THE AMEKICAK 



VINE-DRESSER'S GUIDE. 



PART FIRST. 



CHOICE OF SOIL AND SITUATION. 



THE vine will grow in all kinds of soils, 

 provided they are not too subject to damp- 

 ness ; but the fittest are those which, though 

 light, retain sufficient moisture to prevent 

 the plant from suffering under a very hot 

 sun. 



Excessively rich earth is not appropriate ; 

 for, although the vine will grow, the fruit will 

 be inabundant, of a poor quality, and likely 

 to dry up and fall off. If the ground is too 



