Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-19
FROM THE WEST.


PAINEsyILLB, ONO, Oct. 18th. Is65.-RIito-
EvesSng Stdr.-The south shore of Lake Erie
Is emphatically fruit region. i might add.
by way of amendment to the remark, that it's
also good butter and che csc region especially
Is 1t true OF the butter and cheese in this north.
eastern portion OF the State
No one VIII dispute the statement that this
same Lake shore region Is the grape growing
district of the Union. This fact, think, will
give some Item. in relation to the Lake Shore
Grape Growers Association, which has been
in session here for two days. something of IN
terest to the readers of the STAR. The meeting
was very successful one, and the exhibition
OF grapes was very fine and very large EN-.
bracing about one hundred varieties. or these
L mention only some OF the more prominent
ones. The two varieties low attracting the at
tention OF grape growers in an especial manner.
are the Salem" or NJ. y OF Rogers by birds,
and the Walter" Dir. Rogers has, or has had
some nifty lone or fifty two of these ny birds, out
there are only some thirty now in cultivation.
The "Salem" Is bidding high for public favor,
but IL has not yet been fully tested. Ii IL of
purple color. resembling very much in general
appearance the wild grape growing about
Washington. The "Waltsr'' is a cross between
the Delaware and Diana, both of the color of
the Old Cataw ba-purple-andh has been grown
for seven years. and all growers admit its eX-
cellence. Iperhaps ought 10 say, IN justice 10
IT, that ii lie the sine qua non of tested varieties
II is the sweetest OF all the grapes thin skinned,
and there is no astringent qualities about it,
most luscious fruit truly. The Walter was
Drought out by Ferris dld haywood OF rough
keepsie New York.
But, to coDtIn ne the notice of the status of tie
leading grapes, in the opinion of grape grow
ers: The Iona and Della ware both. like the
Walter, are some shade OF purple. and seem 10
be about equal fayorItes with the grape men.
Then come the dark grapes-the Adirondack
and the Israella, both excellent varieties. Tres
Seeding, dark grape, stands high, and is
thought to be the coming wine grape. The
Crevelling is smother dark fayOrite The Gin
ton, OF the same color, is small, acid, wine
grape. The Diana, when il grows we'll, is
good; but it Is very notional must have a ia
yorite locality, season, &c, or else it disap-
or light purple grapes, and is beng discarded
because of its uncertain growth. The notice.
able white grapes on exhibition We're the Guy
ahoga, brought ont by DIR. Taylor, Of Cleve.
landau excellent grape when well ripened:
the Rogers, No. 4; Rebecca-a tender grower.
but when the fruit is perfect is very good-and
the Lydia.
The old Isabella dark and the Catawba
(light purple)-the original grapes in this
region-are -till in favor. The two varieties
grown on clay and sand were on exhibition.
The clay soil grapes of each are smaller aud
much sweeter than those grown on sand The
difference is as great as is oftentmes ap parent
between varieties The ssMottled" is a new
grape, from kelley's Island. 1t is evidently a
descendant from The Catawba, and, tits thought,
may supplant its ancestor on the sslands"
The Concord (dark) is grown more for its EARL.
ness than anything else.
The tidal wave of Republicansm rolled
through this region on Tuesday last, with con-
siderable crepItation. Yours, &c, l.. S. A.