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agents for the Shaker Society. We have, however, 

 tasted wine made from this grape, which gave pro- 

 mise of much excellence. We have under cultiva- 

 vation a vine procured direct from New Lebanon, 

 and expect ere long to satisfy ourselves in regard to 

 its merits. 



" THE EARLY NORTHERN MUSCADINE, 



''A Shaker Seedling, 



Of which the accompanying plate is a fac-simile of 

 the cluster, ripens 15th of September ; light amber 

 color, medium size ; delicious flavor, many say 

 unsurpassed. 



"This excellent grape, the subscribers affirm, 

 ripens nearly a month earlier than the Isabella in the 

 same latitude ; is perfectly hardy for the northern 

 climate ; a sure and constant bearer ; if properly and 

 judiciously pruned, bears enormously ; not subject 

 to mildew, slightly fibrous in pulp, and has often 

 been pronounced, by competent judges, superior in 

 its season, to the Isabella or Catawba in their season, 

 either as a table or wine grape. Its characteristic is 

 peculiarly that of a summer fruit ; and wine made 

 from it, simply with the addition of sugar, has been 

 often pronounced by hundreds superior to the best 

 Sicilian light wines, which it somewhat resembles ; 



