2(1. Vi'ii's (isti'mlis. — Stem, clinibinnr, lofty. Tjcavcs, rouiulod, lieart-sliiii)C(l, 

 siiMobatL-iy-aiit^led ; .eomctimcs disliiiclly three or five-luhcd, with rounded sinuses ; 

 ucuniinate, irrcfjularly-toothcd, or serrate, with the teeth inueronate; alternate 

 ones often smaller. Above, smooth, or somewhat nraehnoid (eobwebby), csjic- 

 eially in their youna:er state ; beneath, more or less downy, with loose, eobwebby 

 hairs, either horny or fuseous (sometimes sub-glabrous) ; the youngest ones always 

 more densely villous ; old leaves generally smoothest; green above. Fertile i)ani- 

 cles, compound, oljlong. Blossoms, open after those of Vitis labrusca, and before 

 those of Y. rotundifolia. Berries, small, one-fourth to a little over one-half inch in 

 diameter ; round, rather closely set ; commonly black or dark j)urple, with a bloom ; 

 generally pleasant. Varieties of this species display unusual diversity of leaf; but 

 the cobwebby, instead of woolly or velvety down of the young leaves and shoots, 

 their general likeness to each other in the form and compactness of the bunch, the 

 usual freedom of the berry from muskiness and i)ulp, and its smaller size, generally 

 render it easy to refer them to Vitis aestivalis. It already allbrds varieties which, 

 if inferior in size of berry, are superior in flavor and excellence, mote worthy of 

 cultivation for table use, and quite as much so for wine as those derived from 

 Vitis labrusca. It is also the most promising source from which to seek superior 

 new varieties from seed. The wild species is called the " Summer Grape." The 

 cultivated varieties arc as follows : First, those usually three or five-lobed : — 



1. Devereaux. — The only specimens we have seen were from Peters, Ilarnden <fe 

 Co., of Atlanta, from which, and from three small vines set out this season, our 

 description is derived, aided by notes from Dr. Baldwin, of Montgomery, Ala. It 

 was found in the woods, over forty years since, by Samuel M. Devereaux, and first 

 cultivated by himself and his neighbors, near Sparta, in this State. As Devereaux 

 kept the stage-house, passengers soon disseminated it, being struck with the won- 

 derful productiveness of the vine. It seems quite distinct in foliage. Younger 

 leaves, sub-three-lobed, older ones distinctly lobed. The young leaves and shoots 

 are light green (not brownish, as in the Warren). Leaves, moderately downy, 

 distinctly arachnoid, hoary instead of fuscous. Bunches, quite long (those sent 

 over nine inches), very much shouldered, compact. Berries, small. Skin, thin, 

 black, covered with blue bloom. Flesh, free from pulp, and abounding in juice, 

 of a color as darkly red as that of the pokeberry, of a brisk and excellent flavor. 

 Quality, "very good." A prodigious bearer; hence, like the Warren, considerably 

 liable to rot. (This is not the Devereaux of " Gardening for the South," which 

 is the true Lenoir.) Kipens about the middle of August. The color of the juice 

 is deeper than that of any other grape we know. 



2. Ohio. — Leaves, large, three-lobed, deeply cut; young shoots, tendrils, and 

 leaves, green, with no shade of red in them; somewhat hoary beneath. Shoots, 

 long-jointed, strong. Bunches, shouldered, large, long, loose, tapering. Berries, 

 small, round. Skin, thin, dark purj^le, with a blue bloom, without pulp, tender, 

 melting, and sweet. " Very good," but, like the next, too small a fruit to be 

 very desirable. Ripens just before the Warren. Origin, unknown. Fruit, from 

 Richard Peters, Escj., Atlanta. 



3. JElsmburgh. — It takes its name from a town near which it was found, in New 

 Jersey. Mature leaf, dark green, five-lobed, deeply cut, but perhaps less so than 

 the Warren. Leaf stalks and tendrils, more red than usual. Terminal leaves, 

 brownish, with but little cobwebby down beneath, and none above. Nerves of 

 older leaves, considerably downy. Bunches, shouldered, rather large, loose. Ber- 

 ries, quite small. Skin, thin, black, with a blue bloom; free from pulp, melting, 

 sweet, and pleasant. Ripens nearly as early as Lenoir ; distinguished from th( 

 Ohio by being not quite as good, by the leaves being five instead of three-lobed. 



