The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-06-12
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be quite equal if not superior to best
imported Port.
Mr.. 3locklinger in his manufacture
Of the wine, had added ! pint Of water
to ! quart Of juice, though the water il Y
not necessary in its manufacture, but
no doubt by this means prevented any
intoxicating effects upon any member
of the Club who quaffed the delicious
beverage.
Judge King intends to grow the Or.
orto exteps yely both on account of its
hardness and also for winter psrposes.
Mr.. Longwor.h expressed his opinion
IL regard to grape culture. He regret,
ted his absence from the last meeting,
and thought most favorably Of grape
growing in TINS climate; spoke well Of
the Catawba from experience. and
thought we'll Of several of the new va
rleties. "
The Delaware was again brought be-
fore the Club. Judge. King, who il
q very strong enthusiast in its favor
was disposed that the Club should take
immediate action by resolution to pro.
nounoe il the best grape known; md
would recommend its universal plant
ing; that no intended TO graft every
Catawba vine that be had with scions,
,Ft
Messrs. BlockInger, Larkiils, Char,'
berlin, and Bebee considered it prema>
ture for the Club to pronounce unquali-
iiedly in its favor unti, it was fruited
here. f.
MIR Lar.ins said that since the las.
meeting he had examined more thor-
oaghlv into It's qualities, and was moro
IN its favor tilan heretofore. !.
TIE President was Of the same orir.-
ion. but could not vote in l,s favor
without testing it by home experience.
! Mr.. Bcbec said that although the grape
was Of excellent llayor, still he thought
/ it not best 70 recommend everything
coming from the lsast. 49,
/ llr IEeyer stated that tic "Clond If
| witnesses" III its favor came not merely
! from the East, but from the West. also
i from Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri.
| That we know that most of the va
rieties of fruit that do well in those
States. do we'll in Iowa, that the char
acteristics Of climate and soil are very
similar. and reasoning from analogy, IL
the Delaware does well in those States.
It assuredly will in Iowa. He thought
that the pecnlar characteristics of tho
Delaware such as its hardness, fresh
ness from milaew, blcssoming late,
hanging well on the vine, maturing i;s
/ fruit earlier than the Catawba and Isa-
bella, shortness of the joints OF tho
wood, vinous favor and freeness from
pulp of the trnit, possessed with moro
saccharine matter than any other know
out door variety, necessary qualities tp
the perfection Of a Grape) together
with its recngnized nativity Of the
country recommended itself to the
Northwest. He quoted the reasons
offered by a committee Of celebrated
vine growers IN Cincinnati, consisting
Of Messrs. r. Buchanan, S. Mosher. NJ.
D., and J. Z. Motier, ii favor Of the
Delaware, who'had been appointed b,
the Cincinnati horticultural Society TO
investigate into the adaptabflity Of tho
Delaware for table and wine purposes
in that locality, and which are as fol-
lows:
lst. Superior quality for table use.
I'd. It produces tirmer and richer
wine.
Sd. The vine stands the freezing bet
ter than the Catawba. ss-1.
4.h. It stands the spring frosts bet
ter.
9th. The Grape never rots.
9Th. No falling Of the leaves until the
grape is ripe. ~
sth. The certainty Of their growis
and the general hardness and heatbi-
ness of the vine.
Mr.. Heyer thought the Delaware
was at present the Ne plas ultra Of
grapes, but believes that we are now
but in the dawn Of progressive exist
ence IN regardto new varieties of truit.
The science Of Hybridization is unfold
ing to as from year to year new wond-
ers Entomology. Already have the
Diana, and varieties Of the Wits Labna-
.ca or the Fox Grape been IIyhritlizcd
with the Wits Vinifero, such as ilse
Black Hamburg, Chaoseias and others,
and the seedlings fronthese fruits thns
Hybridized have been flnited possess.
ing the melting sweetness and thsscioas-
ness Of the foreign parent, together
With the hardness, vigor,. and ,othsr