Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-05
cuLrIYAroN OF TIE GRAPE.

CULTIVATION OF TIE GRAPE.
The following Is an extfaot from an inlrrrs
ting communication Oh this sahieft, from Mr..
Linras Boiling Of B leAingbam county, to the
American Farmer. It recommends the missing
of Grape vines from leeds, aud states that the
celebrated Rland Grippe so Ions supposed a
native ofVifsina wa raised by Mr.. Bland
from the seed ola raisin, mud il probably ,be
Il broad Ieaf8Aolaga.'
" Seeds After stating that the raising OF
vines Ii ON seeds Mas yeIy generally condemn.
ed TINT Bdet asserts that see ding vines will
flower but not bear fruit the flower always
running thai Vng aud others, while they ad
nit the fruu, deny tdrir goodness, be says
"a experience, il Virginia, has not confirmed
| the assertion OF ellher as 10 the "nnt, or hdif-
| ferrnre Of the fruit witness The toe grapes
lased by Theodorok Bland, tiq from the
seeds of raisins" IL also say, he hn,
known vines ralsed from seeds 10 grow 10 the
| ieng,h a. three feei the first year And bar.
with proper pruning, 'hey VIII pear run the
! thrd OF fourth year At iarthesi
| Irt was allowable for one, who does not pre-.
tend 10 any experience III the matter, to express
his opinions, | would venture TO recommend
sowing the seeds OF raisins and other foreign
! graues as he most likely method of obtaining
| valuable varieties and more congenlnl 10 our
| sol and climates than those are generally found
To he.--They should be sown IN nurseries aud
there suffered TO remain I'LL they bore fruit.
when such AS we approved might he removed To
the vineyard and the rest either grated or cY-
iupatrd.
IheIe is one remark wish To make, ms do
not remember to have seen Il noticed bv any o
Their WI tier, whirh is this thai different kinds
of vines, are, probably, adapted To different
kind, Of soils and situations, aud that, for want
of attention to this fact, much oi onf dsaPpoinl.
ment. in our attempts at vine culture may. very
possibly, have arisen Some vines, fuch As the
GloS creme. &r dclighl tn bottom lands aud on
the LnnI : Of streams wtlle others prefer the
claims. pnd even tie div and gravely bills
Should II be found to BE- taci land that II IS
so feel the greatest d gree OfCOntidence) that
the adaptation of slnr 10 any particular soil or
situation. vii readily manifest Itself by the lux
uriance of It's growth, 1t vii Al once afford us an
unerrng guide to direct II IN tie choice pf the
kinds best suited to ON Finryhrds,
lVould il not be well lor us TO attempt the
raising some new va,ictirs. by marry ing our ma
tive with foreign vines ? The plan Is this
plant each kind, alternately, N the same row
Put up posts and athes Ia ne them 10, and, IN
trailing riem on these so lntrrlo"k their branch
es as that they shall be- completely blended to-
gether and when the fruf Is ripe, If seeds are
saved from il and sown IN nurseries, suffering
them to remain ill they begin to bear. that We
NAV the better Judge Of them, il is probable VIZ
NAV obtain varieties better adapted TO our soils
and climates and better for wine or th- table,
than either of those kinds from whence they
sprang
I, has heen said that, BY planting the Chin.
uuopiu under the Italian Chesnut the blooms
will mix and that the fruit from tins mixture,
when planted, will produce a mt more prolific
than the Chesnut and much larger than the
Chinquopn.
As the season advances and / Gnd leisure
NAV probably furnish further extracts from the
" sketch ofvlne culture nnd in the mean time
beg leave to subscribe myself ) our we'll wisher
and subscriber.
This is no doubt the origin ofthe celebrated Bland
grape often spoken Of and generally supposed to be
native of virginia. 1t Is am inclined to believe the
Broad lesfed Malaga stated by author IA smother
place. TO have been raised from raisu s.ed.
Apples may be kept all the year round. by be-
ing immersed in corn, which receives no injury
from their contact. If the American apples
were packed among grain, they would arrive
here in much fner condition. In Portugal 1t is
customary 10 have a small ledge IN every a
partment immediately under the cornlce,)
barely wide enough 10 hold an applr III this
way The ceilings are fringed with fruit, which
are not easily got at without ladder. while one
glance of the eye serves to show II any depreda-
| lions have been committed.
Brande', Quar-. Jour Jan. 1923, y. 497.
Tsansplan.ing Turnips For many years