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ba or Isabella. This is considered a native American 

 grape, and bears a strong resemblance to the Elsenberg, 

 but is by no means so hardy. It makes a dark-red wine 

 of inferior flavor when new, but improving by age. 



Pond's Seedling is a large, round purple grape, with a 

 thin skin and rich pungent flavor, well adapted to the 

 table, and .promising to make good wine. 



The Herbemont Grape is a small, round, purple, sweet, 

 juicy grape, without pulp, tender flesh, and makes a fair 

 wine, common in Ohio. 



Norton's Virginia Seedling bears bunches of medium 

 size, compact and shouldered, with berries small, purple, 

 sweet, but with pulp. It makes an inferior wine. 



There are still other varieties of native American 

 grapes enjoying more or less general celebrity. Among 

 these are the Tasker, and the Schuylkill, which differ but 

 little from each other. 



At the meetings of the National Congress of Fruit-grow- 

 ers, in 1854, the grapes recommended as of the first quality 

 and best adapted to culture in the United States, were (un- 

 der glass) Black Hamburgh, Black Prince, Black Frontig- 

 nac, Grisly Frontignan, White Froutignan, White Muscat 

 of Alexandria, and Chasselas de Fontainebleau ; and of 

 native Grapes adapted to the open air, the Isabella and 

 the Catawba, and the Diana. 



The Diana, a seedling from the Catawba, has been 

 brought forward lately as a native American grape of the 

 first class. 



The Concord, a large, early, pleasant Grape has just 

 been introduced in the vicinity of Boston, and promises to 

 be an acquisition, especially where the Isabella and Cataw- 

 ba ripen with difiiculty. 



The chief aim of those who seek grapes adapted to 



