o 4 4 GARDENING FOR THE- SOUTH. 



becomes eatable the middle of August, but should not be 

 picked before the 1st of October, if to be eaten by a con- 

 noisseur. Few persons have ever seen it when perfectly 

 ripe, and fewer still have ever tasted it. 



The Scuppemong. We consider this very peculiar 

 grape one of the greatest boons to the South. It has 



. 07. THE SCUPPEKNONG. 



very little resemblance to any of the grapes of the other 

 sorts. It is a rampant grower, and requires little, if any, 

 care or culture ; grows well in any soil south of the 

 Potomac River ; has none of the shaggy bark peculiar to 



