, 1862-12-14
MEETING or THE STATE H0RTI-
Cultural SOtfETK.,.
Third DAYS Proceedings.


| lQ1Gr C4pcEleAEt Hl1H bHtH tHe ota ttlh Hc"
SORTS; hnt h.' places the red Duicls cuFrant at
the 1:i. of the list Aler the rc:t;lin, several
took 1art iu the discussion. Thc points made
~frc, that the retl Dutch Eas the best vi all for
crsuI,on uscaEd for vino. The black Naples,
generally known q. the black English, WIS
highly recommended for jelly and wi.c f,r
medicinal purposes. Ihe leaves were valuable
for torc 1hroats. Ru:usy nersons will cut the
fruit ca account Of its ,hurky iiaror, yet for
ita yaluah1E qualities in tl.r domestic M1ftrt4
,,tfttca It should be fnn:e extensively planted.
1t il readily FroIngated from cuttings, b,,t Is
not FIJI hardy tn other curEants-nveds careful
pruning ard Il sheltered situation.
NJ .ue recommended the planting Of eur
rahtR nearer than four feet each way, am!
:,:s'sr members recommended four by 1re,
!'Hnd n ftw fotr By rix feet This latter dis
lance we lave found The best. Mr. Fell. how
ever, p!a,te his Io*s six feet wide. sta thste
fset IL the 1uws, and aGsis 10 this nj intesIne-
s:iatc row ci dwarf apples MD pears These
will htadr The ground. md partially the cur
rart, which Is dsslrsble. Thur far Ills pla:s!a-
fion Las don: we'll, but nc a;,;'rthcnd tiAt in
f,:w years they will be too much crowded.
TAc viGtoria Wis eonsllercd valuable f,r
lis 'a1v r;1.rn;Eg, aftes the othereursaut .fers
grown. Among white cnrranS thu white
Dutch and white grape are thu hest. but
neither Vt thenl ulore than moderately pro-
taGrtiyc. There is t. yGl10w Towering black
D., =
and C'ask, from the Rocky Mountain raner,
4e6Hd called thr large trnitsd Missouri Ii Is
fald 10 be pro5Ete le,ser, with quafitict si1uf-
lar to the black fa;'!es, With the addition Of
| l'riHg as ornamental as the common yellow
towering, which Is 20 desirable for The aroma
Of it. hnwcrs III early spring: The President
dEle@ it in sugar, a'.d urrs it in I'udhiug, iu
l'laec Of the Zantce cnrrant, and cnsisi."!a Ii
equally yalnlhle. 1t should hare more e1-
| tel.slrE trial.
VARIETIES or GRAPES.
Dr.. Schroeder said re should make Ji-sinc-
tiop between wine grapes and table gropes
This waa asaented to. and table grapes tlsst
takcn up, Wien tho Doctor nominated tho
t Concord as The n.ost valuable, and Il hardy;
! will srow a1lywl.trc. with or without .nucll
| carc: is vigorous and always healthy; must
not be cut hack tco ipmcl; wants room; it
heara carly; hefnre eating should iay In the
house two Or three days. when il will be found
SHIPPING quality. Andrews saIi its season
WAS too short 1T Rockford. This i: one draw
| back, rs II esln only he used from the yine5
eosu.: -ix weeks, Int It's keeping qualities not
! nrpearto hare tren very f;tliy tested. anil We
| sec III reason why it may not keep well. It
wa. unanimously vosed plaer at IL: Lad Of
valuable tatsc Srupes.
HARTFORD PROLIFIC.
| This valuable carly gsapa came MP ns1t- lis
se:'son Is hi'oft. but being Of the casllr.t,
cancot be dispensed with. It IL h...ly aud
pratuctivc-net quite as good i'll flavor IS
Concord, haviH. thicker kkiu. 1t ri,.ens
e;,'ss ~ a't,rnaar .n -'n ,nSs deF .uAe oa sae
''''~e' - se''3ooe4 H.A' e''nes1 iF
HERaEMoSr
The Doc:nr said IL s'as 4 yoof, tabtc f-ranc
as good. il not le:trr than The De,.rnre iii
fnuct more Variable for Its prpducti7euessa aud
udaptatiOn to alI jnrts Of the State. II has
tie advantage Of iaie Towering, which citcn
oh In thIs tt.snc4,t + I,,d. III ss1n.. ,ae;.i
unf,,,r pr.nrs iii H." P,,x1.s tx. lsl.ion n
,,ru1p9 ,1,,,lcx Shsr,n.r ts;a + ~ "'"es ,a usss
s.,1cr nuil .|,onId To- ,,r,stnrtaa ~ ;. :. atn:
.u, a. thsy protected ali thsir .ransat ~. .e R"eE
fnr5 ey. =. III. hs -. tI;,.. r.: u! s>'ch
t.I;s.,in1. w. s,a., tn.,o' H.. L''1e "as no
o"'ee '-'''' - "'7 "auca ~ the 1st.
TAfLoi:s HrIET,
wc!l-hnown Southern crane, Tas introduced
b, cu!,.,an ii ST. Louis. iii WINS nat s,,,.ict.,Ir
well known to bv added to The list: hut frn,n
acconl.r4 If It FROM srrrraI .,en,hers II nrn,n.
i.cs to bc valuable. l, IL hardy at thi: nnjnr
Productive mud vigorous. Itisawh:te Er,n:
T,, Diana af,rra u.r,, ,,f.o,s.;,',, 80 ~. ,r.
1y traII naiori,T Its :nn.,l. h;1.' ~ ~ ,osa
c1.lls d It, carried 1; tnwu, ~
TlM Isattu.. a..,} Catav In rerc ,dfaa |
Tin subject uf wine cEarcs w,s referred tn |
c,1,1aittrc consisting # Dr.. War;s.r i i
Cc.nitn .nd Smiley Shs,hrr,l
:ir. Eaa,ael Edwards rtad n 1nns+ -,1,,.,;o
tstav on til. v:!u. aid fuItur. II ,.1s,,,r.,ns
Mr. F. Is an rnthr.i.st ~ tl,s 5n,..,.,,,
artcrneuIt1trc md las ;hc iarrsy r,cctinn m j.,
,..<. S,n,., embracing u,; ontv sft fhe t'n ~
hui ua:y Of the LnIf ha1uy yarirfi.s Fo1
yta - altr iIc .lafl t.r,u,,.H,,r:, ni,n,tnr ,,ar
Eret rs. but fcu ners,.na ha,i f,s,h f1,3t ,hcr
o,{n,cIS tlnt H.. ,,r,,;ss u., ", .'.t
81 10 ,i.s growth fire. more nor ~. .ne,,is c, 1'i
,hc cos, NJ rr,win,, ti,e,n a,t ~ + ~ ~.
Struggle on with lis ln..Lv. Nav n,,.,.,, H.,
ht. nt,l,lc eoru,, an, ,,, solor, h;s ,,,'.,...
tI,ltt7 fcu iiicl and of t},,. ,nHs, s.,u.t ,ieai
fo.n, o;hers c~n Sc aud the oIu f,Sv notion
has lad IL fhdc ,,ut Yna p;ve ,,s.s ", 80
rl,asing Lct that nowher,.f f IN ~ t1.nr
t,1n,;', o,:T e-r<,,. ,'.',.o s..:I ~ !Hey
t:,an IN tn~ ny,;,ics M a1,n1.r 49,. "ea.hhi ~
tl,cre IL evil, AM. twice l1a. Mr E imntsrt,J
tue Canata Thistle in The roofs of ,,is iret..
Ant which has eosl him small afnonnt Of IA.
tor TO eradicate from his vroun;s ~, .,iv,
Il Is caution to nil iit,sc !, 10 receive ever
ertins from the Cunai!a thistle seEipa. Many
uT our 1arierg do not kno., .lis pc.t hut tho..
wkc Go viii used !tt1. ad,norisi.Ineut il regard
to IT, .....-
Dir. F.. recommended - liz, best time T., n.
u'ore eves=rr.s4, curly in tic spring, bcr,Te
.:H ssaHtns s, "i the buds They can also he
E."sss' Wy tile s@sef lart 81 summer after the
s. I'll in Er,nn,er hnt tI,,s M ia a' nat .u ra'"s
Tht4 advice * ,,rc,enir = thn ' csa - o'e
lave wiYtn the readers ~ ~, T-.,,,,x.
ails fSr the rast l,alf n t,yrn v.--a ti,,.,, =,
almost direct conflict with h;,:h a,,i,.,r;;;es u.
tic E.t. NC Ihsr,f,rc r..i,,t H., '.s 49,. a.
spri,,- and lefr*. the sw,.,i,., ~ +n,., smn 1.5
!he VEN hest ri1ae to remove ,.Trrr,1.ers ~
+ 1,lar,.- tie S..-w.,. S,ru,., - .as:
tae III and str,,,.-i2 r,m..o,,nou,e ~ ts lsa1 q
Ter t,cl,s. NN1NA-'17 II IVA s'e'"
Al the clos, oF ..,c re,ai,o sc-a-o, ,.r,,
mad. short s,,cechrs In T.s;,r NJ .ref,erc"r.
SUM. rrefer,f,rr ft,.pt fn- h.,,. -. ttnt.,.e.,
trees, but tue larger nuInher f};d mi san..,7