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THE GEAPE. 



The following table applies to the Schmalzberge, 

 near Lampertsloch, a property belonging to Boussin- 

 gault, which yields wine of very variable quality. 



In the year 1834, when the average temperature 

 during the whole period was highest, the largest 

 quantity of alcohol was produced ; the reverse was 

 the case in 1833 and 1837. The temperature at the 

 end of the summer appears particularly to affect the 

 the quality of the wine, and this opinion seems justified 

 by the results of 1811. As a general rule, however, 

 a good vintage with regard to quantity does not 

 necessarily involve excellence of wine, for the most 

 productive years are frequently those which yield bad 

 wine. It appears, therefore, that quantity and quality 

 are not more intimately connected in the chemistry of 

 the plant than in other cases. 



The ripening of the fruit by the action of the sun 

 is of the greatest importance in order to secure good 



