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IMITATION HAMBURG. 



A native variety we have not seen. Its fruit is said to be " large, 

 dark purple, or as large, skin, as thin, pulp, as soft and juicy, but 

 of inferior aroma and flavor to the Black Hamburg." Origin un- 

 known. 



MISSOURI. 



Missouri Seedling, 



Said to be a native of Missouri : it is of slow growth, short jointed, 

 and, like the Clinton, suited to border culture in gardens. From it 

 a wine is made resembling Madeira. 



Leaves, deeply cut, tri-lobed ; bunches, below medium, loose ; ber- 

 ries, small, round ; skin, thin, almost black, very little bloom ; flesh, 

 tender, little pulp, sweet, and pleasant ; " very good." 



NORTON'S VIRGINIA. 



Norton's Seedling. 



A native, unworthy culture. Bunches, long, little shouldered, 

 compact ; berries, small round, dark purple, pulpy, harsh. 



OHIO. 



Long worth's Ohio, | Segar Box. 



The original of the vines now known under this name were some 

 cuttings left in a segar box " at the residence of N. Longworth, Esq, 

 Cincinnati, during his absence from home. Its true origin is yet in 

 doubt. North of Cincinnati it does not succeed, and wherever plant- 

 ed should have long range on a trellis. Only valued for table use. 



Bunches, large, loose, shouldered ; berries, small, round, nearly 

 black, blue bloom ; flesh, without pulp, sweet. Only suited to the 

 amateur. 



SCHUYLKILL. 



Schuylkill Muscadel, 

 Alexander, 



' Spring Mill Constantia, 

 Madeira, of F<wfc, Pa., 



Muscadine, 



Cape Grape, 

 Clifton's Constantia, 

 Tasker's Grape, 



From the banks of the Schuylkill, Pa. Its value is only as wine 

 grape, and for that, not equal to Catawba. We have found it exten- 

 sively distributed North and West as the Isabella. As the leaves 

 are much more downy, it is easily detected in foliage, and the 

 bunches being not shouldered, while the Isabella is always shouldered. 



Berries, often large, roundish, oval, thick skin, quite black ; flesh, 

 firm pulp, juicy, musky, often harsh. 



