REMARKS ON CULTURE. 229 



CULTURE. 



The consideration of culture naturally divides itself into 

 three parts. 



First, The great or vineyard culture, comprising that of 

 fields and plantations on an extended scale, for the manufacture 

 of wines, brandies, and raisins. 



Second, The small or garden culture, on a more limited 

 scale, for the supply of the markets with fresh fruits, or for 

 family supplies alone. 



Third, Hothouse culture, where artificial heat is resorted 

 to, either to obviate the effects of climate, or to advance the 

 maturity. 



In viewing the subject, I shall commence by considering it 

 in its more extended and most important character, which will 

 necessarily comprise many remarks of general applicability, 

 and equally referrible to the more limited species of cultiva- 

 tion, 



Great or Vineyard Culture. 



It is a subject of much difficulty to prescribe the proper 

 course of culture required by the vine in every country. So 

 many circumstances are connected with its growth, the excel- 

 lence of its fruits, and the abundance of its crops, that a different 

 treatise would almost seem necessary for every country, climate, 

 and exposition. 



To what country is our attention most particularly drawn 

 for lessons on this interesting subject ? To France ! to " La 

 belle France!" which has emphatically stripped from ancient 

 Greece her prerogative, and become "the favoured land of the 

 vine and the olive." Spreading as she does over the same 

 degrees of latitude as are embraced by our own country, with 

 the advantage on our part of a still wider domain, it is to her 

 we may look with reason for instruction suited to our proper 

 circumstances, and we may be willing with pride to learn from 

 a nation celebrated for her liberality in the diffusion of all 

 knowledge connected with the sciences and the arts. 



