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and Hybrids. 



together, there will be little, if any, lack of 

 sugar." 



"But, even admitting this deficiency, it is the 

 only demerit of this variety, and can be remedied 

 either by adding pure sugar to the must, or by 

 evaporating the water from a portion of the must 

 and adding so much of the resulting syrup to the 

 other as is needed to bring it up to the proper 

 standard. Moreover, the true Scuppernoug is the 

 most productive and reliable grape for the South, 

 and its cultivators plant therefore mainly of the 

 Scupperuong and its class." 



black; has a thin skin; sweet and tender flesh; 

 is less in size than the Scuppernong, makes a fine 

 wine, and is superior for the table. Ripens with 

 the Scuppernong." Berckmans, of Augusta, 6a., 

 describes it as follows: "Bunches from six to 

 ten berries; berries slightly oblong, large, of a 

 slight violet color, quite transparent; pulp tender, 

 sweet, of a peculiar, delicate vinous flavor, quality 

 superior to any of the type. Maturity middle to 

 end of August. Has but little musky aroma and 



Sub-Yarieties of Scuppernong are : 



Eden. A Scuppernong Seedling, by Dr. Sam'l 

 Hape, of Atlanta, Georgia. Vine identical in ap- 

 pearance and habit with Scuppernong. Bernj 

 very large and black, with delicate Thomas 

 flavor; often from 12 to 15 berries in a cluster; 

 is a profuse bearer making an excellent brown 

 wine, resembling Sherry, which Dr. Hape claims 

 to be superior to that made from Hermann or 

 Rulander. 



Flowers. Is the latest of the very dark skin- 

 ned varieties of this class. See page 127. 



James. Originated lately by J. Van Lindley. 

 in Pitt County, North Carolina; said to succeed 

 wherever the Scuppernong does; black, large 

 size, good quality and very prolific. Commences 

 to ripen in July and continues till frost. 



Pedee. a sub-variety of Scuppernong; dis- 

 covered on the Pe Dee river, South Carolina. 

 Berry somewhat similar in color, but smaller; 

 skin very tough, quality good, ripens one month 

 later than Scuppernong. 



Tender Pllp. A black skinned variety with 

 pulp dissolving, sweet, of second quality, maturi- 

 ty from middle of August to middle of September. 



Thomas. (Botnnd.) A variety of the Scnpper- 

 nonrj species, discovered and introduced by Drury 

 Thomas, of South Carolina, and thus described : 

 *' In color it varies from reddish purple to deep 



makes a superior red wine. A spurious variety 

 is sold under the name of Thomas; this is inferior 

 in quality and produces a deep black colored fruit 

 of no merit whatever." 



There are a number of other varieties cultivated 

 in some localities which have no decided dis- 

 tinctive characters to make them valuable, al- 

 though they may have a local value, such as 

 MiSH, Sugar-Grape, Memory, etc. 



Scuppernong Hybrids. At the meeting of the 

 Am. Pom. Society held in Baltimore, 1S77, Dr. 

 A. P. Wylie exhibited his remarkable hybrids for 

 the last time before his death ; among them, the 

 fruit committee— consisting of Chas Downing of 

 N. Y., Robert Manning of Mass., Dr. John A. 

 Warder of O.. Josiah Hoopes of Pa., P. J. Berck- 

 mans of Georgia, &c.— noticed "a most promis- 

 ing Sciippprnong -hybrid from whose seedlings val- 

 uable results may derive." 



These remarkable seedlings which were origi- 

 nated by the late Dr. Wvlie of Chester Co., South 

 Carolina, are doubtless all lost. Vines were sent 

 out to several persons by the originator, but so 

 far as we can ascertain not one survived. It was 

 supposed, and is still held by many, that the Ro- 

 tundifolia cannot be crossed with other species of 

 Vitis. 



We are glad to know, however, and it will be 

 interesting to Southern grape-growers, that Prof. 

 Munson of Texas is now experimenting a number 

 of Saippernonr/ and Thomas hybrids with Herbe- 

 mont. These vines are very thrifty and beautiful; 

 we anticipate their fruiting with anxiety. 



Sclinylkill Muscat. {Labr.) See Alexander, p. 84. 



