FRUIT-GARDENING. Ill 



SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF NATIVE GRAPES. 



Diana. A seedling of the Catawba, raised by Mrs. Diana 

 Crehore, of Boston. " Fruit resembling the Catawba, but paler 

 in color ; bunches loose ; berries round, juicy, and fine flavored; 

 it ripens two weeks earlier than the parent. 



Gilbert's White Shonga. This variety was found by 

 Garret Gilbert, of the city of New York, on the Shonga Moun- 

 tains in 1825, and planted in his garden. It is a great bearer, 

 of similar habits with the Isabella, differing from that kind 

 only in color, and coming to maturity a little earlier. 



Lenoir, Sumpter, Clarence. This variety was introduced by 

 Mr. Lenoir, of the Santee river, Carolina. Bun^ihes large, very 

 handsome ; berries small, round ; skin purple, Avith a light 

 bloom ; flesh tender, sweet, and excellent. 



Missouri, Missouri Seedling. Bunches of medium size ; 

 berries small and round ; skin black, with a little bloom ; flesh 

 tender, sweet, and pleasant. 



Ohio, Sec/ar Box Grape, Lmigworth^s Ohio. Tlie cuttings 

 from which Mr. Longw^orth's first stock originated, were left 

 at his residence by an unknown friend, in a cigar-box. Bunches 

 from six to ten inches long ; berries round and small ; skin 

 thin, purple ; flesh tender and melting : a good dessert fruit. 



Shurtleff's Seedling. Raised by Dr. S. A. Shurtleff", of 

 Pemberton Hill, Boston. Bunches large, often weighing a 

 pound ; berries oval, of medium size ; skin thick, light purple, 

 with a greyish bloom ; flesh firm, and of excellent flavor : the 

 fruit is fit for the table in September. 



Uchee Grape. A native grape found on the banks of the 

 Uchee creek, Russell county, Alabama. The bunches are long, 

 very compact, and of a jet black color; the berries yield but 

 little juice, which is extremely rich, and makes delicious wine 

 without sugar. 



White Scuppernong. Bunches short and close set ; berries 

 large, of a roundish figure ; skin white, with some dark specks ; 

 juice sweet and rich : it is a great bearer, ripening its fruit early. 



