THF, ALICE GRAPE. 



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A YOUNG FKLlTINc; VINE OF THE ALICE CKAPE, FROM PHOTO., 

 SHOWING FOLIAGE, TKOOUCTIVENESS, ETC. 



firmly to the cluster, showinj^ no iiirlicatioii or tendency to drop or 

 sihell. Its color is a pale red. but darker where grown in the shade 

 of the foliage. The clusters are of medium sixe. generally slightly 

 shouldered, compact, yet not so crowded as to cause dislocation of 

 berries. Four clusters to the branch are often found, but more fre- 

 quently three. The wood appears to be medium jointed, neither 



