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eitlier. It succQ^ds well in all dry situa- 

 tions, and is entirely free from rot, to 

 wliicli the Cataivba is particularly subject. 



It is a matter of surprize that the wine- 

 makerb of the west, some of whom have 

 been making such active search for native 

 grapes, have not turned their attention to 

 this variety. I have not seen it nnentioned 

 in any of their reports. I am informed, 

 however, that it is now in the course of 

 being tested there, and that a quantity of 

 the grapes have been sent from this place 

 to an eminent wine-maker, to be tested as 

 to their wine-producing qualities. We may 

 therefore expect a report soon. 



The vine grows rapidly, and is propaga- 

 ted easily, striking more readily from cut- 

 tings than any other variety I know in 

 the whole catalogue of popular native and 

 foreio-n soils. The shoots are slender and 



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wiry, ripening so well as to acquire great 

 firmness, and hence it is so hardy that 

 the severe cold of a northern winter never 

 affects even the softest parts of the young 

 shoots. 



Wood — grayish brown, and short-jointed. 

 Leaves — small and thin, sharply serrated, 

 and, unlike Isabella and Catawba, which 

 are usually turned backwards, they have 

 more of a concave form. Bunches — small 

 and compact, resembling much the Black 

 Cluster. Berries — small to medium, black, 

 juicy, with considerable pulp, rather acid when first gathered even though ripe. They 

 improve by keeping, just as winter pears will by house-ripening. It s a prodigious 

 bearer, and ripens in equal situations two or three weeks before the Isabella. 



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