, 1862-12-15
MEETING CT THE STATE HoRTI-
CULTURAL SOCIETY. 9.
Third Day'sa saEoceedinss-
[rrom our Own Correspondence

,e head of the list tkSAfter the reading, several
,ok part in the discussion. The points nude ]
ere, that the red DQch was the best of all for
ommon use and fbf wine. The black Naples,
enera11y known as the black English, was
ighly recommended for jel1y:and wine for
1cdicinal purposes. he1eaves were valuable
3r sore throats. But few persons will eat the
nit on account Of its 1nurhy haEor, yet for
IS valuable qualities in the domestic materia
afdtea it should be more extensively planted.
t is readily. propagated from cuttings, but is
lot SO hardy as other careful
running and sheltered situation.
No one Recommended the planting Of cur
ants nearer than four feet each warrandL
nest members recommended four by fye,
ance we haYe found the best -A1r. Fell, how
,veT, plantHhis rows six feet wide. and three |
Get in fhf ROWS, and adds. to this an interme-
aiate row Of dwarf app1esand pears: These
will shade the gre4Hdi amd partially the cur
rant, which Is: desirable: Tins far bis p'anta~
1Sn sn 2s aeqf hsy Ts asa ePor
The Victoria. was considered valuable for |
its late ripening, after the other curr:ants we're
grown. Ampng White @cur1ants the white |
Dutch and xWhife grape are the best, bnt
neither Of tlaemz more than incidentally pro
crrrant introduced-by thesexploreEs, Lewis |
and Clark, from the Rocky Mountain range,
and called the large fruited Missouri. II il
said to be profnse leaTer, with qualities SINH
lar to the black Naples, with the addition Of
being as ornamental as the common yellow
towering, which is so desirable for the aroma
Of its flowers in early spring. The President
dries It in sugar, and nscs it in puddings III
place of the zantee currant, and considers it
equally valuable. It should have more ex
tensiye trial.
VARIETIES Or GRAPES.
DR.. Schroeder said we should make . distinc-
tion between wine grapes and table grapes.
This was assented to, and table grapes first
taken up, when the Doctor nominated the
Concord as the most Valuable, and Is hardy;
will grow anywhere, with or without much
care; is vigorous and always healthy; must
not be cut back too much; wants room; it
hears early; before eating should lag in the
house two or three days, when it will be found
much more delicate; this gives it valuable
shipping quality andrews ~; sald It's IS ssason l
back, as it can only be used from the vines
some six weeks, bnt its keeping qualities not
appear to have been very fully tested, and we
see no reason why it may not keep well. It
was unanimously Goted place at the head OF
valuable table grapes
HARTFORD PROLIFIC.
This valuable early grape came up next, Its
season is short, but being one Of tie earliest,
cannot be dispensed with It is hardy and
productive-not quite as good in flayor as
Concord, having a thicker skin. It ripens
during August, and hangs long time on the
vines. DR., Schroeder next calledup
HERBEnoST.
The Doctor said it was good table grape,
as good il not better than the Delaware, and
much more valuable for its productiyeness and
tile advantage Of late Towering, which often
saves the crop from frost wheh others are cut
Off In this respect it holds the same position
among grapes that the RaN1es Janet does
among apples. Sherman said it was i little
tender, and should he protected in winter:
but as they protected all their grapes at Rock
ford, eren to the hardy Clinton, this WAS no
objection. It was added to the list.
TA1LoR's BULLET,
| q weII-knoNn Southern grape was introduced
| by Colman Of St. Louis, but was not sufficiently
| well known to be added to the list; but from
accounts Of it from several members, It'll prom
| iseR to be valuable. It is hardy at this point
| productive and vigorous. It is q white grape
The Diana, after warm discussion, WIS LOST
t by small majority. Its tough hide, as some
called it, carried it down.
Tic Isabella and Catawba were added.
The subject Of wine grapes was referred te
| a committee consisting Of DR.. Warder, N. J.
Colman and Smiley Shepherd.
MIR. Samuel Edwards read a most valuable
essay on The value and culture Of cveryreens
| Mr. E. is an enthusiast in this department @
arboroculture and has the largest collection il
the State, embracing not only all the hlrd,
but many Of the half hardy varieties. Fo
! years after he had commenced planting ever
greens, but few persons had filth that the,
would grow, and it was a. general rcceiyet
opinion that the prairies were not well adapt
cd to The growth of trees, moro especially TIL
class Of trees, hence the sales did not Warran
the cost Of growing them, and Mr.. F., had t
struggle on with lis hobby Now when h
has noble spruces and pines about his grounds
| thirty feet high and Of the most symctrics
form, others can see, and the old fogy MOTTO
has had to fade out and give place to til
pleasing fact that nowhere do the
flourish and grow more rapid and bcautift
than on our prairics. But. among all goo
there is evil, and twice has A1r- D. fnlporte
the Canada Thistle in tho roots Of his tree
and which has cost him no small amount Of 1
bor to eradicate from his grounds We gi1
| this as caution to all those who receive eve
VI greens from the Canada thistle region. Man
Of ourfarners do not know this pest, hut tho:
| who do will need little admonislment in rcga1
to it.
move cyergreens, early in the spring, befo1
the starting Of tile buds. They eau also
; | moved the latter part Of summer after tt
i; growth is complete, and during long ralE
spell in summer, but this is not So safe.
J. HIS luElEE Is t4EGElsG1t LIE sstiiE tllelL y
have given the readers Of the TRIBUNE ann
ally for the past half 4 dozen years, though
almost direct conflict with high authorities
; the East. We therefore repeat that ear
spring, and before the swelling Of the buds,
/ | lie very best time to remove cyergreens. III
, | E. places the Norway Spruce at the head
? the List, and strongly recommends it for she
} ter belts.
+ At The close Of the reading several person
t made short speeches in favor Of evergreen
+ some preferrlng them for belts to deciduo
] trees, but the larger number did not conc
: in this. For low screens they arc the be:
t but we cannot wait for them willie we liz
+ the white willow, the ash, the maple, g,
q other rapid growing deciduous trees, th
+ make not only shelter in short time, b
d fuel also.
e SHELTER BELTS.
r H. L. Dunlap followed with an essay on
; above subject. He recommended these be
- on the southwest and northwest, but none
- the east.
= As there are some new features, OF sol
y y not well understood, in this essay, we may
y some future time give it entire, and pass o.
!, d further notice of it Mt this time. Its d.
= = trincs were fully approved by the Society
= orthodox.
~ REPORT oF COMMITTEE,
: report as follows:
~ 1QuF Nu1EIlltcc, II hHtm hClE ltlEl
IS the communication Of Prof Turner and
Of J. A. Kcnnicott, desire to report that BY
q former the following suggestions were P
sentcd for the consideration of the society
1p 1st- The cxpedicney and economy Of Ill
II ing wine from Rhubarb or pie plant.
r I'd. The cypress as living trellls for
he grapevine.
j.. Sd. The trailing juniper as living or
mental mulch for the peach tree.
As to the first suggestion, your Commit
Ii recommend that the Juice Of the grape, .
Of the grape alone, be considered and des
mated as acinc and that all liquors, the resi-
Of vegetable compounds, be known by 81
cd names as viii not be likely to confound th
in in character and quality with the products
ot | the vine.
e) To the second suggestion, we recom1n
IN that the cypress may be taken as an o.
in mental substitute for trellising the grape,
to not useful1y available in extensive Tiney
he culture.
To the third suggestion we present as
en- opinion that, however ornamental such MI
en- may be, the protection it could afford to
ng top of the tree would be too feeble aud
r: certain to warrant any expense Ii eccu1
in its use.
en- In relation to the suggestions presented
m t1fe communication Of Dr.. Kcnnicott, )
ols committee would desire to say:
Ids list. That the taxation Of nurserymcn,
n: requiring them to take out licenses for
to pursuit of their special calling, is not foun
OILS upon any just distinction between these
nc other agricultural producers. If any bra
ic- Of productive agriculture Is to be taxed
Fas | this manner, We can see no good reason !
all should not be.
Neither Of the members Of your eommi