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The foreign grapes do not succeed in this country in open-air 

 culture. The Black Burgundy and the Sherry may perhaps 

 be considered as partial exceptions at the South. Under glass 

 they may be successfully cultivated in all parts of the United 

 States; but as our plan does not embrace hot-house cultiva- 

 tion, we must refer the reader to Chorlton's " Grape Grower's 

 Guide," and other works devoted specially to grape culture. 

 Our list will embrace only native sorts. 



1. Isabella.— Bunches of good size; berries oval, rather large; skin nearly 

 black, covered with a blue bloom ; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, rich ; slightly 

 musky. Hardy and productive. Origin, South Carolina. Succeeds every- 

 where. 



2. Catawba.— Bunches medium; berries pretty large, round, or slightly 

 oval ; pale red in the shade, but deep red next the sun, with a lilac bloom ; 

 juicy, sweet, rich, musky, aromatic. Hardy, productive, and succeeds in all 

 localities adapted to grape culture. Maryland. 



3. 2>ia?ia.~Eesembles the Catawba, of which it is a seedling, but is earlier 

 and more beautiful. Color a fine reddish lilac, covered with bloom ; juicy, 

 vinous, aromatic. It originated in Massachusetts, but succeeds even better at 

 the South than at the North. 



4. ^e&ecca.— Branches cylindric, very compact, heavy; berries full medium, 

 oval ; light green in the shade, auburn or golden toward the sun, and covered 

 with a light bloom ; juicy, sweet, delicious. It ripens ten days earlier than the 

 Isabella, and keeps well. Hardy and productive. New. Has not been ex- 

 tensively proved. New York. 



5. Scuppernong.— Bunches small, loose; berries large, round; juicy and 

 sweet; very musky. Found growing wild from Virginia to Florida. It is a 

 distinct species, quite unlike the other cultivated sorts. Excellent at the South. 

 Does not succeed north of Virginia. 



6. Concord.— Bunch large, compact; berries large, globular; almost black, 

 thickly covered with bloom ; sweet and juicy. Hardier and earlier than the 

 Isabella, but not quite equal to the latter in flavor. Best for the most northern 

 range of the grape. 



7. Jlei'benwnt.— Bunch very large, compact, shouldered ; berries below me- 

 dium, round ; dark blue, or violet, with a thick, light bloom ; skin thin, and 

 filled with a sweet, rich, vinous, aromatic juice, of so little consistence that it 

 can hardly be called flesh. In favorable localities, one of the best of our na- 

 tive grapes. North of Philadelphia it succeeds only in warm exposures and 

 favorable seasons. It is probably of Southern origin. 



Were we to add to the foregoing list, we should name the 

 Delaware, the Bland, and the To-Kalon, all good varieties. 

 The grape will succeed in most soils, if properly prepared ; 



