106 FRUIT-GARDENING. 



shape; skin dark purple; pulp dissolving in a saccharine 

 musky juice ; good for wine. 



MADDOX. A good wine grape, not liable to rot ; it is of 

 medium size ; roundish ; of a brownish red color, and a brisk 

 vinous flavor. 



NORTON'S VIRGINIA SEEDLING, Longworttis Ohio. An early 

 fruit of medium size and dark purple color ; it ripens in Sep- 

 tember ; makes excellent wine ; it is also generally approved as 

 a dessert fruit. 



POND'S SEEDLING. A large purple grape of roundish form, 

 thin skin, and of rich pungent flavor ; adapted for wine as well 

 as for the table. 



SCUPPERNONG. This species is very prolific ; the berries are 

 large, roundish, and of a color varying from brick red to black ; 

 makes peculiar Muscat wine, and is highly esteemed as a dessert 

 fruit. 



WARREN, Madeira. A round fruit of medium size and dark 

 purple color ; it is considered by some as the most luscious of 

 all native grapes ; it makes excellent wine. 



WOODSON. A small round black Virginian variety, from 

 Prince Edward's county ; it is celebrated as a very proper fruit 

 for the manufacture of sparkling wine ; it ripens later than most 

 other varieties, but yields abundantly. 



SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FOREIGN GRAPES. 



[Those designated thus * will ripen in the open air. Those marked thus t require 

 but little forcing in favorable seasons.] 



* BLACK CLUSTER, Black Morillon, True Burgundy, Early 

 Black, Auverna. Bunches rather larger than those of the Mil- 

 ler's Burgundy ; berries middle size, somewhat oval ; skin of a 

 very black color ; juice rich and sweet ; the fruit ripens in the 

 open air about the middle of September. 



BLACK DAMASCUS, Worksop Manor Grape. Bunches middle 



