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Vineyarps.— Vineyards are increasing rapidly in this State, mostly for the purpose of 
supplying the market with fruit. Numerous and extensive vineyards have been planted 
within a few years, in the counties of Ontario, Livingston, Steuben, Chemung, &c. In the 
eastern part of the State, and in some of the Eastern States even, there is a marked pro- 
gress in this direction, and all experiments yet made haye been found renumerative and 
encouraging, although a new business and imperfectly understood. , 
In some of the Western and South-Western States where the climate is favorable, vine- 
yards for the production of wine are increasing rapidly, both by individual and associated 
effort, and bid fair to become of great importance to the industry of the country. 
Forrren Grapes.—The culture of the Foreign Grape under glass progresses steadily. 
Gentlemen having small gardens in cities, find the Grapery within their means, and a source 
of great pleasure, and no respectable suburban or country residence is considered complete 
without one. The erection of houses for this purpose, has become a sort of specialty. 
There are persons now in various parts of the country who, by making a business of it, 
get them up cheaply and well. The management of the Grape under glass has also 
become so well understood that even amateurs without experience, or experienced assis” 
tants, are succeeding perfectly well. Pot culture of the Grape is rapidly growing in favor ; 
it enables a large number of varieties to be grown in a small house, it admits of changing 
at pleasure; the vines are easily managed by being so completely within reach of the 
hands; finally, nothing can be more beautiful. Last season we put into one of our propa- 
gating houses, after the Spring propagation was over, some twenty or thirty plants in 
pots, and got from them an abundant crop of the most perfectly ripened Grapes, with as 
little labor as an equal number of Geraniums would have required. 
A few years will, no doubt, lead to a great developement of this branch of culture. 
Orcuarp Hovses.—Next to this comes the Orchard House, which has been brought 
forward so prominently in the Horticulturist, by the publication entire of Mr. Rivers’ 
pamphlet on this subject. 
In the milder districts of the United States, where the Peach, Apricot, and Nectarine 
can be successfully @-own jn the open air, the orchard house culture of fruits will rarely be 
practised ; but there are districts of country not so favorably situated, where it may, and 
no doubt will be of great importance, as for instance, Central and Northern New York, a 
large portion of the Eastern States and Canada, and in all those parts of Ilinois, lowa 
Wisconsin and Minnesota— immense districts where the hardy fruits even are very 
uncertain. Besides, in all parts of the country, gentleman residing in cities and villages 
having but small gardens, will add to the vinery the orchard house, and to them it will be 
of vast importance as being not only the source of a supply of fine fruits, but of rational, 
delightful occupation for both mind and body during leisure hours. Reference will be 
made in the Catalogue to trees suitable for this purpose. 
Our grounds at the present time occupy more than five hundred acres of land, closely 
planted, and is in every respect more satisfactory to ourselves than they have ever been 
before. We begin to realize the benefits of long years of experience in every Department. 
Our experimental grounds are every year increasing in usefulness and interest. Last 
season we fruited as many as four hundred varieties of Pears, between two and three hun- 
dred varieties of Apples, about eighty of Plums, sixty or seventy of Cherries, besides very 
large collections of small fruits. The peach crop has failed here for three successive years. 
Our specimen grounds are open to public inspection during the entire growing season. 
We have recently made considerable additions to the glass department, increasing largely 
our facilities for the propagation of such articles as are usually or more advantageously 
