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REMARKS ON THE USE OF MANURES, &c. 



Since the publication of the first edition of the Culture of 

 the Grape, there has been much interest expressed in the 

 question, whether animal substances were beneficial, or other- 

 wise, as part of the compost forming the border. This inter- 

 est, in this country, has been increased by an article in the 

 Magazine of Horticulture, edited by Mr. Hovey, in which 

 he, in strong language, disapproves of not only animal re- 

 mains, but classes under the term of " quackery" almost 

 every article that has been, from time immemorial, considered, 

 both by practical gardeners and scientific writers, as useful 

 as amendments for the vineyard. This opinion of his, being 

 published about the time of the appearance of the above 

 pamphlet, wherein I had directed most of these articles to be 

 used in the formation of the border, excited some remark, 

 and the question is often asked, How can there be such a 

 diversity of opinion and practice ? My behef is, that there 

 is not so wide a difference as there would appear ; the reason 

 for this will be given in the proper place. 



A subsequent article, by the same editor, in confirmation 

 of his former opinion, appeared in the February number of 

 his magazine, and, in support of his views, he brings forward 

 the editor of the Gardeners' Chronicle, who disapproves of 

 carrion, but nothing is said against shells and other articles 

 by this gentleman ; on the contrary, the application of these 

 is incidentally approved of, by the commendation of authors 

 who do advise their use. 

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