and，thoughratheroutofplace，itmaybewellwhilenoticingacleverimitationofoneprocessinnaturebytheCapefarmers
tosuggestanotherfortheirconsiderationThecountrybeyondsouthlat18Degaboundsinthreevarietiesofgrape-bearingvines，andoneoftheseisfurnishedwithoblongtuberseverythreeorfourinchesalongthehorizontalrootTheyresemblecloselythoseoftheasparagus。
ThisincreaseofpowertowithstandtheeffectsofclimatemightproveofvalueinthemorearidpartsoftheCapecolony，grapesbeingwellknowntobeanexcellentrestorativeinthedebilityproducedbyheat：byingrafting，orbysomeofthosecuriousmanipulationswhichwereadofinbooksongardening，avarietymightbesecuredbetteradaptedtothecountrythantheforeignvinesatpresentcultivated。
TheAmericansfindthatsomeoftheirnativevinesyieldwinessuperiortothosemadefromtheverybestimportedvinesfromFranceandPortugal。
WhataboonavineofthesortcontemplatedwouldhavebeentoaRhenishmissionaryImetatapartinthewestofthecolonycalledEbenezer，whosechildrenhadneverseenflowers，thougholdenoughtotalkaboutthem！