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RACINE. The least valuable, yery sweet, but small 

 berry, very pulpy, and full of seeds. 



NEOSHO. Larger bunch and berry than Racine, more 

 juicy, fine flavor, bunch and berry larger than Norton's, 

 lighter colored juice. 



WHITE NORTON. Originated with F. Langendoerfer, 

 near Hermann, Mo. Bunch and berry resembling Nor- 

 ton in size, but white ; sweet, fine flavor, and very juicy. 



BALSIGER'S WHITE NORTON. Berry larger than the 

 preceding, more juicy, fine flavor, resembling Elvira 

 somewhat, very good. 



Discarded Varieties. Baxter, Ohio, Pauline, Raabe. 

 These are either too unhealthy, or of too poor quality to 

 be worthy of cultivation. 



CHAPTER XII. 



CORDIFOLIA CLASS (or BIPABIA, according to Engelmann). 



This class, so far only represented by varieties of either 

 indifferent quality, such as Clinton, Anghwick, Blue 

 Dyer, Burroughs, Franklin, Huntingdon, Kitchen, Newr 

 ark, Marion, Oporto, or such as are rather unproductive 

 or subject to disease, as the Autuchon, Brant, Canada, 

 Cornucopia, Golden Clinton, and Taylor, also has taken 

 a new departure, with the seedlings from Taylor, raised 

 by Mr. Jacob Rommel, and now promises to furnish us 

 the leading white wine grapes of the country, and like- 

 wise valuable market grapes. Had their originator pro- 

 duced nothing but the Elvira, he would be remembered by 

 generations to come, but he is confident that he can still 



