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So confident has the Proprietor ever been of the success 

 \vhich would attend the cuhure ot the vine in this country, 

 and of the utter inconsistency ot the fallacious ideas which 

 have been advanced to the contrary, that he has invariably 

 continued to extend his collection of vines, by importations, 

 of the choicest kinds, from every clime ; ami as he has, dur- 

 ing the seasons of 1826 and 1827, had near 100 kinds to 

 produce fruit equal to that of France, nearly all of which 

 ripened in August and September, he considers these doubts 

 as entirely set at rest. Sflccimen vines of every kind have 

 been planted out for bearing, and persons desirous of seeing; 

 the fruit can view them at the season of ripening. Such 

 persons as desire a selection of varieties most suitable to 

 their particular localities, can have the selection made by the 

 author. It is intended, in the copious work now preparing 

 on "American Horticulture," to insert engravings of a 

 number of varieties of the grape. 



1. July Grafie, or Morillon Hatif This is also called 

 the Madeleine ; it is the earliest grape known in France. 

 The bunches are small, the fruit is also small, of a deep vio- 

 let colour, and pleasant flavour, but it is not much esteemed^ 

 except for its early maturity; ripens here early in August. 



2. White Muscadine, or Early Sweet Water. This is a 

 round grape, with a thin skin, and of a delicate flavour; it i& 

 a great bearer, and resembles the White Sweet Water in 

 almost every respect, except that it ripens much earlier, be- 

 ing usually in perfection from the 20th to the end of August. 

 Jt is recommended as particularly suitable for the country, 

 and for more northern latitudes, where, with attention, it will 

 be sure to yield plentifully and regularly. 



8. White Sweet Water. This has very large round white 

 berries close on the bunch, which is of a good size ; the skin 

 and flesh are very delicate, and replete with very agreeable 

 juice ; the berries on the sides of the brandies next the sun 

 are often clouded with spots of a russet colour. This erape 

 flourishes admirably in our cities, where large quantities are 

 annually sold in the shops, and some bunches have weighed 

 near 2 Ibs. It is somewhat singular, that although it flourishes 

 without protection in the city of New- York, yet I have never 

 Iknown a grape more sensible to the early frosts in ihe coun- 

 try, where, if unprotected in winter, it is, when young, killed 

 to the ground. It is therefore not recommended for the 

 country in this latitude. 



