American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-01-25

noting agriculture, 0y 1t"'o"'9 'A"''' - ,
Read June IL, 1911.
That our country is naturally fitted tor the pur-
nose is undeniably evident, from the spontaneous
production of the vine in every part OF the sea COAST
from Georgia to Maine, and to the westward as
far as we know any thing Of its productions.
Which is the best Of those grapes, remains 20 DC
but it is ascertained, that several KINGS Oh
them are superior, for wine to any oil those cahed
Fnropean grapes, hitherto imported into THIS couh
try.-For example, the bull or bullet grape oil Lar
DINA, the Bland grape OF Virginia and cooper
grape of New Jersey. all OF which STAND our cn-
mate perfectly well, without covering ahc 'hei,
fruit instead Of being injured by the iros as an
European grapes are known to De, IS improve "
slight frost. Of the European grapes, the downy
leaed vines have the important advantage tnat Inc
down secure. them from the ravages OF the rose.
hug; these grapes are the Miller burgundy,
the White Morrllon," and above all others, inc
:" Genuine Tokay,' which to the advantage OF the
hoary leaf adds that of producing the pest wine III
the world and growing in country eign' OF leu
degrees further northward than we are, may DC re-
| lied on to stand our climate, as we'll as our own
vines. -
| In February, take single joint OF the vine you
choose, the "Genuine Tokay" if you can lind It,,
cut it off at half an inch above the eye, and again
at two inches below the eye, cover each end with
sticking plaster of any kind, and set 1t IN pot OF
garden mould (about S or inches diameter and
ungazed.) The eye OF the cutting must be cover
ed with EARTH and then uaered to settle the ground
after this lay half an inch OF horse dung on the
surface to keep it from becoming dry and hard.
Place the pot in your no, bed, prepared tor raising
your cabbage plants, whenever that Is ready. ne
vine will require no further than that extended
TO your cabbage plants. 1t more than one shoot
rises from the eye, rub off all but the strongest.
About the FIRST OF June, turn out the vine from 'he
pot and it in your garden, or at the east or north
lend of your house, whereverit can be protected
from violence. 1t will grow in any soil, but like
other plants, it grows best in the best soil When
I FIRST removed, water it at distance from the plant
SO as to draw the earth toward the vine, instead oil
washing the ground from it. 1t you water It alter
ward pour the water into trench at least eighteen
) inches from The plant; for unless this Precautlon
.lbe used, watering does more harm than good, and
does most injury in the drest time AS the vine
shoots upward il must be supported from falling,
No other care than keeping the ground clear OF
weeds is necessary for the FIRST summer. In No
5 vember, slight covering of straw or indian corn
husks beneficial in preventing frequent freezing
and thawing oil the vine. In February It must De
trimmed (; and here commences what conceive 10
be the sole difficulty in cutyang the vine-to wit
Ito determine at which oil the eyes il is to be cut
: off What is here about to be said, deserves the
more attention, as it applies to every succeeding
goes directly to the ground and principle OF its cu-
eltlyaton, and will not be found in any author who
has written on the subject.
Every joint of grape vine has its own sepa-
: rate ph. This important circumstance common
ces at the lowest leaf that has claspert opposite
TO the leaf solid woody substance passing from
the leaf TO the clasper, through the vine, and con-
Meeting them together, cuts off entirely the COM
I munication between the pith and the Joint below,
Z wit nj the min above and n
I, ward at every Joint through the whole length oil
II the vine And it is circumstance not less impor
tant be known, and kept in mind, that all the eyes
below this first claspcr formed in the bosom oil
81 smaller and feeble leaves; and that the base
Of these eyes does no; extend across the vine,
Ii entirely to cut off the plth of the joint below from
THAT OF the joint next above II these eyes are there
o fore imperfect, and whenever you trim the vine
10 ough, to be rubbed of.
Itis at this first trimming oil the vine, that W,
begin to apply the principle above laid down, anc
is here only that there ever can be any difficult.
in the application Of it: and this difficulty onl,
ly arise from the circumstance OF SO very feeble
nslgowth in the vine, as not to have produced clasp
ne Ier in any part of it, which will seldom happen bu
it should happen the vine must be cut off at hal
nd an inch above the lowest strong full eye otherws
nd is to be cat off at half an inch above the frs
y, casper, and in both cases all the eyes below
be carefully rubbed off.
NJ The eye thus left on will sometimes produc
he more than shoot, in which case all but tn
lat strongest should be rubbed off and that supporte
ay from falling down which, except the keeping G
the ground free from Weeds is all the care require
Tor this year. In November, this shoot is again I
3D. be covered before directed and in the followin
be February is TO be again cut off just above the st
his cond lowest casper; that is, leaving two eyes
ord shoot this season, and again rubbing off all the eye
below the lowest clasper Both these shoots shou
ties be permitted to grow their utmost length which
if The soil be favorable, will be very considerable
and there will be reason to hope for fruit in Il