CHAPTER II. 



CLIMATE LOCATION EXPOSUEE SHELTEE. 



Is our Climate adapted to the Vine? We 

 do not propose in this little volume to give a 

 botanical description of the grape vine. Those 

 who are in present need of that knowledge 

 may consult Gray's Botany, or some other with- 

 in their reach. The question, however, natur- 

 ally arises at the start, whether our climate is 

 adapted to the successful growth of the vine. 

 This question, often asked, may be answered by 

 pointing to the many successful vineyards scat- 

 tered over the country. The vine, in fact, is in- 

 digenous to almost every part of the American 

 continent. As it is the improved forms of our 

 native kinds that we depend upon, there ought 

 to be no doubt of the compatibility of our 

 climate with success. Foreign varieties have 

 been tried, and failed. Seedlings of the native 

 vines have been grown with eminent success. 



