Mr. Barry spoke of the Delaware (concerning which so much has been lately said,) • as very early, and perfectly hardy. Of the Rebecca as a very handsome, free grower, and bear ing a fine crop; does not mildew under good treatment.

The Concord is pleasing people very much; is not so good as the Isabella; is jet black, fine flavored, and as large as the Black Hamburgh.

The Hartford Prolific was shown in quantities at the Pomological Congress in Kew York city. Was once in Boston condemned as foxy; but has, in spite of that condemnation, been latterly more cultivated, and improves upon acquaintance. It is a large grape, bears great crops, sweet, though somewhat foxy, and upon the whole is a pretty good grape; a great recommendation is that it is so early, and such an enormous bearer.

The Diana on Mr. B.'s grounds ripens about the same time as the Rebecca.

The Delaware is much superior to the Catawba in quality, even when the Catawba is fully ripe. Had eaten the Catawba in its best and ripest state in Cincinnati, and the Delaware surpassed it, even under the most favorable circumstances.

Mr. Thomas, of Cayuga, spoke of visiting the vineyard of Dr. Farley, containing six acres. Was planted four years ago with Isabella vines at three years of age. The ground had a good slope, sufficient to drain it well; had been previously worked two feet deep, was naturally strong, but was enriched by two hundred loads of muck to the acre. In 1857 he gathered one and one half tons of grapes, which he sold at fifteen cents per pound.. In 1858 he raised from seven to eight tons, for which he gets fourteen cents per pound. The vines are trained upon wire trellises fastened to cedar posts, and are pruned and trained with a great deal of skill. "Never saw a more beautiful sight than as standing at one end of the trellis, I looked along through the purple clusters hanging in such profusion, both of numbers and size: for they were large as Black Hambnrghs. Many grapes I measured were eight-tenths and nine-tenths of an inch in diameter." The posts of trellis are seven to eight feet high; trellis six feet high; plants are twelve feet apart on the trellises, which are eight feet apart.

Isabella should never be less than twelve feet apart.

Mr. Ainsworth spoke of the vineyards in Bloomfield. The growers there had thus far found the Isabella the most profitable. Hopes the Society will recommend Rebecca, Delaware, and Diana, for general cultivation. The vineyard of Dr. Miner, of West Mendon Village, consists of five hundred Diana vines, which have fruited for several years. The Diana with him ripens two weeks earlier than the Isabella upon the same trellis. Last year the Diana ripened well; while the Isabella did not ripen at all. The Diana is a good wine and table grape.

Mr. A. also spoke of the vineyard of Mr. Peck; where there was a system of high cultivation carried on with refuse bones, waste from a slaughter house, etc, which system produced enormous crops. This year there was a very heavy crop, and admirably well ripened. The pruning was only medium; five leaves were left beyond the farthest bunch of grapes, balance pinched off. On the laterals the shoot was pinched off two leaves beyond the bunch. A Mr. Wilcox has two vines eleven years old, from which he is raising this year 500 pounds of grapes each. The branches Cover an area of sixty feet square upon an horizontal trellis, and the bunches hang down through the trellis. The sight of these purple clusters deserves particular mention, as they are indeed a sight to behold. These vines are Isabella, and last year the fruit, although nearly as fine as this year, did not ripen. We want a grape that will ripen its fruit in every season.

Mr. Thomas said that W. A. Underbill, of Croton Point, was decidedly opposed to high manuring upon a vineyard; but made up the difference by constant stirring of the soil. Has the cultivator go between his vines once each week during the whole summer.