Ives's Seedling Wine. — The Ives Seedling Grape has, during the past year, 

 received high praise as a grape for the production of a light red wine. I had 

 examined its product from time to time, as I could obtain it ; but, in every case, I 

 found that it had in some way been doctored, either by adding sugar, or by mix- 

 ing other wines. This summer I wrote Mr. Anderson, of the Longworth Wine 

 House, my wish to see it pure, and received from him samples, which, on analysis, 

 I feel are, as represented, pure wine, and of a character that brings it second 

 only to the Norton's Virginia, far ahead of Concord, with not as much acid 

 as Clinton ; in fact, the best red wine, except the Norton, that we have yet pro- 

 duced. The wine sent me was one from selected grapes, and the other from the 

 general average of the vineyard. 



The first gave nine and five-tenths of alcohol, with five and eight-tenths of 

 acid : the second gave eight and four-tenths of alcohol, with six and one-tenth 

 of acid. Both were pleasant wines ; but, once a taste was had of the former, the 

 latter lost caste. There is no doubt of many of our grapes making a far better 

 wine than has yet been done, if once the maker can feel that the wine from his 

 selected grapes will command a price compensating for the labor and care requi-' 

 site to its production. I hope, however, that some makers will try the selection 

 of grapes, and, making superior wine, give out a notice of their course ; and, when 

 the wine is ripe, see if we don't buy it at good remunerative prices. Barachel. 



August Pioneer Grape. — This is a hardy vine of the old fox-grape family, 

 with moderate-sized bunches of loose berries, round and nearly black, that color 

 up early, and may be eaten, by those who have good digestion, about the middle 

 to the last of August. 



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