28 GRAPE CULTURE AND 



Mr. T. V. Munson, of Denison, Texas, has lately made 

 another classification according to geographical distribution 

 of the native American species. He classes them in seven 

 groups, as follows: 



1. Riparian Group, a, Riparia, b, Rupestris, c, Nuovo 

 Mexicana, d, Arizonica. 



2. Cordifolian Group, a, Cordifolia, b, Palmate. 



3. Cinerean Group, a, Cinerea, b, Monticola. 



4. /Estivalian Group, a, Northern form, b, Southeastern 

 form, c, Southwestern form. 



5. Vulpina Group, a, Labrusca, b, Carribbea, c, Candi- 

 cans. 



6. Meaty fruited, soft rooted group, a, California, b, Vini- 

 fera. 



7. Rotundifolia or Southern Fox. 



Of these, we are only more immediately interested in the 

 following, which have either been introduced into this State 

 or found wild; these are, i, Labrusca, 2, Riparia, 3, ^s- 

 tivalis, 4, Rupestris, 5, Arizonica, 6, Californica, 7, Vinifera. 



The first six are chiefly valuable as stocks to graft upon, 

 though some of the varieties may prove valuable for their 

 fruit; while from the last come all our leading grapes for wine, 

 raisins and table now cultivated in this State. 



i. Labrusca, or Northern Fox, is found wild east of the 

 Rocky Mountains, mostly on the Atlantic shore, from Can- 

 ada to the Gulf, generally in moist woods or thickets. Leaves, 

 large and thick, sometimes entire heart shaped, sometimes 

 lobed, dark green above, covered with whitish or rusty wool 

 on the under side; berries, rather large, purple or dark amber, 

 with tough pulp and foxy or musky odor. The Catawba 

 and Isabella, also the Concord, are the most generally known 

 cultivated varieties of this class, and are occasionally grown 

 for market in this State. Its roots are tough and wiry, and 

 have a tendency to run along the surface, which hardly fits 



