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name to this implement. Acting on a side it is a common hocy 

 acting vertically it is a fork — being polished and sharp it works 

 better among plants that are near together than any garden tool 

 we ever had. 



Prof. Mapes said that he had seen a similar one at the Patent 

 oflSce, marked " Collins, 1810." Thomas Collins was the inventor 

 of it. 



The " Orchard and how to preserve it," and " Pratt's Ditching 

 Machine," were ordered for next meeting. 



The Club then adjourned. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary, 



September 16, 1856. 



The committee appointed by the Institute to visit the vineyard 

 of Mr. John Couzens, at Dobbs' Ferry, report that they examined 

 it on Wednesday, the 2d instant, and found it an extraordinary 

 pleasant mission. 



Mr. Couzejis some 20 years ago in this city found growing in 

 his yard a grape vine whose character he knew nothing of, but 

 took care of it, learned the method of treating the vines. It flour- 

 ished and its fruit rewarded his care. It resembled in general 

 the Isabella, but the berries showed a marked difference in figure 

 and in size. These were round and the largest an inch in diame- 

 ter. The Isabellas are ovoid and of less size considerably. 



Mr. Couzens being very deeply fond of the garden, purchased 

 three acres at Dobbs' Ferry, and successfully transferred his 

 fcivorite vine there. 



The committee found this vine to be about 14 or 15 inches in 

 circumference at three or four feet above the ground, and putting 

 forth branches a hundred feet long, around and over Mr. Couzens' 

 dwelling. 



He has many years ago, from this vine, propagated others; so 

 that his three acres are covered with them ; some on several hun- 

 dred feet of arbors and on strong wires between posts. Many of 

 the vines are allowed to have their own way as .to climbing. 

 They are on willow, cherry, pear, apple and other trees, hanging 

 their clusters every where. Mr. Couzens has forked^ up the 



