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NATIVE GRAPES. 
No branch of Horticulture has received so much attention 
in this country as the cultivation of native grapes, and none 
promises to be so remunerative to the planter. Vineyards 
have within a few years past been planted in the Western 
part of this State, and on the Hudson, from which very satis- 
factory results have been attained. All who have a small 
piece of ground, in even the most northerly part of the country, 
can have no good reason for not growing them, as by a pro- 
per selection from the varieties now in cultivation, every one 
may be able to grow them of fine quality. 
The grape will do best on loamy or gravelly soil with an 
open subsoil ; where there is water in the subsoil it must be 
carried off by under draining or trenching before planting, in 
order to have a satifactory result. 
Such vines only should be selected for planting as have 
had a healthy and vigorous growth. New sorts have been 
propagated by some growers from unripe wood, such plants 
arc of little value, and are the main causes of the failure of 
many persons wlio have put them out. 
Vines grown in small pots and from ripe wood have imper- 
fectly ripened roots, and are, therefore, of much less value 
as they arc greatly enfeebled by such treatment. 
Special attention is given to the growing of our native 
grapes. Our stock is large and plants wyll grown. Some 
of the choice varieties are grown in large quantities and will 
be sold at low rates by the hundred and thousand. 
CURRANTS. 
Price 5 to 15 cents eaeh. 
This valuable and most reliable small fruit is justly begin- 
ning to attract more attention than heretofore. New varieties 
have recently been introduced, which are superior in quality 
and size. All are of easy cultivation, and will thrive in any 
common garden soil. 
Our prices by the hundred or thousand will be found very 
low. A number of new Currants are under cultivation, and 
will be ready for sale in the spring of 1862. 
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