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"He did more to encourage grape culture than any 

 other man of his day, and he was the first to make 

 for market a good American wine. His vineyards, 

 including those of his tenants, were of vast extent. 

 When the history of grape culture in the United States ' 

 shall be written, the labors of Nicholas Longworth will 

 form an important part of it." 



Under the stimulus of this rapidly enlarging grape 

 interest, gardening pursuits became prominent about 

 Cincinnati, and there had developed, by 1850, a center 

 of horticultural influence which eclipsed, in the charac- 

 ter of its men and the variety of its interests, any simi- 

 lar community which has ever arisen in the West. A 

 notable company of horticultural authors spread this 

 influence far and wide. At the head and front of this 

 companj' of writers were Longworth and John A. 

 Warder; and they were closely seconded by Robert 

 Buchanan, E. J. Hooper, F. R. Elliott, G. M. Kern, 

 Thomas Affleck, Adolph Strauch, Charles Reemelin, 

 and Edward Sayers, the last having removed from 

 New England after his career as an author was estab- 

 lished. With these names should be associated those 

 of many enterprising vineyardists, especially Mottier, 

 S. Mosher, L. Rehfuss, Werk, Bogen, J. A. Corneau, 

 John Williamson, T. H. Yeatman. 



Grape -growing was now before the middle of the 

 century attracting attention in many parts of the 

 country, and other varieties than the Catawba were 

 concerned in its spread. While Adlum was giving 

 his attention to the Catawba, another grape, supposed 

 to be a native of Dorchester, South Carolina, was 

 gaining favor in the North. This had been taken 

 North probably as early as 1816. It was introduced 



