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thiifty growth, upon, ■which to bud the Pear for the purpose of 

 making dwarf trees. It is found to bear quite abundantly, and 

 the fruit keeps longer than the Orange Quince, though it is firmer 

 fleshed and more acid. 



HAEDY GEAPBS. 



Within a few years the cultivation of hardy Grapes has 

 received a great deal of attention, and many good varieties have 

 been added to the Ust, some of them ripening much eaiHer than 

 the old Isabella and Catawba, which once comprised our entire 

 stock of varieties, and therefore better suited to our climate. 

 It is very probable that many more sorts will be brought to the 

 attention of cultivators before another quarter of a century shall 

 have passed; and it is to be expected that the judicious labors 

 of the several Canadian hybridizers, who have made the vine a 

 prominent subject of their operations, wiU be rewarded by the 

 production of some new varieties which are eminently adapted to 

 our climate. 



One of the first questions that occupies the attention of the 

 planter is that of suitable soil. From considerable observation 

 and some experience in planting the vine on various soUs, we 

 conclude that it will thrive well and bear abundantly on sandy, 

 gravelly, or clay soils, provided that there be no stagnant water 

 in the soil. As a rule, also, the vine flourishes best in soils 

 abounding in limestone, and where the surface is rolling, especially 

 on the sides of hills and gentle slopes. Yet the vine wHl thrive 

 and bear abundantly on a level surface, and in any soil that is 

 thoroughly drained. As the cultivation of the Grape is extended 

 and varieties are multiplied, it will doubtless be found that in 

 certain localities the Grapes will acquire peculiar qualities and 

 flavor^ and that some varieties are better adapted to certain soils 

 and localities than others. Already we see somethinj; of this ; 

 but we are not yet sufficiently advanced in vine-culture to be 

 able, save in a very few instances, to point out these peculiarities. 



