66 NATURALISED AND ACCLIMATISED PLANTS, ETC. 



satisfied as they were. In my home the farmers want more 

 than milk and potatoes. They now like rye less than wheat, 

 brown bread less than white bread. Better products are to 

 be seen on the markets. Viticulture has declined ; in many 

 districts which yielded renowned wine, the grape vines have been 

 eradicated, as too much expense is required to combat with 

 the Oidium albicans, a fungus on the leaves. I learned by my 

 visit that a quarter of a century can alter the look of a country 

 and the conditions for the welfare of a whole nation. 



