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twigs, to be used in tying up the tendrils, instead of 

 strings, which check the circulation and impede the 

 growth. The vine is planted in rows, ranged one above 

 another along the slope, so as to catch all the moisture 

 that falls, and the better to retain the artificial irriga- 

 tion. Between the rows, which are at about twice the 

 distance of Indian corn, there is sufficient space for 

 using the plough, to keep the ground light and free from 

 weeds. The soil is also enriched by common barn -yard 

 manure. 



"There are several distinct departments in the 

 grounds, set apart for the cultivation of numerous 

 varieties of the vine. Mr. Adlum has in all twenty or 

 thirty different kinds, among which are the following: 

 Hulin's Orwigsburgh grape, Eland's Madeira, Clifton's 

 Coustantia, Tokay, Schuylkill Muscadel, Worthington 

 grape, Carolina purple Muscadine, Red juice, large fox 

 grape, Malmsey, purple Front inac, Royal Muscadine, 

 black Hamburgh, black cluster, Syrian, Clapiers, Miller 

 Bergundy, and white sweet water. 



"Mrs. Adlum received us with much politeness, and 

 treated us with a glass of two kinds of Tokay wine of 

 an excellent quality. It is found upon the tables of the 

 Secretaries, and other citizens of Washington, not less 

 on account of its intrinsic excellence, than from a wish 

 to encourage the growth of the vine, and the cause of 

 domestic manufactures." 



Major Adlum occupies such a commanding place in 

 our horticultural evolution that the reader will be glad 

 of a sketch of his personal history. Unfortunately, his 

 works have not attracted the attention of biographers 

 and historians ; and it is with more than common 

 pleasure that I am able, through the aid of his grand- 



