39S THE GRAPE. 



pie ; pulpy, vinous, somewhat harsh, rather pleasant and 

 rich. Shoots strong, hardy ; a hybrid between Bland and 

 Miller's Burgundy. Foliage light. colored, five-lobed. 



Ohio. {Syn. Longworth's Ohio, Segar-Box.) Puncli<3s 

 large, long, loose, tapering, shouldered ; berries small, 

 round ; skin thin, purple, bloom blue ; tender, melting, 

 sweet, excellent, with no pulp ; a good bearer. Shoots 

 long-jointed, strong; leaves large, three-lobed ; origin 

 unknown. As far south as Cincinnati, it succeeds well 

 and is a fme table grape, resembling the Elsinburgh, but 

 is rather tender at Cleveland, and fails as lar north as 

 43 degrees lat. 



Scupper?w7ig. {Sy7i. Fox Grape or Bullet Grape, of the 

 Sooth; American Muscadine.) This is a distinct southern 

 species the Vitis vulpma. Bunches very small, loose; 

 berries round, large; skin thick; pulpy, juicy, sweet, 

 strongly musky. Tli^ "White" is light green; the 

 '* Black" dark red; the color of the tendrils correspond- 

 ing in each variety. Leaves quite small, glossy on both 

 sides. Very tender at the Nortii. 



FOREIGN GRAPES. 



As but few of these can be cult.vated successfully in open air, and extensive grapi 

 houses caniiot become very conimon, a few of the best only are described.] 



Class I. Dark red, purple and black. 



Black Cluster. {Syn, Burgundy, Black Burgundy, True 

 Burgundy, Small Black Cluster, Early Black, Black Or- 

 leans. ) Bunches small, very compact, berries rather 

 small, roundish, black, sweet, good. Season, early mid 

 autumn. Hardy in N. Y. Distinguished from Miller's 

 Burn-andy by the absence of dowm on the leaf. 



BLACK HAMBURGH. {Syji. Red Hamburgh, Pui-plc 

 Hamburg, Brown Hamburgh, Frankendale, Hampton 

 Court Vine.) Bunches large, shouldered on both sides 

 berries ver}' large, roundish, sometimes oval, deep brown- 

 ish purple, becoming black ; flavor sugary and rich. A 

 good bearer. Needs a grape house, rarely ripening well 

 in the open air. 



