Ko. 129. J 529 



We were much pleased with the presence of Dr. Charles En- 

 derlin, an assoeiate of Liebig. His analyses of the blood and 

 other organic substances of many kinds ot -animals has given 

 iiim a high reputation in Germany. He is a native of Geissen. 



The Club continues the subject of plum^ apricot and nectarine^ 

 and requests all that can to bring best seeds, grafts, cuttings, &c., 

 for distribution. 



The Club adjourned to Tuesday next. 



H. Meigs, Secretary. 



American Institute, } 

 Farmers' Club, April Qtk, 1852. J 



Geouge Dickey, Esq., in the chair; Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



The Secretary read the following communications translated 

 and prepared by himself^ 



BLIGHT OF GRAPES, 



[.From Herapath's Journal, 6th September, 1851.] 



Grape vines, for the last three seasons, have suffered materially 

 from a disease like a mildew upon them, which attacks the grapes 

 when young, stops their growth, and causes them to turn hard, 

 Wack, and eventually to rot. 



For two years, 1819 and 1851, the grapes in Mr. Herapath's 

 green house were thus lost, and every remedy recommended 

 failed. In neither year was one bunch out of several hundred 

 weight saved- 



This summer the disease made its appearance with great viru- 

 lence again, and it was determined to cut the vines down, when 

 a friend advised Mr. Herapath to try the effect of powdered sul- 

 phur, dusted over the grapes with a flour dredger. This was 

 done and, for the purpose of aiding it by absorbing the moisture, 

 about half a bushel of unslaked lime was put in the green house 

 and allowed to slake purely by the absorption of moisture from 



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