CONCLUSION. 



OUR labor of love is now done, except a few 

 words of explanation and acknowledgment. 

 Some five years ago, in our " Hints," we prom- 

 ised to write a work on Grape Culture, the 

 design then comprehending two volumes, and 

 we have been constantly reminded of it since ; 

 but circumstances unnecessary to explain pre- 

 vented us, till within a few weeks past, from 

 even beginning the text. The engravings, how- 

 ever, were put in hand ; but their execution 

 was so unsatisfactory that they were thrown 

 aside. There is but one man that we know 

 of who can make a really truthful engraving of 

 the wood of the grape vine, and he has ac- 

 quired the ability to do so after years of 

 training under Dr. Grant. We refer to Mr. 

 Henry Holton, whose work is so truthful and 

 spirited in execution as to extort our praise. 

 There, has been nothing done in this country or 

 Europe to compare with it. Even copies from 



