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by him the Red Muncy. Since Mr. Adlura first intro- 

 duced it, the Catawba has been the favorite variety in all 

 sections where it will ripen thoroughly. It is too late for 

 the New-England climate ; and, within a few years, it has 

 been so subject to the rot, that other varieties are being 

 substituted for it, even in vineyards where the Catawba 

 has formerly held undisputed precedence. Its high vi- 

 nous and musk flavor has given character to its wines. 

 Bunches above medium, moderately compact, shouldered ; 

 berries large, round, deep red, with lilac bloom; skin 

 thick ; flesh juicy, with some pulp, rich, spirited, vinous ; 

 ripens early in October, around Boston, in favorable po- 

 sitions. 



Clinton. In the year 1821, Hon. Hugh White, then 

 in the junior class in Hamilton College, N.Y., planted a 

 seedling vine in the grounds of Prof. Noyes, on College 

 Hill, which still remains, and is the original Clinton, a 

 very hardy, healthy, and productive grape, of the first 

 class. Bunches and berries small, black, with blue bloom ; 

 brisk, juicy, quite acid, but improves by keeping until 

 February. 



Concord. Raised by E. W. Bull, of Concord, Mass. 

 A retrograde from the Isabella or Catawba in the quali- 

 ty of the fruit, yet so superior in its habits, that it is 



