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shade, few leaves, and but little young wood on the fruit 

 branches to carry sap to the grapes to ripen them. The 

 wood is life-; and the circulation of the sap stopped. Not 

 one-fourth of the grapes will ripen perfect, many of 

 them shrivel- and drop, and many of them scarcely 

 change color. A favorable fall will aid them. 



''J observed in the vineyard of Mr. Langdon, that the 

 Catawba vine is much closer jointed than in our richer 

 land, where there is a sub-soil of clay ; and one of my 

 German vine-dressers assured me this is always the 

 case. This would indicate an increased crop, and the 

 change probably depends on the richness of the soil. 

 An important inquiry is. Will the grape in a sandy soil 

 yield an equal amount of sugar ? I wish our vine- 

 dressers to direct their attention to this subject. In 

 some of our vineyards, they have both soils, and the 

 question will be. easily decided. The color of the 

 Catawba grape is no certain evidence of its ripeness 

 and richness. They are often of unusual dark color 

 this season, yet the juice has one-eighth less sugar." 



Eobert Buchanan, Esq., a highly intelligent and 

 successful vine-culturist and wine-maker, of Cincinnati, 

 has lately favored the public ivith a short but very 

 comprehensive '' Treatise on tlie Cultivation of the 

 Grape in Vineyards,'" in which he mentions the varie- 

 ties of grapes chiefly raised near Cincinnati, the cha- 

 racteristics of the wine made from them, and modes 

 of culture pursued. This publication, coming from one 

 so intelligent and well qualified by experience in the 

 vine culture and wine making, will be found to convey 

 thd most opportune and valuable instruction to all 

 interested in the subject. 



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