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that accuracy and despatch which characterize the general transac- 

 tions of the establishment. 



The following distinct catalogues and publications relative to the 

 different departments of the establishment may be obtained of the dif- 

 ferent agents, or by direct application to the proprietor, the four first 

 mentioned being distributed gratis : — 



No. 1. Fruit and Hardy Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, pp. 86. 



No. 2. Bulbous and Tuberous Rooted Plants, pp. 24. 



No. 3. Green-house Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, pp. 48. 



No. 4. American Indigenous Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, pp. 47. 



No. 5. A Short Treatise on Horticulture, pp. 206. — Embracing de- 

 scriptions of about one thousand species and varieties of Fruit and Or- 

 namental Trees and Shrubs, Bulbous Flowers, Green-house Trees and 

 Plants, &c. including a copious Dissertation on the Culture of the Grape, 

 with descriptions of sixty-eight varieties deemed among the most valu- 

 able. Price one dollar. Any person remitting the cost of five copies, 

 shall receive the sixth gratis. 



Now in Press, and will soon be Published, 



A Treatise on the Vine ; comprising a copious and complete Disser* 

 lation on its Culture, Management, &c. and on the process of making 

 Wine ; with accurate Descriptions and Remarks on the Properties of 

 about Two Hundred and Seventy Varieties of Grapes best suited for 

 Wine and the Table, with a careful arrangement of the Synonymes. 

 A. topographical List of all the most celebrated Vineyards throughout 

 the World, and particularly of those in the different Departments of 

 France, and the mode of culture pursued in those of most note. By 

 William Prlxce, Vice-President of the New-York Horticultural So- 

 ciety ; Corresponding Member of the Linnsean Society of Paris ; of the 

 Horticultural Societies of London, and Paris, and of the Imperial So- 

 ciety of the Georgofili at Florence ; Honorary Member of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society, &c. 



This Work will comprise all the important information contained in 

 the new edition of Duhamel, published in 1825 ; also that contained 

 in the Nouveau Cours Complet d' Jlgi'iculture, edited by Members of the 

 Royal Institute of France ; together with such additional information 

 as is found in the works of Rozier, Chaptal, Julien, McCulloch, Forsyth, 

 Speechley, Berneaud, and other authors of celebrity. It wilJ be pub- 

 lished in two parts, of about 250 octavo pages, each of which will be com- 

 plete in itself. 



The Fhst Part will embrace the following heads: The general History 

 of the Vine, from the earliest ages to the present period, and a copious 

 Dissertation on climate, soil, culture, &c. accompanied by descriptions 

 of above 200 foreign and 70 native varieties of Grapes. 



The Second Part will embrace — The particular History of the Vine, 

 comprising a Topographical Account of all known Vineyards through- 

 out the World, and including those of the United States ; with the 

 modes of culture, and the varieties of grapes peculiar to each : whence 

 correct conclusions may be drawn, suited to all the various climates and 

 soils of this country. To this will be added, an ample detail of the 

 various modes of making Wines, with every particular necessary to 

 render anyone a complete Vigneron. 



The price of the above work will be $1 for each part, payable in ad- 

 vance, and either one or both can be subscribed for. 



