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it is in the same state of improvenient as on the plains, the ground bringing foitb every sort offruit tliey produce, and cvcn in greater perfection. Tlie meadows in the valleys sliow so luxurious a herbage as is seldom found in the plains below, every kind of com grovvs there, and legunies, maize, potatoes, hemp, flax, tobaeco, madder, hops, oil-plants, fruit, spanish ehestnuts, and almonds, are produced in aliundance, while on the sunny slopes we behold the noble vine. The Western seam of the Black Forest is one vast vineyard, in wliich besides many inferior sorts, the best wine of the country is grown. Particularly to be reconnnended are the following sorts, viz. Markgräfler, Glotterthäler, Durbacher, Klingel­berger, Affenthaler, and Mauerwein. The fabrication of «in movsseux, from the the better vintages, has been tried successfully, so that it is becoming difficult in some places to get a bottle of genuine frencli champaign, every one preferring the cheaper and equally delicious beverage in- digenous to the country.

And now, after having so far accompanied the reader over lull and dale, we once more rcquest bis Company to a plunge into the lovely valley of the Enz which the beau- tiful Naiad of the Wildbad has selected for her residence. However, as it would be deeined incourteous treatment, w r ere we to enter into the fair Nymph’s dominions at the end of a chapter, we sliall coinmit no such breach of etiquette, but rather turn over a new leaf, and commence