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v;e are constrained to rely upon that native stock, which on our At- 

 lantic border has already, thanks to a few patriotic citizens, been made 

 to appear as luxuries in our markets, and is already in market by 

 thousands (Longworth's) of bottles of valuable wine. And it has 

 been the result of industry in the establishment of Vineyards of these 

 Natives, and by enlightened management of them. The Isabella and 

 the Catawba are already established in public favor, and are spread- 

 ing their vines with redoubling speed through our land. So' that we 

 are in so short a time advanced to an epoch in American grapes, 

 which must in another shorter period, fill our land with these deli 

 cious and healthful fruits, and cause the banishment of those dange 

 rous distillations which so unhappily are made to take the place of 

 cheerful, healthful wines, 



I am gratified to learn, that on the Pacific Coasts of the Americas, 

 are found growing native grapes, said to be of fine quality, which it 

 is our duty and pleasure to cause to be brought to our Atlantic Coasts, 

 imrranted [as American) to succeed, and be acclimated, where no 

 European can. The Institute has made arrangements to procure 

 them. 



Our forests bear many grapes, but few of value. Some give bunches 

 containing four or five grapes, each as large as an ounce ball, but of 

 indifferent character now, as fruit for our tables, whatever art may at 

 at a future day, make of them. California may yet give us grapes 

 worth more by far, than all her gold. I will mention, however, one 

 of our Atlantic grapes which merits our attention ; it is called the Blandj 

 and resembles the Catawba. We are looking to Valparaiso for some 

 grapes, reported to be very fine. The President proceeded to speak 

 of the frigid, temperate and torrid zones, and the difficulty of causing 

 the vegetation of one to flourish in the open air of the others. The 

 evergreens of the torrid zone, so peculiar that they need no rest, urged 

 on by the climate to constant foilage, flower and fruit. 



How different from the vegetation of the other zones, which cannot 

 live without an annual sleep in winter. 



