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The Baron Tscliuody's cleft graft ought to be placed among the 



number of those which have contributed most to the progress of 



arboriculture. Living as he does, retired, in a magnificent domain 



in the environs of Metz, he has consecrated all his time to the 



introduction, etc., of new forest and ornamental trees. 



New- York, February 3, 1857. 

 Henry Meigs, Esq., Sec'y : 



Dear Sir- : — We herewith present to the Farmers' Club a moiety 

 of domestic wine, made from that remarkable fruit the Lawton 

 Blackberry, which first came into public notice through the 

 medium and endorsement of the Club. We wish there was more 

 of it, but we bring all we have, and hope, as in the case of the 

 widow's mite, our disposition may be appreciated. We hope there 

 is enough to fairly test its flavor. 



This wine is made as follows : one part pure juice of the berry 

 to two parts water, with three pounds of sugar to a gallon of the 

 jnixture, put away in kegs with free vent till fermentation ceases, 

 and then tightly cork. No spirits of any kind have been added. 



The fruit yields juice very largely, eight quarts of the berries 

 giving five quarts of pure juice. Of its merits as a beverage we 

 have nothing to say, we leave that, as in the case of the original 

 fruit, to the judgment of the Club. 



The medical qualities of the blackberry, in the form of syrup, 

 cordial, and wine, particularly as a safe, agreeable and efficient 

 remedy for summer complaint, are unquestioned; and as the 

 knowledge of its medical value becomes extended the demand 

 will, in all probability, be sufiicient to make the growing of the 

 fruit for wine making profitable in sections too remote from large 

 towns and cities to admit of its being profitably marketed. 



The plants are now being diffused so rapidly that a few years 

 will suffice to give us a goodly quantity of the fruit and some 

 wine; but the increasing demand for the blackberry, the only 

 fruit we believe which in sickly seasons is deemed entirely inno- 

 cent, is such that, considering the yearly decreasing product of 

 the wild berry, an overstock cannot occur for many years. 



The Club has rendered a most valuable service to the public by 

 its early notice and commendation of this choice and prolific 

 variety. 



