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ment of Fruit Trees." About this time considerable at- 

 tention was being given to the cultivation of the grape, 

 and several works appeared upon the subject between 

 1820 and 1830. In 1823, John Adlum, of Washington, 

 D. C, published his " Memoir on the Cultivation of the 

 Vine ;" James Dufour, of Vevay, Indiana, wrote " The 

 Vine-Dressers' G-uide" in 1826; it was published at Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio. In 1 827, Alphonse Loubat, wrote the " Amer- 

 ican Vine-Dressers' Guide," printed at 22 Wall Street, New 

 York. Loubat planted a vineyard of foreign varieties on 

 the shore of Gowanus Bay, Long Island. Here he strove 

 against mildew and sun-scald for several years, but had to 

 yield at last, as the elements were too much for human ex- 

 ertions to overcome. An old resident of Brooklyn related 

 to the writer, a few years since, many incidents c,onnected 

 with Loubat's experiments ; one of which was, that to pre- 

 vent mildew on the fruit, each bunch Avas enveloped in 

 paper ; consequently they had to be uncovered when ex- 

 hibited to visitors. This, when the grapes were ripening, 

 consumed most of Loubat's time. In 1828, '29, and '30 

 several works appeared on this and kindred subjects. 



This brings us down to the beginning of a new epoch in 

 American Horticulture, and from this time forward books 

 appeared in rapid succession, until one can obtain quite 

 an extensive library of works upon the subject published 

 in this country. 



NURSERIES. 



Twenty-five years ago there were very few nurseries in 

 the United States, and these were most of them located 

 near the larofe cities in the Atlantic States. The most ex- 



