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VINE CUTTINGS.
Carbenet Sauvignon, from Bordeaux
Malbec " ditto
Pineau Gris " Burgundy 30s. per 1000
——— blanc and
Mealier blanc Champagne
Aucarôt
Scyras " Hermitage
Riesling " Rhine
Raisin vert " ditto
Sauvignon cendré
Muscat Noir
——— blanc
——— rouge
——— gris
And a variety of other excellent sorts, at 5s. per hundred.

Rooted plants of the greater part of the foregoing may be had at the additional charge of 2s, per hundred.

The cuttings will be formed out of the proper description of wood, eighteen inches in length, and neatly packed in bundles of two hundred in each. Early application, in writing, addressed to the Overseer, at Camden, is requested, as a limited number only of some of the best sorts can be furnished.

Parties desirous of having cuttings delivered in Sydney, can have them forwarded at the additional charge of one shilling per bundle of two hundred.

N.B.— A large collection of choice fruit-trees, and a great variety of useful and ornamental trees, shrubs, and flowering plants, may be had, upon application to the Gardener, at Camden.

I am, unfortunately, unprovided with any authentic information respecting the annual expense hitherto attendant on the cultivation of the vine in New South Wales, and the average quantity of wine that has been obtained from any given extent '