Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-31
To Wine and Fruit Growers.

! by concurrent resolution of the Legisla-
ture of California, three Commissioners w er,
appointed by his Excelleney, Gov Downey
on the growth. culture and improvement .
the grape vine in California, and in other re.
spects to promote the interests of the State il
raising wine, fruit, etc
To do this effectually it is resolved tha
the undersigned, one of the Commissioners
shall forthwith start on a tour to all the wine
growing countries in Europe, but as the Leg.
islature failed to make an appropriation tc
defray travelling expenses, the Commissioner
proposes the following plan, viz:
Each person paying $25 shall receive 3;
varieties of choice vines, two cuttings of each
amongst them shall be the seedless Snltana
raisin, the current, the celebrated Madeira
! and mammoth Palestine, two paper-shell Al
| monds, one Of Smyrna and the other of Italy
two oranges of choice variety, two lemons
two olives, two figs, two large Italian chest
nuts, two pomegranates, and a bound volume
of the report, which will contain full instruc
| tions for the making and fermentirg of wine,
as it is done in the different countries, also
the manner in which champagne and cognac
brandy is made, showing the mode of curin 9
and packing raisins, figs and currants, pick
ling olives, making olive oil, drying and cur
ing the celebrated Macklnburgh fruit, pre-
serving grapes and other fruits in cans, also
giving statistics of the wine produced by
every grape growing country, the amount re
ceived for the produce exported, consump-
ton, revenue, cost per acre for planting, cu-
tivatiug ard making the wine, accompanied
by Autographs, showing the machinery, etc.
This book will not fall short of about 600
pages, and may contain more. 1t will be
very valuable to every person cultivating the
above mentioned produce.
Persons paying $50 will receive sixty va
reties of vines, two Of each grape, five al
monds, five olives, five lemons, five oranges.
five figs, five chestnuts, (each of the above
number will be different variety, wherever
so many varieties exist,) two pomegranates,
and bound volume of the report Persons
paying 500 will receive one hundred and
fifty varieties of grapes, two cuttings of each
variety, two fruit trees of every variety, of
almond, olive, orange, lemon, chestnut, fir,
pomegranate, and bound volume of the re-
port. Persons whose soil and climate is not
adopted for the culture of grape, can have, in
proportion to their subscription, such fruits as
they cultivate. Persons subscribing $500
will receive two cuttings of every variety of
grape now in cultivation in the civilized
world (elcyen hundred are known now al
so two trees of every variety Of olive, orange,
lemon, pomegranate, almond, fig, etc, with a
bound volume Of the report 1t would be
advisable for farmers and nursery men to
club together and subscribe $500; in this
manner they can get every variety of both
grape and fruit tree. BY propagating the
same, they would possess every species of
tree and grape now known in Europe.
The desire Of the Legislature was evident
lv TO promote the viue-growing and fruit in
terest of the State. The best mode of doing
this was naturally left to the judgment of the
Commissioners. The Intention Of the com
mission is to import a large number of vine
and trees at once, end to distribute the same
among the citizens of the State The above
same time is practical If the Commissioner
finds that the cost of travelling and purchas-
inr is less than he calculated, then each sub
sc,iber will receive more vines and trees in
proportion.
The great difficulty heretofore, which pre-
vented our success in procuring vines from
Europe, was that orders were badly filled
the packing was not properly attended to :;
invariably when they arrived they We're
either entirely spoiled or so much damaged
that from a thousand but few lived
To obviate this difficulty the intention is
thot one or more gardcncr3- according to the
amount suAscribe1- be employed on the
steamer to watch, air and moisten the vines
and trees. Very delicate plants will be
brought. planted in sand, in pots, on the
steamers deck.
Every vine grower should bear in mind
Chat no soil. climate, or manuiactory will
make generous costly wine unless there le a
we'll assorted variety OF grapes; no one quail
tv of eraue can give the SO much admired
bouqstcf 20 the wine; therefore, to effect thi.
YOU must have foreign varieties, and the
greater number the better.
The Commissioners intention is to visit
France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Hungary,
Italy, Greece, Smyrna, and Egypt, and make
purchases there Of vines and trees
Within one year from now California will
rosscss all the varieties of grape vine almond,
olive chestnut orange, fig, lemon pome-
rranate, known in the civilized world, tc-
Gether with other fruits as are calculated to
flourish in the climate of California.
Furthermore, the undersigned will make it
his esnecial duty to induce and form emigra-
tion companies from the vine-growing coun-
fries to set;le in California. lie also promi-
ses TO make arrangements with large capital
lists (who are engaged in France in purchas-
inc cranes from the producers, and manufac-
turing the same into wine brandy and
champagne,) to establish houses in different
parts of our State, TO purchase the grapes
and make wine, etc, and erect bottle manu-
factory. This is what California needs.
The undersigned has full confidence that,
with proper aid and inducements, he will
succeed as we'll with the emigration as with
the commercial houses AS the present tariff
excludes all inferior French and German
wines and brandies, now is the favorable time
10 act All that is necessary is that the peo-
ple of Europe should be made acquainted
with our resources and they will come TO ns
| by thousands
Persons wishing to take advantage of this
opportunity, can subscribe for any share
named above, at Wells, Fargo ~ Co.'S offices
throughout the State, and will receive re-
ceipt for the sum paid, signed by the Com
missioner, a. HARAsZrIY'
Commissioner on the Growth, Culture and
Improvement of the Grape Vine in
California.
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