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y. B. The duvemar, or true Bur- 

 gundy Grape, is valued in Trance be- 

 fore any other Sort; becaufe the 

 Fruit never grows very clofe upon 

 the Bunches, therefore are more 

 equally ripen'd ; for which Reafon 

 it mould alfo be preferr'd in England*, 

 though, in general, thofe Sorts are 

 moll etteemM with us that have al- 

 ways clofe Bunches, which is cer- 

 tainly wrong ; for it may be ob- 

 fervM, that the Grapes upon fuch 

 Bunches are commonly ripe on one 

 Side, and green on the other ; which 

 is a bad Quality for fuch as are preff- 

 cd to make Wine. 



I (hall now fubjoin a few Sorts of 

 Vines, which are preferv'd in fome 

 curious Gardens, more for the fake 

 of Variety, than the Value of their 

 Fruit : thefe are, 



I .VlTis fyl<vejlris Virginiana.Par. 

 Iheat. The wild Virginian Grape. 



2. VlTis <vulpina dicla y Virginia- 

 Tta alha. Pluk. Aim. The Fox-grape, 



UttlgQ. 



3. VlTis alba dulci.'ffoliis <varie- 

 gath. The blotch-leav'd Vine. 



4. VlTis alba dulc'iSy limbis folio- 

 rum argent at is. The ftriped-leav'd 

 Vine. 



5 . V 1 T I s quinquefolia Canadenjis 

 fcandens. Tourn. The Virginian Vine, 



or common Creeper. 



The firft and fecond Sorts grow in 

 great Plenty in the Woods of Ame- 

 rica, where, I have been inform'd, 

 are many other Sorts, fome of whieh 

 produce Fruit very little inferior to 

 moft of the fine Sorts which are cul- 

 tivated in Europe ; notwithftanding 

 which, it is generally thought im- 

 poffible to make Wine in Ajnerica ; 

 but this, I dare fay, mult proceed 

 from a want of Skill, rather than 

 any bad Quality in the Soil or Cli- 

 mate: fo that inftead of planting 

 Vineyards on their loofe rich Lands 

 (as kath Seen generally pra&k'd by 



the Inhabitants of thofe Countries}, 

 if they would plant them upon rifing 

 Ground, where the Bottom was 

 rocky or hard near the Surface, I 

 dare fay they would have very good 

 Succefs ; for the great Fault, com- 

 plain'd of in thofe Countries, is, that 

 the Grapes generally burn: before 

 they are fully ripe ; which muft cer- 

 tainly be occafion'd by their having 

 too much Nourimment; therefore, 

 when they are planted on a poorer 

 Soil, this will be, in part, remedied. 

 Another Caufe of this may proceed 

 from the Moifture of the Air (occa- 

 fioned by the Perfpiration of Trees, 



which, being imbibed by the ' 

 Fruit, may break their Skins. This, 

 indeed, can't be prevented until the 

 Country is better clear'd of the Tim- 

 ber ; but, however, this fhould cau- 

 tion People not to plant Vines in 

 fuch Places where there are great 

 Quantities of Woods, becaufe of this 

 Effect which it hath on the Grapes. 

 But to return : 



Thefe_ two Sorts of Vines are pre- 

 ferv'd in the Gardens of thofe who 

 are curious in Botany ; but I have 

 not feen either of them produce 

 Fruit in this Country. Thefe may 

 be propagated by Layers, which will 

 take Root in one Year, and may be 

 taken off, and tranfplanted in the 

 Spring where they are to remain, 

 which Ihould be againft a warm 

 Wall ; becaufe if they are expofed to 

 much Cold in Winter, they are of- 

 ten deftroy'd, efpecially while they 

 are young. 



Their Pruning and Management 

 is the fame with any other Sorts of 

 Grapes; only they fhould have 

 fewer Shoots, and thofe (horten'd 

 down very low : otherwife they will 

 make very weak Shoots, and never,' 

 arrive to any confiderable Strength ; 

 fo will not be capable of producing 

 Fruit, 



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