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The Grape Cnlturist. 



ber who have not commenced with 

 half as many hundreds as S. had 

 thousands, and who are wealthy and 

 independent men now, ready and will- 

 ing to eujoy the luxuries of life, which 

 taste all the sweeter to them because 

 they know that they earned the right 

 thereto, bj'- years of faithful toil. 

 These are the stuff from which grape 

 groweis are made, the earnest, hard 



working, thinking men, not those who 

 think the life of a grape grower an 

 ideal one, with little toil or care. 



W^th these few passing remarks, 

 we can leave the " causes of failure in 

 grape growing " to our readers, well 

 aware that it can onl}' be for their 

 benefit, if they are pointed out to 

 them. Editor. 



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ON OUR TABLE. 



We return our thanks for the many 

 catalogues and circulars received from 

 our correspondents, and if we cannot no- 

 tice each and all, our limited space must 

 plead our excuse. We shall continue 

 to do so, however, and hope to do jus- 

 tice to all. 



The Southern Farmer, published at 

 Memphis, Tenn., M. W. Philipps, 

 editor. A good monthly, well illus- 

 trated, and full of useful information. 

 The only fault we find with it, is that it is 

 too rabidly Southern, and mixes politi- 

 cal hints and allusions with its truly 

 practical articles, in a way which ^ve do 

 not think quite proper. In our opinion, 

 politics have nothing to do with Agri- 

 culture or Horticulture, and if friend 

 Philipps would turn his whole attention 

 to them, he would be in better humor 

 with the "Northern hirelings," who 

 have really done a great deal for these 

 useful branches of industr3^ 



Illustrated Catalogue of Isidor Bush 

 & Son, Bushberg, Jefferson Co., Mo. 

 An excellent compilation of much use- 

 ful information about grapes and small 

 fruits, splendidly illustrated with cuts 



of grapes and small fruits, modes of 

 culture, training, etc., which make it a 

 valuable hand-book for the beginner in 

 grape culture. Although we cannot 

 agree with friend Bush in everything, 

 for instance, when he calls the term 

 " ^Summer-grape' a misnomer, as that 

 class ripens in October," which sim- 

 ply shows that he has not observed oui* 

 wild grapes ver}^ closely, yet we admire 

 the industry with which so much useful 

 information has been gathered and 

 compiled in so small a space. It is b}' 

 far the best illustrated catalogue of 

 grapes we have yet seen, and does him 

 credit. It will be sent to applicants 

 for 25 cents, and the illustrations alone 

 are worth double the price to any one 

 interested in grape culture. 



Catalogue of Gravies and Small 

 Fruits, New Plants, Seeds, etc., bj^ 

 Samuel Miller, Bluffton, Mo. A very 

 complete list of grapes and small fruits. 

 Our friend is an unceasing experimen- 

 ter, and " holds fast to that which is 

 good." His collection is a fine one, 

 and his plants healthy and well grown. 

 (To be continued in our next.) 



