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aardy variety, subject less to rot than to mildew — in some 

 jeasons ripens badly. 



Wine sometimes good, and resembling a light Madeira — 

 requires a good deal of sugar in the fermentation ; say 

 eighteen to twenty-four ounces to the gallon of juice, or 

 " must." 



4. Bland's Madeira; a delicious table grape, resembling 

 the Catawba in its appearance. Too tender for vineyard cul- 

 ture in this climate. On arbors, in sheltered situations, it 

 bears well. 



6. Ohio, or Cigar Box, is a fine table grape, bunches very 

 large and shouldered, berries small, black, sweet, and without 

 pulp ; does well on arbors or trellises, but will scarcely an- 

 swer for the vineyard culture — requires long pruning. 



Wine; dark red, inferior in flavor when new, but improves 

 by age. 



6. Lenoir ; a black grape, bunches large and compact, 

 sometimes shouldered, without pulp, berries small, black, 

 sweet and palatable. Subject, in clay soils, to mildew and rot. 



7. Missouri ; fruit black, bunches loose and of medium 

 size, berries without pulp, sweet and agreeable. Sometimes 

 cultivated in vineyards ; a good variety for wine. 



Wine; "makes an excellent wine, somewhat resembling 

 Madeira." 



8. Norton's Seedling ; bunches of medium size, compact, 

 shouldered, berries small, purple, sweet, but with a pulp. 



Wine; inferior. 



9. Herbemont's Madeira ; a good wine, and a pleasant 

 table grape ; bunches medium size, berries small, black, and 

 without pulp. 



Wine ; pink or light red, resembling in flavor the Spanish 

 Manzanilla. 



10. Minor's Seedling ; a new grape of the Fox family. 

 Fruit ; bunches medium size, berries large, pulpy, musky, 

 and rich flavored, very hardy ; but little subject to rot. 



