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which unfits it for pure wine. There are few locilities where even the 

 best Labrusca varieties will attaiu the required amount of saccharine. 

 Sicond, some adulterate their wine by adding sugar and water, and 

 some of them add even poisonous coloring matter unfit to drink. 



The differeiice in the ratio of drunkenness, diseases, crimes and 

 insanity between wine-drinking and distilled spirit-drinking countries is 

 very great to my own knowledge, as Hungary is a wine-drinking coun- 

 try and the adjoining PoUand and Kussia are distilled spirit-drinking 

 countries. 



Desiring to obtain official statistics on the subject, I applied to the 

 State Department at Washington, D. C, but failed to obtain them, as 

 they have none ; hence I am unable to furnish an official statement. 



Wine is grown and used all over the civilized world, and is pro- 

 hibited only in China and among the Mohammedans, whose religion 

 forbids them to use intoxicants. Bat has it made them better, wiser, 

 more virtuous or civilized ? The enervating and destructive opium 

 and the horrible hashish have taken the place of the invigorating wine, 

 the natural consequence of absolute prohibition. I have lived among 

 the Mohammedans and know whereof I speak. 



I am cognizant of the fact that the Jilstivalis type cannot be pro- 

 pagated from cuttings, and in consequence of the extra labor involved 

 in their propagation, they are far costlier than those easily progagated 

 from cuttings, but any grape-grower who is able to own land on which 

 to raise grapes, is certainly able to procure a few of them at least, and 

 by perserverance he can soon raise plants from them by yearly layer- 

 ing, which will enable him to plant acres in due course of time, and in 

 the meantime he can raise some grapes also on the remaining canes. 



LIST OP VARIETIES. 



Norton's Virginia, ^st., Bertrand, Rip., Herbemont, ^st., Far 

 West, J5st., Marion, Rip., Bacchus, Rip., Montefiore, Rip., Clinton, Rip., 

 Cynthiana, Mit., Brant, Rip., Munson, Line Rip., Cunningham, So. ^3t., 

 Elvira, Rip., Ralander or St. Genevieve, So. ^st., Deleware, ^^st., 

 Louisana, So. ^Eat., Devereux, So. .^st., Missouri Riesling, Rip., 

 Baldwin Lenoir, JEst, Ozark, ^st., Kentucky, ^st., Ruby, Hybr., 

 Long worth, Line, ^st., Dr. Wylie, .Est., Laura, .Est., Dufour, Line. 

 ^st., Woodburry, a white seedling of Deleware, Darwin, .Est. 



The following are very highly recommended for extra early, fine 

 market grapes : Jewell, ^st., White Jewell, Rip., Golden Gem, ^st. 

 Hybr., Early Ohio, Shelby, ^Est. Rip. 



All the intelligent grape-growers should procure a few of the above 

 vines that are recommended for trial, and report on their merit or de- 



