24 The Cultivation of the Orape. 



without the least addition astonished tvery one with the large qiiantitifTS 

 of fine fruit. 



We would prefer fair common soil, with a moderate addition of Itaf 

 mould and unleached ashes, to the richest garden poil and strongest ma- 

 nures for the strawberry fruit. 



3. Another common error is to permit the plants too closely to occopy 

 the bed. The very large kinds should never be allowed to remain nearer 

 than twelve inches apart, and the smaller varieties nine or ten. If the 

 plants are not wanted to set out or give away, throw them away. One 

 plant, with plenty of sun and air, will overbear a dozen within the radius 

 of a foot. The strawberry is a plant with a great number of fibrous roots, 

 and is very tenacious of life. Those numerous roots should not be cut 

 off or greatly disturbed unless we wish to maim the plant. True those 

 maimed plants will bear some fruit, and may in a measure satisfy those 

 who do not care to have a large crop, but such a course should not be 

 recommended to others. Consequently good clean soil, free from weeds, 

 should be selected, thoroughly and repeatedly pulverized, and then if 

 mulched with tan-bark or saw-dur^t, but t'cw weeds will appear, and those 

 can be taken with the hand, without a resort to that dangerous tool in a 

 strawberry bed — the hoe, or even a spading fork, unle?s used with great 

 care. Remarks respecting the most approved varieties, with the combi- 

 ned observation and experience of the past favorable season, will be de- 

 ferred until the next nun)ber. 



THE CULTIVATION OF THE GRAPE. AND '-TnE MANUFACTURE OF 



WINE." 



BY D. W\ KAY. 



The cultivation of the Grape and the manufacture of Wine have at last 

 began to attract the attention of the American people. Depending al- 

 most wholly for their supply of wine upon importations from abroad, and 

 also paying exorbitant prices for not always an unadulterated article, have 

 led our enterprising Grape cultivators to grow the Grape extensively for 

 the sole purpose of manufacturing the fruit into wine. The manufacture 

 of wine and its sale adds greatly to the commercial wealth and import- 

 ance of the country where this branch of trade is entered into extensively. 

 Thfl vineyards of the Rhino and the territory of France are celebrated 

 throughout the whole world. The amount of wine manufactured and 



