The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-03-01
.lI 1 IS @ sE Z L A N E US
For the Sumter Banner.
aE;ssny 0sa the Culture of the
8; Wine.
4DF u s. RICH, NJ. d.

ed Why cannot grapes be cultivated
to- a state Of ofsperfection in this State,
equal to that in Greece-in ancient
mes-and Uncertain parts of France
Fand Germany @and why cannot as
good vine 5bc made here, as in any
other country
With q knowledge Of the funda,
mental principles of Agriculturc, the
questions become easy Of solution.
Are Snotthc 5dcciduous parts of
sssssSttrees and all vegetable substances
s#biddensto fall blythe dictates of some
laWaofs Mature? There is power
gsinstlie animal economy, whose pro-
Vince is retail dellatcrious irritation;
lsor. IN other language, casts off NOR
bitic8 agencies: it is called in mcdi,
zeal language the "Vis mcdicatrix
Mature. :, The same extends through
aout the vegetable kingdom, and is
also exhibitedSin the liyia,y rrincip1c
Sofathes earth; for example, when the
setting beams Of the sun irritatc and
55itlinre the Garth it is this law of its
vital economy, that sets 70 work in
order to Sprotectitself, or to resist the
actiono Of the sun. Ifit be asked
I whatsistitsimodus operandi /? the an
&s,s6r Isl thatit brings forth vcgcta
fion3f from oft the bosom Of the cartli
me species without seed ~
no other purpose save that, of :yrup..
ing off the sun, wisicl#in the slropicssS
would soonanake deserts, we're ii not
4 aforstllis in question, whichis the
u fountain OF the vegetable kingdom.
lffeseflt peeies of trees were In
Stenas to the. yariols5tle.
the o,lcSs CO.. toaIss
el ions,
iichetl, IS With,
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g rganiasa sliYingg things of tie
Y earth have "a 5systemof their own to
So q kesearo 4of, but still, at the same
time are adapted in the wisdom and
design of Providence, reciprocally,
4 to provide for tho earth, and the
earth for them; for example, the
sshale Of trees, in hot climates, pre-.
& serves the life of the earth, aud pre-
vents its from turning to a desert !;
their saeciduous parts, also, when on
the ground, around the roots Of trees,
doubtless, are placed there by Ma
tine forI some wise purpose it is
done blythe law Of the economy of
ut lieSearth.
Wien some tree is put out Of its
con genial and native abode into parts
of the earth! that require other Of it
than@it was accustomed to be called
on for,sin:,its native soil, then, it can.
mot ilourish so we'll. This may be il.
Illustrated hythe vine. Suppose its
native country is the mountainous
regions Of Greece now, then, let it
he imported to Sumter District,
Cwhose. geography is far different
fromgsthe mountainous regions Of
Greece, inasmuch as the former is a
deaatleycl, and consequently hotter,
independent Of latitude, as is account
8 cd for on Ademonstlativc principlcs)
#and planted, ,tthe earth being more
srritated by the sun, requires,
through the law of its rital principlc,
u more of this vine than was asked of
sin Greece. The vine cannot alter
I its 56Sed9nature even in Greece, it
B required trees asa support but take
trees away from it here, and it be-
comes spoor indeed" declines and
gives up to the earth, its fruit and
leaves prematurely.
The rotting and shedding of Of
dthe grape, seems to be the chief OBJ
gstacle to- making Of good grapes and
sssWine in this country; and this may,
doubtlcss, be attributed entirely to
Ihes undue heat Of the sun. 1t is al.
ways hotter nlleYel countries than in
mountainous ones, although the lati-
sstade be the$samc so it follows that
the Searth's surface in level coun.
tries could be. shaded by trees, or any
39othersmaterial, that would serve to
iprotectsit from the irritation of the
lsun, the law that regulates its vital
economy, will not call on the trees
S$afidlYllies for their dcciluous parts.
Tho leaves and fruit when called on
1YSthe law aforesaid, .prcmaturcly,
( !, q s5sroiY rncrbil otilis lased, and the re-
ssssft ~ III, n tll iis;t lTaa ,,T l,hn fcr