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bottle, which should be well corked. Some recommend 

 rock candy to be added. "We have found nothing better 

 than good clarified sugar. 



VARIETIES. 



Catawba. Clusters, of medium size, shouldered, some- 

 what loose ; berries, large, round ; skin, rather thick, pale 

 red in the shade, but deep red in the sun, with lilac bloom ; 

 flesh, slightly pulpy, juicy, sweet, with an aromatic, rich, 

 musky flavor. Ripens last of August. 



Concord, One of the best of the Northern varieties, 

 but the juice is too weak and thin to make a good wine. 

 Clusters, large, loose, and well shouldered ; berries, very 

 large, juicy, sweet, with but little aroma ; a fair dessert 

 grape; color, black, with a heavy bloom. Vine very 

 vigorous, and the fruit is less liable to rot and mildew 

 than any other Northern variety. 



Perkins. Does very well at the South, and is next to 

 the Concord in exemption from disease ; berries, large, 

 and slightly oval ; color, a pale, dingy pink ; flesh, hard, 

 but not pulpy, sweet and good, but destitute of aroma ; 

 is a very good dessert fruit. Yine vigorous and produc- 

 tive. 



Clinton, which succeeds well here, is but one remove 

 from our wild Summer-grape ; clusters, medium size, 

 shouldered, compact, similar to its parent ; berries, round, 

 below medium size, black, covered with bloom, juicy 

 with large seeds, and some acidity, and tough pulp. 

 Ripens a little later than Isabella, but improves by hanging 

 upon the vine. 



Warren, or Herbemont's Madeira. When this grape 

 does perfect a crop, and the fruit is thoroughly ripened, it 

 is the most delicious of all the American grapes. Unless 

 protected by some kind of covering, it rarely produces a 

 crop of fruit, being very liable to the rot. This grape 



