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where it has a great variety of most excellent fruits ; while the 

 sciences, with the use of steam has brought us near by and almost 

 in contact with the West Indies, and the fruits of the south thus 

 easily obtained now in our market, while railroads bring us the 

 productions from the north and the far west, and have thus be- 

 stowed the horticultural luxuries upon our inhabitants, and I 

 think I jnay say (as a whole) greater abundance and of better 

 qualities than any other city in the world. 



Anxious to provide a generous wine in our own country, for 

 common use, I have, years ago, proposed inquiry relative to the 

 existence or production of some American wine to be the offspring^ 

 of our own country. We are obliged to say the object is not yet' 

 accomplished. Several years ago we endeavored to obtain from 

 Chili and Peru some of their vines that claimed to be distinguish- 

 ed in quality. The search, however, is not yet successful. We 

 must, for the present, content ourselves v/ithin the regions of 

 frost, with European grapes cultured under glass, or send to the 

 south, the warmer districts of our country. 



The secretary reminds the Club that General Tallmadge moved 

 for the bringing of the grape vines from Chili and Peru long be- 

 fore we dreamed of California. 



Gen. Tallmadge moved that our indefatigable secretary endea- 

 vor to m^ke arrangements for finding and importing any valuable 

 grape vines from the Pacific ocean. 



The Club approved of the motion. 



The Club ordered the same subject and also madder, on motion 

 of President Tallmadge.. 



The Club adjourned. 



H. Meigs, Secretary. 



Farmers' Club, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1852. 



Present : — Messrs. Underbill, of Croton Point, and Pike, of N. 

 J., Dr. Antisell, Robert L. Pell, Edwin Williams, Alfred HalLof 

 Perth Amboy, Elakeslee, of Watertown, W. R. Smith and lady, 

 of Macedon, Robert Dickey, General Chandler, Judge Van Wyck, 

 Mr. Flint, late of Massachusetts, and others. 



