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leaving only one eye and one leaf to draw the sap and keep 

 alive the circulatioi!, till both scion and stock are perfectly 

 united. 



SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF NATIVE GRAPES. 



Alexander, Constantia of Vevay, Madeira of York, Pa., 

 Winne, Schuylkill Muscadel. A good wine fruit, of large size, 

 blackish color, and oblong form ; very juicy and pungent ; a 

 great and sure bearer. 



Bland, Bland^s Madeira, Bland's Virginia, Mazzei, Fowel. 

 A pale-red grape, of large size and round shape, rather musky, 

 but the juice is sweet and livel}^ 



Carolina Perfumed. A medium-sized fruit, of purple color 

 and rather an unpleasant odor ; it is, however, considered as well 

 adapted for wine, being rather pungent, very juicy, and pulpless. 



Catawba, Hed Mancy, To Kalon. A fine variety, above 

 medium size, of dark red color, in forai round, in flavor deli- 

 cious for the dessert, and highly productive : it ripens soon after 

 the Isabella. 



Cunningham. A native of Prince Edward's county, Vir- 

 ginia; the berries are round, black, of medium size, and not 

 liable to rot ; they are said to resemble, in taste, the Nigrillo 

 of Madeira, and are considered good for wine as well as for the 

 table. 



Elsingburg. Fruit small, round, of purple color, and delicate 

 musky flavor, without pulp ; good for wine, and as a dessert 

 fruit ; the vine is very hardy and productive. 



Hide's Eliza. Berries large, oval, of violet color, and ex- 

 cellent flavor ; alike suited for the dessert and for wine. 



Isabella. A well known and highly estimated variety. 

 Fruit large, oval, of rich purple color, covered with bloom ; 

 skin, under good cultivation, thin ; flesh juicy, rich and vinous ; 

 an excellent dessert fruit. 



Lufborough. a sweet fox grape of large size and round 



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