Troy. We find that the varieties presented are very promi- 

 sing in appearance and quality, and we are convinced that in the 

 locality where these are produced certain varieties of foreign origin 

 flourish remarkably well, and we suggest that the best seedling pre- 

 sented be called the David Thompson, and that the tlianks of the 

 American public are due to this gentleman for his efforts in this 

 department of horticulture. 



TuE Eamie. 



Mr. J. AY. Gregory read a paper on the subject of this new tex- 

 tile, of which the following is a compend : I have in the past four 

 years made efforts to promote tlie growth in the south of crops other 

 than cotton, especially of the castor bean and ramie. A sample ot 

 the latter I brought to this Club last year, and presented it with some 

 remarks. I then returned to Texas and Louisiana, and I continued 

 to carefully watch and observe the progress and growth of this new 

 and valuable stranger. On my return to this city, last April, I 



