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before any other Sort, becaufe the 

 Fruit does never grow very clofe 

 upon the Bunches, fo that they 

 are more equally ripen'd, for which 

 Reafon it ihouid alfo be preferr'd 

 in England j though, in general, 

 thofe Sorts are moft efteem'd with 

 us that have always clofc Bunches, 

 which is certainly wrong i for it 

 may be obferved, that the Grapes 

 upon fuch Bunches are common- 

 ly ripe on one Side, and green on 

 the other, whicli is a bad Quality 

 for fuch as are prefs'd to make 

 Wine. 



I fhall now fubjoin a few Sorts 

 of Vines which are preferv'd in 

 Ibme curious Gardens, more for 

 the Sake ot" Variety than the Va- 

 lue of their Fruit : Thefe are, 



1. ViTis i fylvejlris, Virginiana. 

 Tark. Theat. The wild Virginian 

 Grape. 



2. ViTis J vulph?a, cUcia Virginiana 

 albd. Flak. Aim. The Fox Grape, 

 lulgo. 



2. ViTis; alba cIilIc'is, foli'is 'var'i- 

 egatis. The blotch'd-lcav'd Vine. 



4,. ViTis; alba dulcis, limbis fo- 

 liorum argent atis. The ilrip'd leav'd 

 Vine. 



j". ViTiSj quinquefolia, C.inadcn- 

 fis fcandem. Town. Th • Virginian 

 Vine or Common Creeper. 



Tiie firfl and fecond Sorts do 

 grovv in great Plenty in the Woods 

 of America^ where, I have been 

 inform'd, are many other Sorts, 

 ibnie of which do produce Fruit 

 very little inferior to mofi: of our 

 ftne Sons which arc cultivated in 

 jEurcpe i notwichftanding v/hich, it 

 is generally thought impaffible to 

 make Wine in Arnerica ; but this, 

 I dare fay, mufi: proceed from a 

 Want of Skill, rather than any bad 

 Quality in the Soil or Clim.ate:;So 

 that inftead of planting Vineyards 

 ^n tiicii* loofc, rich Lands (as hath 



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generally been pradis'd by the In- 

 habitants of thofe Countries) if 

 they would plant them upon rifing 

 Ground, where the Bottom was 

 rocky or hard near the Surface, t 

 dare fay they would have very 

 good Succefs j for the great Fault 

 complain'd of in thofe Countries, 

 is, that the Grapes do generally 

 bur ft before they are fully ripe, 

 which muft certainly be occafion'd 

 by their having too much Nou- 

 rifhment j therefore, when they 

 are planted on a poorer Soil, this 

 will be, in part, remedied. Ano- 

 ther Cauie of this may proceed 

 from the Moifture of the Air (oc- 

 cafion'd by the Perfpiration of 

 Trees, ^c.) which being imbib'd 

 by the Fruit, may break their Skins. 

 This indeed, can't be prevented un- 

 til the Country is better clear'd of 

 the Timber ; but however, this 

 Hiould caution People not to plant 

 Vines in fuch Places where there 

 are great Quantities of Woods, be- 

 caufe of this EfPedl which it hath 

 on the Grapes. But to return. 



Thefe two Sorts of Vines are 

 preferved in the Gardens of thofe 

 who arc curious in Botany, but I 

 have not feen either of 'em pro- 

 duce Fruit in this Country. Thefe 

 may be propagated by Layers, which 

 will take Root in one Year, and 

 may be taken off and tranfplanted 

 in the Spring where they are to 

 remain, which fliould be againft a 

 warm Wall, becaufe if they are ex- 

 pos'd to much Cold in Winter, 

 they arc often deftroy'd, efpecially 

 while they are young. 



Their Pruning and Management 

 is the fame with any other Sorts 

 of Grapes, but only they fhould 

 have fewer Shoots, and thofe fliort- 

 en'd down very lov/, otherwife 

 they will make very weak Shoots, 

 and never arrive to any confiderable 



Strength, 



