Hermann. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



Hermann. 107 



Hermann. (^Est.) 

 A seedling of Nor- 

 ton's Virginia, rais- 

 ed by F. Langen- 

 doerfer, near Her- 

 mann, Missori. In 

 1863 the original 

 vine fruited abund- 

 antly with its origi- 

 nator, and grafts of 

 it bore a large crop 

 in 18b4. It has been 

 fully tested in vari- 

 ous places & proved 

 as to growth, foliage 

 and fruit. On trying 

 the must on Oech- 

 sle's scale it showed 

 94 to 105. Bunch 

 long and narrow, 

 seldom shouldered, 

 compact, often nine'i 

 inches long; the 

 shoulders, if there 

 are any, having the 

 appearance of a sec- S 

 ond bunch ; berry 

 small, about same 

 size as Norton 's, 

 round, black with 

 blue bloom, moder- 

 ately juicy, rarely 

 rots or mildews, and 

 ripens very late, 

 several days later 

 than the Norton's. 

 The juice is of a 

 brownish -ye How, 

 making a wine of 

 the color of Brown 

 Sherry or Madeira, 

 of great body, and 

 of fine flavor ; satis- 

 factory in the south 

 central States. Our 

 friend Sam. Miller 

 says : There is a pe- 

 culiar fragrance 

 about the wine of 

 the Hermann that 

 no other American 

 grape possesses; 

 and, were I a teeto- 

 taler in drinking, I 



should like to have wine of it just for the 

 pleasure of smelling it." The French judges 

 at the Congres Montpellier pronounce the Her- 

 mann " bien droit de gotit, particulierement 

 bon et corse." 



THE HERMANN GRAPE. 



Vine a strong grower and very productive, 

 resembling the Norton's in foliage ; but the 

 leaves are of a lighter color, the stems covered 

 with peculiar silvery-white hair-like threads, 

 and the leaves somewhat more deeply lobed. 



