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to bury them horizontally just below the surface, with the midrib of the leaves resting 

 on the ground. Should there not be sufficient rain, the soil must be kept moist by slight 

 waterings at the close of the day. 



If \vc ma}' judge by the stagnation of its vegetation during drought, this plant seems 

 to rocjuire irrigation, or watering. The leaves and vines are small considering the size 

 of the roots, and will probably allow of close planting, say eight or ten to the square 

 yard. The vines in general, when not propped up, spread over the ground without taking 

 root, intertwining with each other; but do not grow to that length as when projiped up 

 by poles or stakes. In one instance, in France, a strong pole about ten feet in licight 

 above ground was inserted near one of these plants, which wound itself regularly around 

 it and soon overreached its top. This yam requires no cultivation other than that of era- 

 dicating the weeds, as the operation of earthing-up is regarded as quite superfluous. 



What may be the result of meteorological influences on this product in different climates 

 and seasons cannot at present be determined. In the neighbcrhood of Paris, last year it 

 made rapid progress ; the long vines growing vigorously and putting furth an abundance 

 of leaves. Towards August, many flowers of the male kind appeared, and by the middle 

 of September the vegetation was insensibly checked, assuming a yellow tint, indicating 

 that the period of maturity of the tubers was near at hand, which, however, were not dug 

 before the 6th of November. 



The expense of labor may be more than that of the potato, but it will be amply com- 

 pensated by the prolific result. To facilitate the extraction of the tubers from the earth, 

 it is recommended that they be planted as near as practicable in bunches, or hills. 



This root, it will be seen, is voluminous, rich in nutritive matter, and can be cooked in 

 every respect like the common potato, and can even be eaten in the raw state. It also 

 bids fair to become a source of as much profit to the cultivator, richer in fact in nutri- 

 ment, and therefore is believed to be destined to render even greater service to the world. 



Grapes is New York. — The New York market, says the American Agriculturist, has 

 been unusually well supplied with excellent grapes during the present season. The num- 

 ber of persons in the vicinity of the city who have a few vines .about the homestead 

 yielding a smaller or larger suplus of this fruit for sale, has wonderfully multiplied dur- 

 a year or two past. A gentleman residing in Brooklyn, stated to us the other day that, 

 although living upon a lot 32 by 100 feet, his two children have cultivated a few vines, 

 from which they gather and sell grapes enough to supply themselves with bcoks, pocket 

 money, and most of their clothing. "We do not remember any former season when this 

 fruit has been so abundantly offered for sale everywhere throughout the city, not only 

 in the markets and at the confectioners, fruit stores and groceries, but also on every street 

 corner. We introduced them into the regular weekly Prices Current during the past 

 month where the wholesale prices has been quoted at 3c. to 4c. per lb., for ordinary; 5c 

 to 8c. for medium, and 9c. to 12o. for superior. 



But these prices have not referred to those now so well known in this market as " Dr- 

 Underbill's Grapes," for these have been wholesaled readily at 15 cents per lb. Judging 

 from the immense number we have noticed selling every where throughout the city, and 

 from the constant crowd of purchasers at the sales depot, (293 Broadway) we think the 

 Doctor is reaping a golden harvest in return for his patient and long continued experi 

 mental efforts to bring the cultivation of this delicious fruit to perfection, at his Croton 

 Point vineyards. 



