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den, Prussia, Poland, and Russia, and even there are 

 found in gardens producing grapes for the table ; but 

 their juice has not sugar enough to make tolerable wine. 



5. In North An^erica, the wild vines grow as far as 

 Canada, in lat. 45, and from thence to the Gulf of 

 Mexico ; how far south they extend in Mexico is not 

 known. Wherever found wild, wine can be made. In 

 Europe, the wine limits extend from lat. 48 to 50 N. and 

 south to Africa. 



6. In France alone, the vineyards occupy five millions 

 of acres, (besides the garden grapes) which produce 

 yearly about 1000 millions of gallons of wine, besides 

 the grapes eaten, thus averaging 200 gallons per acre. 

 The wines sell from 7 cents to %4 the gallon wholesale, 

 according to quality. France having 32 millions of in- 

 habitants, this produce gives 20 gallons for beverage to 

 each, and 360 millions for exportation or making brandy, 

 vinegar, &c. 



7. In Italy and the Islands, with a population of 24 

 millions, nearly as much wine is made, and as many 

 acres cultivated; thus giving a much larger average to 

 each individual, since less is exported or made into bran- 

 dy. The price varies from 4 cents to S5 the gallon. 



8. In Spain and Portugal the amount is less, much 

 brandy and raisins being manufactured and wines ex- 

 ported. In Germany and Greece but little is made in 

 proportion ; and in all Mahometan countries, except 

 Persia, where wine is less proscribed, none but the 

 Greeks, Armenians, and Jews make wine and drink it j 

 but grapes are much cultivated fur the table, preserves, 

 raisins, &c. 



9. In North America wine was very early made from 

 our native grapes, by the French in Illinois. Our native 

 tribes draiik the juice or must of the grapes, but were 

 unacquainted with the art of making wine. Small trials 

 were made in the English colonies and United States at 

 several periods ; but all the trials directed towards the 

 imported vines have failed, owing to our climate being 

 unfavourable to them, while it is very favorable of course 

 to our native grapes. 



10. Tlie European and African grapes succeed pretty 

 well in our sheltered gardens, and thus will give us good 



