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so often ; but seeds ought never to be sown, except for 

 experiment. 



William Robert Prince, Esq*. in his Treatise on tire Vine, 

 published 1630, enumerates about five hundred and fifty 

 varieties in cultivation, in the vineyard attached to the 

 Linnsean Botanic Garden at Flushing, including about 

 ninety American native Grapes ; but no sufficient evidence 

 has as yet been exhibited of vineyards flourishing her 

 equal to what they do in Europe. Mr. Loubat has at- 

 tempted to establish a vineyard on Long Island, which he 

 abandoned after six years' arduous exertion. The following 

 have been found to succeed best in the vicinity of N^w-York; 

 the Sweetwater, the Chasselas, the Muscadine, tire While 

 Tokay, the Black Hamburgh, the Blue Gortiga, the Miller 

 Burgundy, the Austrian Muscadel, the Messlier, the Mor- 

 Hon, the Black Prince, Blanc, and some excellent seedling 

 sorts from the imported Lisbon Grapes. To plant a vinery 

 for a full crop of good Grapes of various flavours, take a 

 white and red Muscat, a white and red, or black Muscadine* 

 a white and red Frontignac, a black or red Muscadel, a 

 white Raisin Grape, a white and red Hamburgh, a Stilwell's> 

 and red Sweet waters, a white and red Nice, a black 

 Damascus, a red Syracuse, and a black Constantia. The 

 above li<$t contains some of the most esteemed table 

 Grapes of all colours and flavours, which will ripen iu 

 succession. The mos.t preferable kinds of our native 

 Grapes, for private gardens, are the * Catawba,' the York, 

 (Pa), 'Black Madeira,' the Schuylkill, Muscadel, and the 

 Isabella. To these may he added, the Scuppernong, or 

 Hickman Grape, which is said to be larger than the-. Fox 

 Grape, of a delightful prfurn.e, and. when ripe, it is, of a 

 yellowish white colour. 



Previous to planting Vines, care should be taken that the 

 ground be well pulverized and prepared for some distance 

 around for the roots to spread. The soil should be deep and 

 dry, and some rich compost, or vegetable mould, should be 

 used around the roots in filling in ; a handful or two of wet 

 to ea.ch plant is recommended^ by Mr, Loubat as. 



