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I liave raised thousands — that had such defective or infertile flowers. Every vine has its 

 sexuality from birth, and if infertile, an inspection of the flower will reveal the cause at 

 once — whether it be constitutional, or arises from accidental surroundings. 



Prince describes our native vines as belonging to several species, some of which he 

 states aiediacions. I think there is but one species in this country; though perhaps a line 

 can be drawn that will divide the Fox and Pigeon classes into tico species. I can find in 

 the vines of this section, and of the West and South, no one characteristic which is not 

 found in some varieties of all the so called species. They certainly all have infertile vines, 

 varieties with only staminate organs, and other vines with pistilate organs fully developed 

 and staminate im))erfectly developed, (and perhaps inoperative), and still other vines in 

 which the organs of both sexes are fully developed in the same flower. And vines with 

 these peculiar formations will be found among the seedlings of every native variety. Mr. 

 Stauffer, as a botanist, will see at once that no removal of a vine — no peculiar manure or 

 treatment can change their natural forms of vegetable life. 



Trine-making at Point De Pean. 



In a letter recently received from Mr. J. M. Sterling, of Monroe, he says: "We are 

 almost through with our wine-making, for the season. When you were here, on the 23d 

 of October, we were then picking the Delawares. On the 8th of November, we finished 

 picking the Catawbas. We had a light frost at the ' Point,' on the 1st of November, but 

 it did not aflfect the grapes in any perceptible degree, or in any way that we could appre- 

 ciate it by our instruments. 



The must of the several varieties of grapes named was tested, and we remarked that the 

 sugar increased and the acid diminished in proportion as the season advanced, and the fol- 

 lowing table will exhibit the diflerence between tlie first pressing and the last. 



The sugar increased as follows : 



Delaware must, from 85 to 91 



Ives' Seedling 79 to 83 



Norton's Virginia 103 



Concord 82 to 85 



Catawba 82 to 86 



The acidometer marked the percentage of acid in the must, as follows : 



Delaware 6}^ to 8 



Ives' Seedling i}^ to A}{ 



Norton's Virginia 121^ 



Concord 5^ to 6}£ 



Catawba GJ^ to 8 



These tables show that the last pressing, or the must made from the grapes that remained 

 longest on the vines, was in the most perfect condition to make strong wines of a high 

 quality, and which would bear much reduction to make the thin wines equivalent to the 

 light Rhenish wines of Germany and France. 



The must was made from grapes at the rate of a little over thirteen pounds to the 

 gallon. 



The whole vintage reached G7,000 pounds of grapes, and from this we made about 5,000 

 gallons of wine." — Michigan Famur. 



Tbe Vegetable Garden—Seeds and Caltnre. 



By W. H. W. Hartford Co., Conn. 

 Ed. Pomologist and Gabdener: — Herein lies the great secret of having jfood vegeta- 

 bles, fruits, herbs, etc., frou- which to cull in our gardens. If we are careful land diligent 

 in propagation and cultivation of all our garden plants, we shall very likely succeed in 

 producing good crops of all kinds ; and in order to do this, we must study, and assist 



