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wheat without the plants being thrown out of the 

 ground in winter. 



Downing recommends a &quot; strong loamy or gra 

 velly soil limestone soils being usually the best.&quot; 

 And in another place he gives it as his opinion that 

 &quot; all that can be said of a soil for grape culture is 

 that it be light, rich and dry.&quot; G. W. Johnson thinks 

 a light, sandy loam the best. And Buchannan, who 

 may be safely taken as the representative of the Cin 

 cinnati vine growers, recommends a dry, calcareous 

 loam with a porous subsoil. At the recent meeting 

 of the Fruit Growers Society of western New York, 

 Dr. Farley stated that his best grapes had been 

 raised on a clay soil, and that in this matter his 

 opinion in regard to the soil best adapted to the cul 

 ture of grapes had undergone some change. 



It will thus be perceived that the opinions of our 

 best horticulturists vary a little, but we believe that 

 this variation is mere adaptation to the different modes 

 of growth and training adopted by the various culti 

 vators. The purpose for which the grapes are raised 

 that is whether for wine or for the table ought 

 also to have a material influence in directing our 

 choice of a soil. 



When the object is to manufacture wine, the vines 

 require to be kept within moderate bounds ; all rank- 

 ness of vegetation must be carefully avoided, and con- 



