, 1874-09-12

UHt VI Eu6 Nu!EAAnn" 1Atull1s Wu1uu Ii ElQnRl&
tn'c ct by orr WiAoonaln friends. Tic fruit IL
not fully grown, l,is Will glyo fair laoa Of what
1t ia. 10 those native Varieties VIC must look for
onr, fruit Of Tho plum. All Of my European
}ysars, re have depended on tho Miner aud the
Do Solo. tho latior for the paat three years."
Tho Dc snto Is pae rod ou o ypllow ground,
lg OF medium size, fiesh yolloW ratlor firm,
canning. ana, In tho absonoe Of tho 6lae plum,
very good Tor entlng. It vll no doubt bc
valuable acquisition, hait ripons In advance OF
tho Miner. haye great fath in tku family Of
pl1e fhat, y na g raa T. T prove 70 Itta
to hive in the family ad thiclset Of plnrns,
that gives annual crops, Ia pleasant fontnro
about tue homestead.
gard to
NEW aEEpL1ro aRArE
grown by a Mr.. Jones, icnr Ontnargo, Douglas
County. this Stnto. htr. Jonoa Is farmer and
an amateur grapo.growcr and has boon tabblug
in all tho now varieties sent out, and Aso testing
new pcedlipga, OF which ho now has oyer 1U0
Horts only one Of which iH Of any value, and TINS
Aug. AZ, Itr. Jones' brought mo samples Of this
grape that wore rathor past rino and ho gays
ford. and Bomo tou days ahead OF tho Concord.
Tho bunohcB ase regular, we'll formed. compact.
and woigh from to ounoeH each. Tho skin IL
thin, like Tho White Frontignao; It Ia Of tho sizo
- sHH alu1q anu n HW9ot hlA ilGA IlAH tAa Ac!A-
w,aro,.-somo pornons p1oforr1ng It to that yaric-
~ air ]. claims that 1t ia cross botweon those
t.o named grapes. from seetla OF tho lattor im-
l1regnated by the formor,-th ono growing un-
ue1 a iass toar ~ cod and tHe pole'fs a.
"ofo planted in September, 1866, aud tho QUO
plant has fruatod tLlreo years, aud y layer
t isom tl'ls laa fruited this year. Tho
eat ls ol the Labrtalsn family similar to that Of
tlie Concord, but a tri!lo smaller and deeper
jooed: liH hhhit Ia noxt to tho Concord In vigor,
antl, judging from tho samples presented, 1t will
p9 , t,rolnso bearor. Il tvs proved to be hardy
%aIoas ",a pfosGcElo having given throe oontlnu-
aelo, aud ia n no spcou!atng mood On the aub~
joct, but will gIyo 1t a further tegt. and put
tew plants in tho hands Of grape-srowera ID dit
s oppa tha T. oGaoe me + o III Kvq L WIDER S
[ addition to our list of native graDeA
II Mr. J. had stock Of plants OF this now
grape, aud Il 1t is ali TINT ho claims for it, l,o
could not aoll them If ho would for Just now tho
people have been
! PRETTY WELL suRFE1rED
With new white gral'cs, auch IS tho Anna, Tay~
! 1ors Bullet, and lnstiy tho Martla,- Of Which
have boon 80 bopraiaed and certified to that grape-
plantors have lost oil faith in now wlito grape
Of any value. This Persistent lying has ruined
tho aale OF any grape that might bo put on tho
| market, however good 1t might bo il is but tbs
atory Of tho wolf aud lilo boy repeated in now
| 1OtA0 " 0ul ktHFt-Hfu"|tIH AEu3 tuAk VIC CHI
have cross Of tho European with our uetys
grapes, while others as Btout1y ntflrm that tho
Delaware ia such croag. Tharo will, Of collrse,
DO tloubtors in regard to cross. as alr. Jonoa
claims, for neithcr OF tho reputcd patentB have
downy, but a smooth loaf but it is possible
that tho old Labruaka blood sh0ws more markedly
in tho now grape. do not intond to DO drawn
into controversy on thin point, and choose to
after a it is facts, not theories. that will win in
this caso. Tho thin, melting skin aud small
seeds OF tho new grapes are as unliko the La-
bruska family as arc the loayeB OF the Vltaa
Ylnifcra or tho Estnvols. Wo shall know mora
about this grape after it has boon fuited ia fifty
or 100 places, from Maine to tho mountains, "a il
| will DO. A1r. Jonea has named it
THE WILLIE FRoNrIdHAc,-
| 4 rather unmeaning name. that should be
ohnnged, providing the grape can mako as good
| douo at Canargo.
Mr. Jones l.as vineyard Of 1900 vines Of tho
Concord. and some forty yarletios in small lots.
ot other sorts. Tho Concord is tie only one that
has vineyard Ealue thus far, and aaye tho nov
grape, the antiro forty sorte must 70 to tho
bruah-hoap. This has also beon my experience,
out of sume sixty yariotlos tested, tic Concord
being the only Que Of value The Ives, 30 much
Iauded in Ohio, is Of no valun hero. have sold
about half d ton OF fruit this year from 5D0
vines planted six years ago, BGo by ado With tho
Concord; but this is tile first attempt at any
thing like mailing crop. 1t il oigltoen days In
1 aAf kuEc VI LILO CbACt4I3 Quk Nfou kuoA ~ IL AH-
profitable. though better than.the Hartford. Wa
want Two more new giapes,--ono earlier and onG
later than tho Concord. We may hayo the first
III the now grapo. but, for this part Of tho S:ato
We must wa!t for tho latter.
For one, do not SEQ why tho European and
native grapcg mny not produce a oross,-uot
TINT tue subject ID promising ono, but as soma
people l,nvo 1t, III accidental cross,-and. after
once made, further oroAaes may he looked for
with more confidence. It il claimed that
I H0tJF,4RD gR
| Ia cross botWeon onr native crab-appe sud tho
European, though botanists dony tha mud yot
it IL possible that some Of the dlcta Of thu
botanists may need revising.
There hnvo hoen
WONDERFUL CHANCES
wrought in flowers by hybridiziug, and thera
il no good reason tbat tho Sumo law OF clanEa
may not be found in grapoa. plums and tho
apple.
II is but d fow yoars since tho question, Can
wn grow grapos in Illinoia was answered III
she nugatiye, but tho advent OF tho Concord
changed all this, and today grnpas arc 40 abund-
pound, aud ut st. Louis at ocnts, There ia no
doubt In my mind that the Concord has d touch
Of Vita Vufera IN lta composition, as has also tho
Delaware but tho smooth loaf OF the lattcr
hoppora, that rendora it of no value in thia part
Of tho State; and nothing Bhort OF a thick,
lowny loaf, like the Concord, will atnnd.
TIE SPIRAL NODE or TRAINING
1 Eho lhA nn0CuGf tcAS0H y LCHR Ill ltS 1hVof. lf4
branches arc more uniform in sizo grown on tb,d
plan. and command 10 to Is conts moro q buatc1
in Chicago than those on trelis or common
staseB. Il ia tho simplest OF Ill modes OF trains
ing, and noods quitting g-hook or summer -pincb~
ing; in short, 1t ia tho farmers mode Of inaur-
Ing IN abundant and cl,eap supply Of grapes for
tho family use. The plan is coming into favor,
aud in time must aupersede the common asalld
| and the trullia.
/ THE WEATHER, ETC.
September ia blaldy marching down towards
tho soauon OF frost; warm days md hoavy dewa
at night arc telling on tho grass, the neHly.
sown winter wheat tho turnps, and iato pota-
toes. The shallow wells arc affordsng more
water, md tho now wells arc about equal to tha
domand. A ueighbor who has u gss-wel hui
which filed with wator last spring. and bud tue
boring filled with l,ud, hus boon digging dowu
aome 20 feet, and has mot tho gas coming up
through tho soum from 20 feet below, aud il
hopiug aoon to hoat ana light his house with
this gus, ~ he had done for yoar previous.
Tho boring at Champaign ia down $50 foot AMI
no coal as yet though tho drill has passed
through soap-stone aud coaI-Hhaie Of tho car
bonifGroua strata. Tho supply OF wnter ID
abundant, coming within 20 foot OF tho st1rfacc
Tho work ia progressing, and ooal or flowing
| wall in vet tnt,ed for Tnrnl-wnlia nf II ;nchcs