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this kind with that of the Schuylkill grape, it imparts a cha- 

 racter between port and claret. 



.MUNCY, PALE RED. PR. CAT. No. 391. 



This grape was discovered in Lycoming county, Pennsyl- 

 vania, and also in Maryland. The foliage much resembles 

 the Bland ; the fruit is of a pale red colour, and hangs 

 loosely on the bunches, which are of good size. It ripens 

 late, is sweeter than many native grapes, and the vine is pro- 

 ductive. It is considered by Mr. Adlum, of Columbia, quite 

 an acquisition to our collection of American grapes, as being 

 capable of producing excellent wine. This grape has, by 

 close comparison, been found so similar to the Catawba, as not 

 to be readily distinguished, which would seem to favour the 

 idea that the Catawba did not originate in Georgia, but is, 

 in fact, a native of Maryland. Some persons have remarked 

 that there exists a slight difference in flavour between this and 

 the Catawba. 



BLACK FOX. PR. CAT. No. 381. 



Purple Fox. Vitis taurina, Walter. 



Vitis vulpina, Bartram. 



Vitis labrusca, v. nigra. MICHAUX. PURSH. TORRET. 



This is the wild variety most common in this state and to the 

 north and east of it. The fruit is a very deep purple or black, 

 generally of large size and oblate form, and the berries hang 

 loosely on the bunch ; they have a strong fox-like scent, 

 which I think is possessed to a greater degree by this than by 

 the red and white varieties ; the skin is thick and the pulp 

 tough, but in some cases varieties have been found wild which 

 possess those disadvantageous qualities to a much less degree ; 

 and in some vines which have been reared from seeds or im- 

 proved by culture, they are scarcely perceptible. In this sec- 

 tion of country large vines are almost every where to be met 



