The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . e one berry in ten ; its stamens are so imperfect that it hasnot made one-fourtli of a crop yet, and is not worth cultivating. The Concord rotted andmildewed much worse than the Delaware, Zona and Isabella. I have, January 18th, lonas,Isabellas, Crevelings and Catawbas. The lona keeps the best, and does not drop from thestem, and will ripen better than the Catawba on light sand or gravelly soil. Concords andCrevelings blighted badly, where the Delaware is exempt and makes a good crop. TheDelaware had this year from 20 to 40 degrees
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . e one berry in ten ; its stamens are so imperfect that it hasnot made one-fourtli of a crop yet, and is not worth cultivating. The Concord rotted andmildewed much worse than the Delaware, Zona and Isabella. I have, January 18th, lonas,Isabellas, Crevelings and Catawbas. The lona keeps the best, and does not drop from thestem, and will ripen better than the Catawba on light sand or gravelly soil. Concords andCrevelings blighted badly, where the Delaware is exempt and makes a good crop. TheDelaware had this year from 20 to 40 degrees less saccharine matter than last year. I thinkthe lona will make better wine than the Delaware, at least it is tending that way. Some farmers that planted vines a few years ago, while the grape panic was raging, wishthey had not planted. But those who have made it a speciality, on a suitable soil, are notdiscouraged if they have not realized the expected fortune, and find it takes capital, timeand perseverance to insure success in vine culture. A. J. Editorial Notes. Engagement of Shirley Hibbei-d on the Editoi-iul Staff of The Sortieultiirlst- We have the rare pleasure of announcing the engagement of Shirley Hibberd, of London, England,as an Associate Editor and Sf)ecial Foreign Correspondent. Mr. Hibberd is already well known toall our intelligent horticulturists, as the accomplished andpopular editor of 7%e Gardeners Magazine, published in London, acknowledged to be the best Gar-deners and Horticultural Journal publislied in that country. He is also editor of The Floral IVorld,a monthly magazine devoted to lloricultural subjects, and also the author of many very popular hor-ticultural volumes, which have made his name a household word all over jNIerrie England, fullyequaling that of A. J. Downing here in America. Sir. Hibberds first communication appears this month, and he will write regularly every monthfor our pages, giving in a free, conversational style, and a pl
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