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of a hill, and the labour and pruning appeared 

 the same as those of the Canton generally. A 

 perfect neatness was the prominent feature of 

 those vineyards, and order and arrangement 

 were conspicuous among them in a high degree. 

 The plants were free of moss, that noxious para- 

 sitic, with which, under a negligent culture, the 

 vineyard is infested and the grounds were clean, 

 regularly staked, and free of weeds. The wines 

 of Montreux are esteemed, andgthose of Yvorne, 

 particularly the red, are considered among the 

 fine productions of the Canton of Vaud. I found 

 in the Canton of La Vallais, between Brieg and 

 St. Maurice, the soil and cultivation not unlike 

 those of La Vaux. The wines of La Vallais are 

 esteemed. A fine Muscat is produced there, 

 bearing, for a Swiss wine, a high reputation, and 

 which I thought inferior to the same wine of 

 France. The two principal wines of that Can- 

 ton, are the " Coquempin" and " La Marque" 

 the latter of which, a strong wine, is the produce 

 of vineyards which occupy an exceedingly steep 

 hill, part of which has an eastern exposure and 

 part facing south. 



The wines of La Valtaline, and Chiavenne, 

 are also esteemed, among which is a sweet wine, 

 of a strong body for a wine of that country. 

 These are the principal wines of Switzerland, 

 except those of Neufchatel, of these I shall have 

 occasion to speak hereafter. 



There are other districts producing inferior 

 wines, which I did not consider as worth the 

 trouble of visiting, and of which I can say no- 

 thing; as I wish to confine my remarks to such 



