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the Vine, that they gave to their discovery the name 

 of Wineland, which was thus, by a rather singular 

 accident, appropriated to one of the few countries 

 within the temperate regions of the Christian world, 

 where no wine was ever made. A more general and 

 careful cultivation of the Vine may, perhaps, enable 

 us to justify the application of this ancient title, and 

 furnish the community, at a cheap rate, with a pal- 

 atable, healthy, and refreshing substitute for ardent 

 spirit, which the friends of temperance among us are 

 now so earnestly endeavoring to banish from general 

 consumption. 



II. The disposition of grounds and gardens, 

 whether for the purpose of private recreation or 

 public utility and ornament, is another application of 

 Horticulture, not less interesting and important than 

 the immediate care of fruits and flowers. Under this 

 aspect, it is justly regarded as one of the elegant 

 arts, and has engaged the attention and employed the 

 pens of some of the greatest men of ancient and 

 modern times. Among the English writers on the 

 subject, we find Horace Walpole, Sir William Tem- 

 ple, and the ilkistrious Lord Chancellor Bacon, who 

 has devoted to it one of the longest and most agreea- 

 ble of his Essays. This department of the art has 

 not yet been much studied among us ; but as wealth 

 and population increase, it will gradually attract more 

 attention, and will cover the banks of our beautiful 

 streams and lakes, the southern slopes of our hills, 

 and the promontories and islands along our coast, 

 with ornamented grounds. Notwithstanding the com- 

 parative sterility of the soil, there are few regions, 

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