PROCEEDINGS OF THE FARMERS' CLUB, 165 



DOMESTIC WINE. 



The Secretary, Mr. Henry Meigs, read a paper from New Har- 

 mony, upon the subject of wine-making, which contended that 

 wine made with the use of sugar should not be denounced as 

 impure. The writer thinks that wine made with sugar is often a 

 more healthy beverage than wine without sugar. 



INSECTS UPON CHERRY AND ROSE TREES. 



William Lawton showed a number of roses and cherry limbs, 

 showing the marks of an insect like those made by the rose-bug, 

 but not made by that commonly known as such. He also showed 

 white roses from a bush that heretofore bore roses tinged with 

 red, generally single. Now they are quite double. He called 

 this a Greville rose, which Mr. Fuller denied. He said that it 

 had not the distinctive mark of the Greville rose in the leaf. 



PARSLEY-LEAVED BLACKBERRY. 



Mr, Lawton exhibited a specimen of the parsley-leaved black- 

 berry — an old variet}^, and not particularly worthy of cultivation. 

 It won't bear training. 



CURRANTS. 



Mr. Lawton showed specimens of the productiveness of the old 

 Dutch currant, which he thinks superior to all others for every 

 day use. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



For eight years, Mr. Lawton said, the mildew has not troubled 

 his gooseberries of the red variety. Mr. Lawton also showed 

 bushes badly mildewed, which he attributed to neglect. He cuts 

 out all two year old wood, to get rid of the mildew. He thinks 

 that the best varieties of English gooseberries may be cultivated 

 free of mildew upon a clayey loam well mulched, so as to keep 

 the ground moist. Never use horse manure, nor any other liable 

 to heat. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



William S. Carpenter showed some fine specimens of the new 

 Austin strawberry, which is still in full bearing, and likely to 

 continue in bearing through this month. These berries are cer- 

 tainly fine flavored and valuable for home use, coming later than 

 any other. We fear they will prove too soft for market berries, 

 except at short distances. 



