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dens, Washington, said that of 120 varieties of 

 Grapes under his care, all show mildew, except a 

 very few, as Clinton, Ives, Concord and Norton's 

 Virginia. Thinks sulphur the best remedy. The 

 hardiness of a vine is in proportion to ripeness of 

 wood. Allen's Hybrids are hardy when the canes 

 are well matured. We must look to the Frost 

 grape, Vitis cordifoHa, and especially to the Clin- 

 ton family, for our perfect wine grape. 



Mr. Hoag, and others of Lockport, N. Y., find 

 great encouragement in the grape prospect of this 

 season. No rot, some mildew on Catawba and Is- 

 abella. Clinton has rotted badly some seasons, none 

 this. Perkins, Concord and Hartford are very pro- 

 ductive, lona and Israella doing well, except with 

 Mr. Crane. He complains of their unhealthy foli- 

 age. No rain in that region since May. The Del- 

 aware a great success — perfectly healthy. 



At Geneva, N. Y. , Messrs. Bronson and Merrill 

 spoke favorably of the prospect for Catawbas, Is- 

 abellas, lonas and Delawares. Some mildew on 

 light soils. 



A fine crop anticipated at Hammondsport, N. Y. 

 Mr. Champlin says there is no mildew in Pleasant 

 Valley, and no rot. Hartfords ready to ship 1st of 

 September. Have high hopes of the lona for wine 

 or table. They begin to color the 1 7th of August. 

 With Mr. Bateham, of Painesviile, 0., the lona 

 is doing finely on a hght-colored, sandy soil ; but 

 near by on a dark, rich land is mildewing badly. 

 Mr. Brehm, Waterloo, N. Y. , expects a good crop. 

 Attributes the little rot to over-manuring. 



Mr. Moss, Fredonia, N, Y., looks for but half a 

 crop. Wood poorly ripened and suffered from the 

 winter. Some rot for the first time. 



Mr. Campbell, Delaware, O., finds the Concord 

 rot some ; the Delaware healthy and fruitful ; the 

 lona making a better record than last season. He 

 covers it against frost. It winter killed where ex- 

 posed. Foliage of Rogers' Hybrids good, fruiting 

 fairly. 



Treasurer Leonard reported the Concord succeed- 

 ing best near Chicago. Some mildew in Prof. 

 Kidder's 2 acres of Catawbas. At Evanstown, Ca- 

 tawbas healthy. 



Mr. Bement, Toledo, 0., calls the Catawba a 

 failure in his vicinity — Delawares and Concords are 

 fine. Mr. Summers, Vermilion, 0., states a fair crop 

 in their 200 acres of grapes. Some rot in Catawba, 

 slightly in Concord, and none in Delaware and lona. 

 Catawbas on gravelly-clay ridges, 3 miles from the 

 Lake, rotting worse than on the clays near the 

 shore. 



Mr. Phillips, Berlin Heights, 0., has 25 lonas in 



bearing. Very little mildew, no rot worth mention- 

 ing. Israella foliage not so good as lona. Dr. Gris- 

 wold, Elyria, says, at Avon Point, where the bearing 

 vines are principally Catawba and Isabella, the rot 

 showed itself first and worst upon the black, loamy 

 soils ; afterwards, slightly, on the clay. Nearly 300 

 acres planted in this locality, principally Catawba, 

 Concord, Ives' Seedling and Delaware. On the best 

 grape lands nearly a full crop. 



Younger Mottier, Dover Bay, 0., stated no rot 

 at all. A little mildew on the Clinton leaves. The 

 Dover Bay Co. have 30 acres in bearing this season, 

 and 30 more planted. Varieties chiefly Catawba, 

 Concord, Delaware and Ives. 



Capt. Spalding thinks there is 10 per cent, rot in 

 Catawbas about Cleveland ; Delaware all right ; Cre- 

 veling neither mildews nor rots. Mildew somewhat 

 on leaves of lona, Rogers' No. 19, Concord and 

 Hartford. 



In the territory embraced within 3 miles around 

 Callomer, Ohio, President Dunham finds little rot 

 on the clay soils. Delaware, Diana and Concord 

 healthy. 



At North-East much disappointment was felt by 

 visitors at the scanty fruiting on the 100 acres of the 

 South Shore Wine Co. The mischief was in part 

 due to rot. Vines healthy and culture excellent. 

 The young vineyards of lona, Israella and Delaware, 

 2 years, ^ere in admirable condition. There is a 

 big surprise ahead, when a great crop comes in from 

 these vines. 



Excellent sparkling from the Pleasant Valley Co., 

 and Ives still wine from the Longworth House, 

 Cincinnati, brought the observations and discussions 

 to an agreeable and spirited close. 



At Put-in-Bay, Ohio, the company of 30 or more 

 soon made themselves more or less familiar with its 

 400 or 500 acres of grapes. The soil is a gravelly 

 clay loam, perfectly drained by fissured rock beneath. 

 The vines were evidently suffering from the severe 

 drought, no rain of any consequence having fallen 

 since the 25th of May. 



The older vineyards showed some rot, the younger 

 scarcely any. These are Catawba. The Delaware 

 looked well and had a burden of fruit. A few rows 

 of Ives on the grounds of Mr. Sibley, were a hand- 

 some show in vine and fruit. Isabellas and Con- 

 cords in fine trim, beaiing very well. A wine Com- 

 pany has just been organized here with a capital o^ 

 175 000. 



On Catawba Island and thePeninsula, where there 

 are more than 900 acres in vineyard, the health- 

 fulness of the x'mes, the fullness of the crop and 

 the intelligent attention of the vineyardist to this 



