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fiunous Champagne region of France. L. J. Vance, 

 editor of the American Wine Press, concludes that 

 in recent years one-fourth of the grapes in the State 

 were used for the production of wine and juice. 

 However, wine has been produced commercially in all 

 of the grape-growing centers. 



The production of unfermented juice is increasing. 

 In the Chautauqua region it is made entirely from the 

 blue Concord variety. More than 3,000,000 gallons 

 of juice are manufactured annually there, and pro- 

 duction is increasing. 



NURSERIES AND FLOWERS 



In association with the large production of fruit 

 in the State, there has been from early years a corre- 

 spondingly large development of the nursery busi- 

 ness. The oldest and most famous of these was the 

 Prince Nursery at Flushing, Long Island, estab- 

 lished in 1725. Four men of as many generations 

 of the Prince family were proprietors of this 

 nursery in succession, and were for many years lead- 

 ing authorities on important groups of American 

 fruits and flowers, and authors of noteworthy cata- 

 logues and treatises, including one on the vine. 

 Their nursery is said to represent the beginning of 

 commercial fruit-culture in America. In 1793, their 

 nursery and large collection of varieties became the 

 Linnean Botanical Garden. It has now been long 

 disbanded. 



The Downing Nurseries, established at Newburg 

 and supervised by several members of the Downing 



