Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05

spects-for his perception of the general fact
that SraGe culture must be built IT, upon ION
attempt to establish experiment station and
for the introduction of the Catawba grape. He
began his experiments toward the close Of the
last century. He planted vineyard on Rock
creek. in the District of Columbia, comprising
sary." he writes. TO seek for more temperar.
ATTITUDES for the cultivation Of the ,ine. The
way is to drop most kinds Of foreigt vines mt
once Except few for the table, andNseek for
if properly managed there can be no doabS but
we can make much wine II not more than
space of ground ms far north as the forty third
degree II not further north and Of good quality"
mental farm is of the earliest attempts Of
the kind on record in this country and it should
station movement is so thoroughly established.
Albums third claim to our remembrance and
inquiry is the introduction of the Catawba grape
which marks the second epoch in American
grape growing. 1t seems that Mrs. scholl. who
county. Nd. had grapevine of much re-
nown. which Album pruned in February. 1919,
priest who the vine in full bearing and
when ripe pronounced them the true Tokny
Tokay. Hungary" From this circumstance. Ad-
lum called the grape the Tokay. and apparently
made no inquiry at the time into Its origin
There was published in the New Eng
land Farmer Magazine in March. 1924.
an account of visit to the Album Vine
yard, and what follows is part of what
the writer set down:
A friend and myself before the meeting of the
House of Representatives this morning rode to
the vineyard Of Mr.. Album at Georgetown three
or four miles from this city. for the purpose
of obtaining bundle of slips to be forwarded
to the New York Horticultural Society and by
them disposed of as may be deemed proper.
Unfortunately my purpose defeated today
by the accidental absence of the proprietor. We,
however had the pleasure of surveying Mr.. Ad-
lum.s grounds and of observing his mode of
ffN-nf I'M fhn vim lie vim ri ig IN
questered and lonely situation surrounded by
small branch Of the Potomac. 1t is planted on
a steep declivity looking to the south and COW
ering several acres. The soil is light loan.
stony and moist. the growth about it being chief
smnll brook planted with willows from which
a black vine dresser was very busy in plucking
stead of strings. which check the circulation
and impede the growth. The vine il planted in
ranged one above another along the slope
so as to catch all the moisture that falls and
the better to retain the artificial irrigation.
Between the rows. which at about twice
the distance of Indian corn. there is sufficient
light and free from weeds. The soil is also
enriched by common barnyard manure.
This old writer relates that Mrs. Ad-
lum received us with much polite at
tention and treated us to glass of two
kinds of Tokay wine" He saws that
secretaries and other citizens of WASH
ington not less on account of it's intrin-
sic excellence than for a wish to en-
courage the growth of the vine and the
cause of domestic manufactures
There have been two tracts of land in
the District of Columbia bearing the
name the Vineyard. and some cor