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sweet, pleasant, spirituous wine. This variety will thrive best 

 upon low, level, and a little moist soil. 



The black Clavner {Morillon noir) will thrive best upon clayish 

 soil, if this is loose and not too moist. This plant is very hardy, 

 and produces much fruit. The Clavner is chiefly used for the 

 manufacture of red wines ; but much white wine is also made of 

 it, which will distinguish itself through its pleasant and beautiful 

 bouquet. Sparkling wines are mostly made from the must of 

 these grapes. 



The Sylvaner is satisfied with a less favorable location, and even 

 a colder place and poorer soil than the Clavner. In districts 

 where only a poorer quality of wine is produced may be recom- 

 mended the Chasselas blanc and the Chasselas croquant. They re- 

 quire a heavy and moist soil ; in sandy land, if it is well manured, 

 they will thrive very well. The wine is mild and pleasant, and 

 will be so in a poor season, as these varieties contain but little 

 acid. The vines are lasting, and produce well every year. 



The green Sylvaner likes a dry and loose soil ; will thrive ex- 

 cellently in the poorest soil. 



The Ortlieber is a plant which will produce an immense quan- 

 tity of fruit, and in a poor locality will give a sweet and pleasant 

 wine. It is satisfied with the poorest soil. 



The early Burgundy, blue or black Burgundy : In a good sea- 

 son this variety, in a poor location, will produce a wine which can 

 be placed side by side with the finest red wine on the Ehine. 



In what proportion these different varieties should be planted 

 can not be exactly determined, as this depends much upon local 

 circumstances, of the location, the soil, the required quality and 

 quantity of the product required. For hot, hilly, and dry loca- 

 tions, the following proportion may be taken as a basis : ^ Eies- 

 ling, ^ red Traminer, and ^ green Sylvaner; or, ^ Eiesling, ^ red 

 Traminer, and ^ black Clavner ; or, ^ Eiesling, ^ Welshriesling, 

 ^ spice Traminer, and ^ red Traminer. For hills which are dry 

 and not so hot, which have richer soil and a more eastern or 

 western exposure, may be taken, ^ Eiesling, |- green Sylvaner, ^ 

 red Traminer, and ^ black Clavner ; or, ^ Eiesling, •§■ Sylvaner, i 

 spice Traminer, and ^ black Clavner, For a location more hilly, 

 cool and rich soil : ^ black Clavner, ^ Eulander, ^ red Traminer, 

 i green Sylvaner, and } Chasselas blanc ; or, ^ red Traminer, ^ 

 Chasselas blanc, -} green Sylvaner, and ^ black Clavner or early 

 Burgundy. For a cold place and good soil : i early Burgundy, 

 i green Sylvaner, ^ red Traminer, and ^ Ortlieber. For quite 

 cold places and dry soil : ^ green Sylvaner, J- blue Arbst, and ^ 

 Ortlieber or early Burgundy. In the distribution of these differ- 

 ent varieties, the peculiarities of the separate kinds must be taken 

 into consideration, so that each may receive a place most adapted 

 to its propensities. 



