THE cultivation of the Vine is probably coeval with 

 the history of the world. When the primeval 

 home of man was formed, and enriched with every 

 tree which was good for food and pleasant to look upon, 

 the vine', clinging with tenacity to some sturdy tree, 

 doubtless adorned the scene with its rich clusters of 

 purple and white, and contributed its share to the 

 banquet of which our first parents partook in the garden 

 of Eden. We find the vine mentioned very early in sacred 

 as well as secular history ; and in later ages, its small, 

 luscious fruit and soul-invigorating juice have formed the 

 subject of many a stirring song, and inspired to many a 

 gallant and noble deed. 



There can be no doubt as to the special adaptability 

 of some parts of the earth for the production of the vine, 

 arising partly from the peculiarity of the soil and partly 

 from the nature of the climate, combined with the com- 

 parative absence of the various causes of failure and vexa- 

 tion which exist in these more northern, and therefore 

 less congenial parts. Every reader of Holy Writ associates 



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