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ol" maturity and freshness, fVoiii the middle of August till the 

 jnorith of February, and iu most seasons from an earlier to a 

 later period. 



UNPRODUCTIVE VINES. 



Vines raised from seed of the native gra[)e, are very apt to 

 ])rove staminate, these of course produce no (ruit, and are 

 therefore rejected most generally by those concerned iu grape 

 culture. The Counnittec however state, that from physical con- 

 siderations, which they deem suppor-'ed by sundry experiments, 

 they are led to think that it is beneficial both for the strength 

 and health of the vine, the perfection of the fruit, the richness 

 ol its flavor and quantity of the yield, to suffer some of these 

 vines to occupy a place in the Vineyard. 



CULTIVATION AND TRAINING THE VINE. 



In the cultivation of the grape, it should be remembered that 

 the tendency of the vine is to a luxuriant growth of wood. 

 Its physical construction encourages this. The study of the 

 vinegrower should be, as far as he may. to counteract this ten- 

 dency and to turn the nutritious circulation from the wood to 

 the fruit, and thus increase the size, but particularly the rich- 

 ness of it. In accomf)lishing this result, regard must be 

 had to the character of the soil, the mode of trimming and 

 training, and the nutritive; ingredients applied to its roots. 

 'I'he Committee would enlarge a little on these subjects were 

 it not that it wouUl unduly extend this report. Much good 

 instrnction may be found in various books now before the 

 public. As a general observation they will say in respect to 

 soil, that it should be sandy and warm, in preference to that 

 which is clayey and wet. The maiun'e used, should not be of 

 an active and exciting character. As a single article, no one is 

 so universally good as the trimmings of the vines, and small 

 branches of trees placed upon the earth about the roots, to the ex- 

 tent of several feet. In places subject to early frost, training 

 the vin5 near the earth horizontally, is a safe practice and where 

 the air is particularly damp from any cause, training to an up- 

 right stake or pole, to the height of ten or more feet has been 

 found so obviously beneficial as to recommend this course to 



