398 . THE GRAPE. 



pie ; pulpy, vinous, somewhat harsh, rather pleasant and 

 rich. Shoots strong, hardy ; a hybrid between Bland and 

 Miller's Burgundy. Foliage light colored, five-lobed. 



OHIO. (Sy?i. Longworth's Ohio, Segar-Box.) Punches 

 large, long, loose, tapering, shouldered ; berries small, 

 round ; skin thin, purple, bloom blue ; tender, melting, 

 sweet, excellent, with no pulp ; a good bearer. Shoots 

 long-jointed, strong; leaves large, three-lobed ; origin 

 unknown. As far south as Cincinnati, it succeeds well 

 and is a fine table grape, resembling the Elsinburgh, but 

 is rather tender at Cleveland, and fails as far north as 

 43 degrees lat. 



Scuppernong. (Syn. Fox Grape or Bullet Grape, of tho 

 South; American Muscadine.) This is a distinct southern 

 species the Vitis vulpi?ia. Bunches very small, loose; 

 berries round, large; skin thick; pulpy, juicy, sweet, 

 strongly musky. The "White" is light green; the 

 "Black" dark red; the color of the tendrils correspond- 

 ing in each variety. Leaves quite small, glossy on both 

 sides. Very tender at the North. 



FOREIGN GRAPES. 



As but few of these can be cultivated successfully in open air, and extensive graj* 

 houses cannot become very common, a few of the best only are described.] 



CLASS I. DARK RED, PURPLE AND BLACK.* 



BLACK CLUSTER. (Syn. Burgundy, Black Burgundy, True 

 Burgundy, Small Black Cluster, Early Black, Black Or- 

 leans. ) Bunches small, very compact, berries rather 

 small, roundish, black, sweet, good. Season, early mid 

 autumn. Hardy in N. Y. Distinguished from Miller's 

 .Burgundy by the absence of down on the leaf. 



BLACK HAMBURGH. (Syn. Red Hamburgh, Purple 

 Hamburg, Brown Hamburgh, Frankendale, Hampton 

 Court Vine.) Bunches large, shouldered on both sides 

 berries very large, roundish, sometimes oval, deep brown- 

 ish purple, becoming black ; flavor sugary and rich. A 

 ^ood bearer. Needs a grape house, rarely ripening well 

 in the open air. 



