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•live A fjiir wine ;,'rape. Early. Catawba, dee^p Tcd, 

 :n; flesh pulpy; juice sweet, vinous; vine vigorous 

 Aud productive, but not hardy ; late. This grape has been more 

 cxtcnwvelv used for wine than any other American grape, and 

 •jII do well in favorable localities on the shores of Lake 

 r.-:--. ('Ut in the interior is not to be recommended for cultiva- 

 tion. DrhuYtrf, beautiful dark red when fully ripe ; skin thin : 

 flesih tender; juicy, sweet, brisk, vinous; vine very hardy and 

 n^odcrately productive ripens first of September. Wherever 

 the soil is light and warm, it is the best grape for extensive culti- 

 vation. It is delightful for the table, and makes a superior 

 white wine, which sells for from five to eight dollars per gallon. 

 Diana, pale red, with but little bloom ; skin thick ; flesh tender, 

 meaty; juice, sweet, rich vinous; vine hardy and productive 

 when properly cultivated ; ripens last of September. This is 

 one of our best grapes, and deserves careful cultivation for a 

 t.nblc and market grape. It requires a deep, dry soil, not rich. 

 but occasionally dressed with lime. It should not bear until 

 the fourth year, and must be covered north of New York City, 

 and protected somewhat in all the Northern States. It is the 

 I—. V.,-cpeT of all our grapes, and therefore is valuable; it will 

 :i good raisin, and also a good wine. Elsinburg, black, 

 bluixh white bloom; flesh tender and melting; juice sweet and 

 ▼incus; vine hardy and healthy; last of September. This is a 

 very nice little grape, the only objection to it being its small 

 ■iie. Hartfonl Prolific, black or dark purple, with blue bloom ; 

 »kin thick ; flesh tough : juice sweet and somewhat sprightly 

 and vinous; vine hardy, vigorous and productive; first of 

 September. This is the best market grape of the early varieties 

 on account of its earliness and large yield ; makes a ftiir wine 

 Vines must be kept pinched back through the summer. Her- 

 V»w^, blue black, with light bloom ; skin thin ; flesh tender and 



