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extreme South. Both of them are black. There 

 are new varieties of this vigorous species which 

 promise well. 



The cordifolia species promises to furnish some 

 fine, hardy, and productive grapes, of which the 

 Amber is an example. The Elvira, a pale yellow 

 grape, is highly praised by Mr. Hussman. Al- 

 though the Bacchus is distinctively a wine grape, 

 I have already said that its flavor, when fully ripe, 

 was agreeable to me. The only difficulty in grow- 

 ing it is to keep the ground poor, and use the 

 pruning-knife freely. 



I have enlarged on this point, for I wish to direct 

 the mind of the reader to the fact that there are 

 many very hardy grapes. I congratulate those 

 who, with the taste of a connoisseur, have merely 

 to sample until they find just the varieties that 

 suit them, and then to plant these kinds in their 

 genial soil and favored locality. 



At the same time I should like to prevent others 

 from worrying along with unsatisfactory varieties, 

 or from reaching the conclusion that they cannot 

 grow grapes in their region or garden. Let them 

 rather admit that they cannot raise some kinds, 

 but may others. If a variety was persistently 

 diseased, feeble, and unproductive under good 

 treatment, I should root it out rather than con- 

 tinue to nurse and coddle it. 



