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AMERICAN ACRIOULTURIST. 
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ftRAFJSiS. 
Two years aeo I first had the pleasure of offering the Iona 
and Israelis Vines, and the public and those who bought 
them then, did so chlefiy from my own representations of their 
excellence as fruits and of the good qualities of the Vines. 
It is time now to ask; Have the representations then made 
and which appeared so extravagant, been fully justiiled by 
experience? Did these representations in anif particular 
surpass, or did they fall short of representiug the full mtr- 
its of these kinds? 
Let us glance at their liistory during the two years: 
Many thousands of plants were tlieh sold and not one pur¬ 
chaser lias expressed regret for having bought, but tliere has 
been a general expression of regret for having bouglit so 
few and tliousands are expressing regret for not Iiavlng ob¬ 
tained any. ' 
Last season I was able by pretty extensive dissemination 
of specimens of the fruit of the IONA, to have its quality 
tested by many hundreds of those wlio were able to appre¬ 
ciate lilgli excellence of quality. Through these Individuals 
and by tlie voice ol various Committees the reputation 
of the Iona especially, became well known and established 
in public estimation, and the number of first class vines was 
not sufficient to supply the demand. 
One of the events by which its surpassing merits were 
most clearly exliibited, was its subjection to tlie severest 
possible test before the Committee for the award of the 
Greeley prize of One Hundred Dollars. 
The requirements by the terras of Mr. Greeley’s offer were 
not merely that the successful competitor should be better 
than any other Native grape, but that it should possess the 
qualities which constitute the distinctive excellence of the 
best European kinds “in pure, rich, vinous, and exhilara¬ 
ting flavor with flesh melting, tender and sweet, quite to the 
center,” while the habit of the vine was to be vigorous and 
of the most healthy, hardy and productive character. “ In 
short,” (says Mr. Greeley,) “ what is sought is a vine which 
embodies the best qualities of both the most approved 
American and foreign varieties as far as possible.” 
I had claimed these hlgli qualities for the Iona. Others 
also had claimed great excellence for different varieties. 
Mr. Greeley says in propounding tlie premium (Sept. 1864) : 
"It is time these claims were tested and passed upon by dis¬ 
interested and capable judges.” “ As a humble contribution 
to this end I hereby offer a premium of One Hundred Dol¬ 
lars,” to be awarded by Committee of American Institute. 
The Committee in giving their decision at the conclusion 
of their interesting report on the subject say; “ The Iona is 
the only grape now before the public that meets the require¬ 
ments of the Greeley prize, and we accordingly award it. 
The (lommlttee consisted of Mr. Peter B. Mead, Mr. R. G. 
Pardee, and Mr. Francis Brill. N® one who is acquainted 
with these gentlemen or has read their report, will affirm 
that a (Committee more capable or better qualified for the 
purpose has ever presented a report upon grapes. 
The notice given necessarily allowed but a short time to 
competitors for preparation. Some of the friends of a cele¬ 
brated variety strenuously asserted their belief that their va¬ 
riety could have taken the prize if sufficient notice for pre¬ 
paration liad been given. I at once re-opeued the case in fa¬ 
vor of any better grape that siiould be offered during the 
current season, or for a wliole year. No successful competi¬ 
tor has appeared, and the [iiize remains with the Iona. 
Adverse interests have been most active in seeking for 
cause to invalidate any of my claims for these varietie.s. Ques¬ 
tions as to their earliness and hardiness were raised, but set¬ 
tled in a way not to permit of their being again raised—at 
least in the same manner. 
I again open the case for competition on the same terms 
as be'foro for any time within three years. 
At present the reputation of the Iona does not stand upon 
any opinion that I or any person may advance concerning 
it. It has always sought lor every trial that may test its true 
merit, and will continue to do so. 
A short account of some of the awards will be instructive 
showing that the quality of true grapes is now understood 
and appreciated. 
The first is from the St. Louis, Mo., Hort. Society, of which 
Mr. I. H. Tice was chairman. 
“ The Committee beg leave to report that they found the 
Iona a most luscious g'rape. almost pulpless, of a rich, vinous 
flavor, and differing from all our other grapes in being sweet 
to tlie center, and without any acidity. The pulp, if so it may 
be called, has so little tenacity that the least pressure in 
crushing ejects the seed. Tour committee haveno licsitation 
in placing this grape at the head of all native grapes, even 
above the Delaware. Your Committee and the members of 
the Society were very fortunate in having fine large bunches 
of Delawares, delicious in flavor, to compare with the Iona, 
and between these acknowledged competitors for precedence 
we believe the judgment of the members as well as that of 
the committee to have been unequivocally in favor of the 
IONA.” 
At the Fair of the Indiana Hort. Society, the committee of 
which Dr. Warder was chairman, with J. J. Thomas, author 
of American Fruit Book, and Thomas Meehan, Editor of 
Gardener's Monthly, associates, unanimously awarded the 
premium for the best variety of native grapes to the IONA. 
The Cincinnati Hort. Soc. awarded first premiums to IONA. 
Pennsylvania State Fatr awarded first premium to IONA. 
Michigan State Fair awarded first premium for our best 
varieties to IONA. ISKAELLA, DELAWARE. 
At the great exhibition of grapes at Sandusky, where it 
came in competition with all of the best grapes^rown at 
Kelly’s Island, and the whole south shore of Lake Erie. First 
premium to Iona “for 12 bunches best variety, quality to rule.” 
At Utica, N. T., alone, it was placed second to Delaware. 
Of its success at New England Fair, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, 
New Jersey, Vermont, Rhode Island, etc., there is not space 
to speak. The concurring opinions of the select committees 
of BO many widely different localities is fully convincing as 
to the very great superiority of the Iona, to all others. But 
this season has afforded demonstration which carries irre¬ 
sistible weight because it is the voice of the now educated 
taste of the public which is in full harmony with tlie decis¬ 
ions of the eminent judges which have so generally consti¬ 
tuted the committees the present season. 
Many thousands of discriminating judgment, conscious of 
the vast interest that centers in the Iona, have tested its 
merits by careful immediate comparison with the best of all 
other kinds, and the award of this vast committee is so unan¬ 
imous that even strong interests as well as Inveterate predi¬ 
lection have been compelled to yield to the Iona supremacy 
over all others, including the Delaware, which was its only 
near competitor when at actual trial. The friends of the 
Catawba, (at Sandusky, especially its most palmy region,) 
having long enjoyed its richness and animating spirit, were 
often confident of its equality in flavor before trial, but al¬ 
ways yielded gracefully at testing 
The veteran Mottier, with his just perception of the excel¬ 
lence of the heretofore unequalled Delaware, is compelled 
to concede the superiority ef the Iona, in quality. 
The earliiiess, hardiness, and productiveness of the Iona, 
are points of prime importance, which the present most try¬ 
ing season has done more to settle satisfactorily than the 
whole seven preceding seasons of its fruiting, six of which 
have not been favorable to grapes, in all of wliich the Iona 
has manifested a degree of certainty and perfection of ripen¬ 
ing its abundant crops, unequalled by any other kind. 
Hardiness is conceded to the Concord, but in numerous and 
extensive districts where that has failed partially, or entirely 
from rot, the Iona has maintained an Increase of excellence 
and earliness in ripening, according to its advance in age, 
which is characteristic ol it. For several years as the vines 
gain in maturity tlie period of ripening advances nearly a 
week yearly, while in nearly the same proportion the quality 
of the fruit improves in spirit and rlcliness. The beat Iona 
vines in the country have not yet reached their highest 
point of excellence. 
I will illustrate by two distinguished examples. The first 
is fi-om Mb. Chas. Downing. 
“ The past two seasons the Iona, being the first years of 
fruiting with me, ripened a little later than the Delaware, but 
this season a week earlier. The Israclla ripened as early as 
the Hartford Prolific, or before it, beginning to color about 
one week earlier. Both Iona and Israella have so far proved 
hardy and vigorous, and tiieir foliage has been much less in¬ 
jured by mildew than that of Delawaee, Conoobd, and 
MOST OTHBK KINDS.” 
From Mr. Marie, a most Intelligent foreigner and a dis¬ 
tinguished cultivator of foreign and native grapes. 
“ The Delaware, my great favorite which lias not suffered 
before, will fail to ripen one third of its crop from loss of 
leaves; Catawbas entirely gone; Concord, very much Injured 
In the fruit—not nearly half a crop; Allen's Hybrid has done 
very well, giving most excellent fruit, the Hartford prolific 
is one of those that have suflered least. 
Now, last, but not least, the Iona has gone through this 
most trying season triumphantly, mildewing very little, if at 
all, more than the Hartford Prolific; and at the present time 
I have a trellis seventy-five feet long by eight feet high cov¬ 
ered with plenty of large and full, ripe bunches, which, to 
my taste, are the best flavored native grapes that I have 
eaten. This fully meets my requirement for a perfect grape. 
Allow me to congratulate you upon the success of the Iona. 
I shall plant nothing else in the ground that I am now pre¬ 
paring—certainly not until we get something far better than 
IS now before the public 
The advance of the time of ripening with the advance of 
age and maturity of the Iona vines is a fact that siiould be 
noted. Each year has made a difference of more tlian a 
week, or perhaps two weeks, with mine.” 
Yours, very truly, (Signed) C. Marie. 
From the foregoing survey, whlcli touches but few of the 
important points, it will be clearly seen that we have in the 
Iona a grape not only that stands out above all others, but 
one that is able to make ours a country of the vine in the 
most extensive and excellent sense of the term, for the Iona 
is equally eminent for the table and for wine, and for keeping 
tlirough winter in full spirit and flavor it is also unequalled. 
Like the most celebrated Pineau of France, it is suited tor 
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is of exceeding beauty, but only of second quality. 
Some of thriving disposition, and others of moderate 
means will be glad to know that the buds to be taken at fall 
pruning from the Iona vines planted last spring, are now 
selling Tor tlie price of the vines, and that for cuttings alone 
the Iona and Israella will for many years be a very profitable 
investment. 
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