30 AMERICAN GRAPE CULTURE. 



than another, though we may not be able to 

 state it in general terms. If circumstances per- 

 mitted, we should by all means arrange the 

 rows so that the morning sun should have free 

 access to the vines : the nearer this point can 

 be attained, the better. In the majority of 

 cases, this point can be secured by running the 

 rows more or less nearly east and west. On 

 hill sides there is a necessity, arising from the 

 situation, that the rows should run more or less 

 nearly at right angles with the slope of the hill. 

 " Let every thing be well ordered " will ap- 

 ply to the vineyard, even in matters not affect- 

 ing the health of the vine or the quality of its 

 fruit. A man's nature and habits may be seen 

 in the smallest matters of every day life ; a man 

 of refinement and taste may be as readily recog. 

 nized by the arrangement of his trees and vines 

 as by the neatness of his dress or the orderly 

 disposition of the contents of his library or 

 parlor. It may not enhance the value, but it 

 clearly adds to the beauty of the vineyard, to 

 have the vines planted in an orderly manner. 

 Some find a difficulty in getting their rows at 

 right angles ; but there are two or three simple 

 rules for doing this, which can be readily under- 

 stood by any body. There ought to be no diffi- 



