American Grapes

A oorrespondent of the Boston Sptctato r after a late trip through the wine-growing countries of Europe, is convinced that American grape-growers follow too servilely the process of Europe culture. It is well known that the Europe grapes can le groten upon this continent only on tho Paciflo slope, where the climatic oonditions resenible those of tho westorn ooast of the Eastern coutinent. Our native grapes being adapted to an entirely different class of conditions, tvould naturally bo expected to require a different treatmont. Our oxceseive pruning, for example, is thought by many to seriously cripple tho productivo power of American grapes. To test this matter for himself, the writer in the Spectator oommenced to vary the treatment of his own grapes frorn the importod niethods. He now raises his trellises to tho height of twelve foet, and trains hia viuea so as to produoo tho heariest fruitago at tho top of th trellisos. He finds that their elevation atove the ground, and subsequent gveate expoauro to the sun's rays' secures them from rot and mildow. Whilo those digeases, -with. leaf-blight and tendency of tho fruit to bursting, affect, to a considerable extent, the vinoyards of his noighbora, ho is ontiroly without annoyanoe on that score.