OF THE VINE. 
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however, is not fo diftant as many perfons may imagine j for 
a feedling Vine, judicioufly managed, will produce fruit the 
third or fourth year ; and as to the doubtfulnefs of obtaining 
better forts of grapes than the original, it certainly will be 
but too well founded, fhould you make your experiment with 
feed indifcriminately faved ; but when proper care and atten- 
tion is had to the feed you fow, the profpedt will wear a more 
favourable afpedl, and the very beft fpecies may be hoped for, 
and reafonably expedted. 
When Vines, are intended to be raifed from feed in hopes of 
procuring new kinds of grapes, that defign ought ever to be 
kept in view. In Hot-houfes, where various forts of Vines 
are trained, it is an eafy matter to bring the branches of two 
different kinds together, and it may be beft done at the time 
of pruning. As foon as the Vines ftiew their fruit, the young 
branches of each ftiould be fo brought together, that the 
bunches of two different kinds, in the fame ftate of maturity, 
may admit of being entwined j whereby the two bunches be- 
ing in flower at the fame inftant, and the parts of fructification 
brought together, there will, undoubtedly, be a mutual im- 
pregnation, from which it may reafonably be expected, that 
new and improved kinds of grapes will be produced. 
Great regard, however, ftiould be had in refpect of the forts 
intended to be brought together, and the advantages to be 
gained by this junction fhould be duly confidered. They are 
principally 
