Observations on the Character and Culture of the European Vine

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Excerpt from Observations on the Character and Culture of the European Vine: During a Residence of Five Years in the Vine Growing District of France, Italy and SwitzerlandSwitzerland has but little commerce, and pro duces nothing to exchange for foreign luxuries. The government ofthe Cantons, aware ofthe deep stake at issue, and sensible of the importance of extending to this cultivation a fostering proteo tion, has given to the members of it every possi ble facility at their command. Patriotic and public Spirited individuals have associated in agri cultural societies, inviting to their membership such practical vine-dressers, as can promote the objects of the cultivation, and improve by their writings, their experience, and their coun sel, the system of Swiss vine -dressing, awarding to such as require it, pecuniary aid, and to others of more propitious circumstances, honorary testi monials, where skill and experiment have thrown new light on the subject, and improved the condi tion of the Swiss vine-dresser.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.