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for the purpose of growing grapes. Samuel Miller, of 

 Avon, Pa., who has had much experience in grape cul- 

 ture, has been chosen director of the enterprise. Dr. Trail 

 & Co., of New York, have lately purchased a tract of 

 10,000 acres in Ross County, Ohio, for the purpose of fruit- 

 growing. The place is to be called Hygeana, and it is 

 intended that the hygienic principles shall be carried out to 

 the fullest extent ; no animals are to be raised or used for 

 the purpose of food. Enterprises similar to those named 

 are in progress in all parts of the country. 



Do not all tliese indications clearly show^ that Horticul- 

 ture is rapidly becoming a source of great national wealth, 

 besides furnishing innumerable blessings to all classes of 

 society? These combinations should not, however, deter 

 individuals from planting on a smaller scale. The profits 

 of companies may, and probably will, if properly managed, 

 be large, but they must be divided among the many stock- 

 holders ; while the profits attendant upon less extensive 

 operations are not subject to such diA^sions, and experience 

 has shown them to be sufficient to satisfy any reasonable 

 man. 



