APPENDIX. 



The following remarks and observations on the culture of 

 the Grape in the United States, are selected from various 

 sources, and it is presumed will be found of advantage to 

 persons who are engaged in the growing of that delicious 

 table-fruit the Grape. 



Dr. R. T. UNDERBILL, of Croton Point, New-York, who 

 has attained to great perfection in the cultivation of the 

 Grape, has one of the finest vineyards in the United States, 

 containing twenty acres of Isabella and Catawba grapes, 

 and bearing as much fruit as he pleases to have remain on 

 the vines. The following is extracted from a communica- 

 tion made by Dr. Underbill to the OrchardisVs Companion: 



In 1828-9, I planted about four acres of the choicest 

 French vines, selected from vineyards in France, among 

 which were the White Chasselas of Fontainbleau, Burgun- 

 dy, Frontignac, Imperial Tokay, &c. After three years' 

 cultivation, they produced but a small crop of fruit. Al- 

 though cultivated in the best manner as vineyard grapes, 

 they soon showed symptoms of decay, and the fruit was not 

 so sweet or as fine-flavored as either the Isabella or Ca- 

 tawba, Several gentlemen laid out vineyards of the above 

 kinds in the vicinity of New-York, about the same time I 

 planted mine, which, after a large outlay of money and 

 loss of time, proved to be worthless. 



In 18?2, I cleared my vineyards of all the foreign vines 

 they contained, considering them an incumbrance. * * * 



Having abandoned the foreign vines, I turned my atten- 

 tion to those which are indigenous to the United States. I 



