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to make wine from, and it therefore becomes 

 a matter of small moment where it is placed 

 in this list. There may be some, however, 

 who would like to make wine from it in 

 small quantity for their own use, and it is 

 just as well that they should know that the 

 wine is in the grape. 



We have included in this group all that 

 could be justly considered as having any claims 

 as true wine grapes ; if the list were still fur- 

 ther reduced, there would be much gain to 

 American wine making. In all that we have 

 written, we have taken decided ground for 

 pure wine; we have warred against adultera- 

 tions in all their multifarious forms, and we 

 shall do so to the end. Sugar, brandy, and 

 alcohol are adulterations, and we are only 

 grieved when we see well-meaning men pro- 

 pose and defend them. We do not mean to 

 countenance any thing but the pure juice of 

 the grape. No kind, the pure juice of which 

 can not be made into an enduring wine, should 

 be admitted into the list of wine grapes ; other- 

 wise we open the door, not only for sirups 

 and confections, rhubarb and elderberries, but 

 also for Gallizing, and other slow poisonings 

 and absurdities. If drinks will be made from 



