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THE GRAPE CULTURIST. 



variable of these is color, as the leaves of scarcely any 

 two varieties possess the same shade of green, although 

 it is the predominant color in all. 



The Scuppernong leaf is a light green, and smooth 

 on both sides, and shining on the upper ; while the Post 



FIG. 34. THE POST OAK. 



Oak grape leaf is a dark, dull green on the upper side, 

 and rusty-woolly on the under side. The petiole and 

 veins of some leaves are red, others dark brown, and in 

 others the red color pervades, more or less, the whole 



