Grapes Where Cultivated. 1 1 1 



57. It is cultivated to some extent in the mild climates 

 of California and the Gulf States. 



58. The plants or shrubs are raised from seed, and are 

 picked from the third to the tenth year. 



59. Grapes 

 flourish in coun- 

 tries which have 

 warm or moder- 

 ately warm cli- 

 mates. 



60. The cen- 

 tral and south- 

 ern parts of 

 France and 

 Germany, and 

 nearly all parts 

 of Spain, Por- 

 tugal, and 



Italy, are especially noted for their extensive 

 vineyards, and for the great quantities of wine 

 made from the grapes. 



6 1. The vines are mostly kept trimmed 

 down, and not allowed to grow as high as a 

 man's head. 



62. Wines have received their names from the places 

 where they are made or shipped from, or where the grapes 

 are cultivated ; as, Champagne and Burgundy wines, from 

 ancient provinces in France ; Rhine wines, from the river 

 Rhine ; port wine, from the city of Oporto (in Portu- 



A Vineyard Gathering- Grapes. 



