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Q2022.21.182Scope and Content
Two attached letters. The first is a letter from H. P. Olmo, Professor of Viticulture, University of California, Davis to Wilbur P. McDonald, M. D., dated April 16, 19971. It is on University of California letterhead.
The second letter is a copy of a letter, on onion skin paper, from Wilbur P. McDonald, M. D., in response to Dr. H. P. Olmo, dated April 26, 1971. The letters COPY in red ink are down the left hand side of the paper.Context
Dear Dr. McDonald:
We are placing your name on our request list to receive some cuttings of the T8-43 which is a white wine hybrid of F2-35by Seibel 7053. This has produced a very aromatic wine, but we do not have any experiences as to whether the variety has inherited any cold resistance from the French hybrid parent. It would pass as a pure vinifera.
We have importations of the 'Sereksia' variety from Russia. We will also include a couple of cuttings of this variety at the time we send the T8-43. Unless we hear from you to the contrary, the varieties will be sent the middle of April, 1972.
If neither the Pinot Chardonnay or Pinot noir have survived the low winter temperatures, it is not likely there would be any chance of growing Aligote or Gamay without burying the vines.
Sincerely yours,
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Dear Dr. Olmo,
Thank you for the five cuttings of T8-43 which have arrived safely and have just been placed in the vineyard. . . . I hope they do well.
Thank you for putting me mon the list to receive more cuttings . . . in April 1972, and I hope that both will be winter hardy.
The Ruby Cabernet that I have grafted on Baco #1 roots . . . . . . got through our winter and at present all eight vines are viable. We had one night which registered 19° below zero, . . . . We did not have a week of sustained temperatures below zero at any time this winter.
One encouraging note that I might mention . . . .I asked you or Dr. Cook to send Mr. Bennett of the New York State Fruit Testing Cooperation Association some Ruby Cabernet cuttings to bench graft . . . These I received two years ago this spring, but the labels were somewhat mixed, or absent, and I did not know which . . were which. During the winter of 1969 and 70 all of one . . batch died, but 13 of the other batch survived, and last summer put out a growth of two to three feet. These were not covered this . . winter 70-71, and it appears that about 11 have survived, . . . . Quite possibly the Ruby Cabernet or the Rupestis St. George roots may survive in this climate, but it will take a few more years to find out.
Thank you again for your kindness.Lexicon
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8.5" x 11"
