1862. 



THE ILLINOIS FAKMEE. 



61 



Willey — It is grown a good deal in Northern 11. 

 linois and Wisconsin, and is thought well of 

 Drops from vine ; is hardy. 



Minier — A grape man told me mine was the 

 finest Muscadine he ever saw ; mine do not drop. 



Fell — I bought two a year ago last spring; they 

 bore about half a bushel this year; ripened first, 

 and were about equal in quality to any I ate; 

 drops. 



Ozanne — I have had some experience with it 

 for five years ; had trouble in makingmine grow; 

 last year it bore a little, this year a good deal ; 

 drops. 



Gates — I have been three years getting up a 

 grapery in town ; the first I had was Northern 

 Muscadine ; had a hundred feet row of them 

 ripening this year ; did well at first, b'lt dropped 

 badly as they ripened ; I have given them up ex- 

 cept a few as early grapes. 



Ellsworth — It has superceded the Isabella, etc. 

 It originated with the New Lebanon Shakers. 



Eecommcnded. 



For an early grape this must be considered val- 

 uable. It is of fine flavor, a good bearer, and 

 hardy. Of course it is not intended for a market 

 grape on a large scale, but for an early grape at 

 the north. 



White Elizabeth. 



Sherman — It is hardy without any protection 

 at Rochester ; it is nearly as compact as the 

 Clinton, and has a fine color like Golden Chas- 

 selas. 



Andrews — I think it a superior grape. 



Phoenix — I have heard it. is hardy in New York, 

 and considered it worthy of trial. 



Andrews — The " Gardners' Monthly" and the 

 Grape Growers' Convention commend it. Not 

 added. 



Andrews moved that a committee of seven be 

 appointed to test and observe difi'erent varieties 

 of grapes, and report at our next meeting. Car- 

 ried. 



COMMITTEE. 



C. N. Andrews, Rockford, Winnebago County. 



C. A. Rosenstiel. Freeport, Stephenson Co. 



Dr. H. Schroeder, Bloomington, McLean Co. 



J. F. Nash, Ottawa, LaSalle Co. 



Frank Starr, Alton, Madison Co. 



T. Engleman, Mascoutah, St. Clair Co. 



Chas. Cobley, South Pass, Union Co. 



The foregoing is but a meager report of the 

 grape subject, but enough to show that an abun- 

 dant supply of grapes can be had in all parts of 

 the State, with very little expense. 



At this time interested parties are busy in 

 palming off on the credulous a large number of 

 new varieties of doubtful value. Let those who 

 know little of grapes or grape culture, beware of 

 the grape pedlers and get their vines of respon- 

 sible parties who know what they are selling. 



The following persons were appointed to pre- 



pare papers for the next meeting, to be read or 

 published: 



C. N. Andrews, of Rockford — On the Grape. 



H. L. Brush, of Ottawa — On the Grape. 



Dr. P. R. Hoy, Racine, Wis.— Subject optionaL 



B. D. Walsh, Rock Island — Entomology. 

 Robt. Douglas, Waukegan — Pears. 

 Verry Aldrich, Tiskilwa — Pears. 



C. A. Montross, Centralia — Pears. 



8. G. Minkler, Specie Grove — Apples. 

 Dr. Geo. Haskell, Battle Creek, Mich.— Michi- 

 gan Fruit. 



F. K. Phoenix, Bloomington — Apples. 



G. H. Baker, Cobden — Apples. 



G. W. Minier, Mackinawtown — Forest Trees. 



James E. Starr, Alton — Peaches. 



E. N. Clark, South Pass— Peaches. 



Sam'l Edwards, La Moille — Evergreens. 



C. R. Overman, Bloomington^-He Iges. 



Chas. Hamilton, Henry — Gooseberries. 



H. M. Kidder, Evanston — Strawberries. 



Chas. Merritt, Battle Creek, Mic. — Blaeberries. 



H. Shaw, Tremont — Strawberries. 



A. P. Crosby, Centralia — Blackberries. 



Charles Kennicott, Sandoval — Small Fruits in 

 Egypt. 



J. T. Little, Dixon — Currants. 



C, A. Rosenstiel, Freeport — Foreign Grapes. 



M. L. Dunlap, West Urbana — Screens, etc. 



J. Asa Kennicott, Chicago— Ornamental Fruit 

 Trees. 



James Wakeman, Cottage Hill — Cherries. 



H. M. Kidder, Evanston— Raspberries. 



C. A. Rosenstiel, Freeport — Raspberries. 



C. A. Rosenstiel, Freeport — Plums, Prunes and 

 Cherries. 



C. T, Chase, Chicago — Beautifying our Homes. 



C. R. Overman, Bloomington — Landscape Gar- 

 dening. 



Jonathan Periam, Hope — Kitchen and Market 

 Gardening. 



Dr. J. A. Warder, of Cincinnati — Subject Op- 

 tionaL 



Friends from other States were invited to pre- 

 pare and present papers. 



PBAK CULTUEE. 



Minier — I have been trying to grow pears for 

 the past two years, but without much encourage- 

 ment. Of late has used old iron about the reots 

 with good success. 



His trees are both standard and dwarf. 



Douglas — There is iron in my soil; I have tried 

 iron, but never saw that I derived any good from 

 it ; blacksmiths' cinders, etc., enriched the soil 

 but injured the pear stocks, and are not good for 

 my soil ; Prof Turner said, I think, in one of 

 the past volumes of "Transactions" how well he 

 had prepared his ground, dug deep holes and bad 

 threes that put forth enormous shoots, and then 

 the hundred trees all dwindled and died ; I did 

 the same thing myself with the same result ; the 

 pears blighted worse in hot weather after a rain; 

 now I say dig no holes deeper than you plow ; 

 this rale is general; As regards the pear on tht 

 quince root in my land and in all Northern Eli- 



