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known it to equal the stock whence it came. The existence of 

 tlie last is easily accounted for : I can but infer that superficial 

 observers have furnished you with slips from one of these two 

 sources." On my own part, I will only further remark, that 

 in regard to the claims of its foreign origin, I think it will be 

 quite in time to consider them r when we are presented with 

 an imp&rted variety resembling it. 



Heretofore this grape has been deemed unsuitable for lati- 

 tudes to the north of this state ; but it is now found to succeed 

 perfectly at Boston, where, the past season, the fruit has at- 

 tained to complete maturity by the last of September or be- 

 ginning of October. 



COLUMBIA. PR. CAT. No. 378. 

 Rackoon grape. Raccoon grape. 



Vitis (KStivdis ? v. Columbia, PRINCE. 



This grape was found, by Mr. Adlum, on his farm at George- 

 town. The bunches are small, but numerous, and the berries 

 round, deep purple, approaching to black, thinly placed on 

 the cluster, and about the size of a small fox grape, but have 

 not that peculiar scent which fox grapes possess. It has con- 

 siderable pulp, but is quite sweet when fully ripe, and yields a 

 high coloured juice ; in rich grounds its shoots are as strong, 

 and its leaves as large as the Isabella, and the latter are of a 

 brick colour on the under side. 



WORTHINGTON. PR. CAT. No. 404. 



Vitis labrusca ? v. Worthingtonii. PRINCE. 



This is a native found near Annapolis, Maryland. It is 

 smaller than the common fox grape, and black ; it yields a 

 very highly coloured juice, is a very great bearer, and, by 

 some is much esteemed ; the juice has been used to mix 

 with that of other grapes in making wine, in the same 

 manner as the Teinturier is in Europe, to which it imparts a 

 fine colour, and agreeable flavour. When the fruit is fully 

 ripe, it is tolerably sweet, with a considerable degree of as- 

 tringency, Mr. Adlum states, that by mixing the wine of 



