200 NOMENCLATURE OF GRAPES. 



particular species to which they belong ; the most part of those 

 deficient in such reference belong either to V. Idbrusca, or V. 

 testivalis, and I should suppose that those found north of the 

 forty-first degree, belong wholely to the former of these species, 

 whose native locality extends as far north as Canada. 



It has been remarked that a large proportion of our native 

 vines are males, (or have abortive germs,) and are consequently 

 sterile, and that this is particularly the case with Vitis (Bstwcdis. 

 My opinion is, that this remark will not bear a general appli- 

 cation, and will only hold good with respect to three or at 

 most four of the well known species, and two of these, V. 

 riparia and rotundifolia, I think are truly dioecious. 



SUSQUEHANNA. 



Deininger's grape. 



In regard to this vine it is unnecessary to enter into details, 

 and it is deemed sufficient to state, that those vended by the 

 above titles and which were much lauded at the time as a 

 superior native variety, have proved to be indentically the 

 French Meunier or Miller grape. 



WINNE. PR. CAT. No. 403. 

 Buck grape. Columbian. 



Vitis Idbruscctj var. 



This is a native variety which has attracted attention within 

 the last few years. It obtained the name I have adopted from 

 the circumstance of the first vine that attracted notoriety, 

 having been found in the garden of Mr. Winne at Albany. 



The fruit is of medium size and of the darkest purple 

 colour ; when fully ripe it is generally considered equal in 

 sweetness to the Alexander, but inferior to the Isabella. 

 There is no doubt but it will prove a good wine grape. In 

 all cases to test the real merits of a grape, the fruit should be 

 left on until fully matured, and not be plucked as soon as it 



