DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 207 



EOGEES's NO. 4. 



No. 4 has large bunches, generally shouldered. 

 Color purple, with a light bloom. Berry large, 

 nearly round, with a rather tender but some- 

 what acrid skin, with considerable " foxy" odor. 

 The flesh is buttery, with a fibrous, acid center, 

 which the ripening process never reaches. The 

 juice is sweet, somewhat sprightly, and moder- 

 ately vinous, but with that deficiency in anima- 

 tion that characterizes all of what we have des- 

 ignated as the Isabella family. It ripens about 

 ten days before the Isabella. 



EOGEES'S NO. 15. 



No. 15, rather large bunch, moderately com- 

 pact. Color, reddish copper. Berry large, 

 nearly round, with a rather tender skin. In 

 other respects, the same as No. 4. 



We notice next the group of small wine 

 grapes, alluded to on a former page. They are 

 of Southern origin, and are not extensively 

 grown, though they are true wine grapes. 



HEEBEMONT. 



The Herbemont is of Southern origin. It is a 

 very handsome vine, and not very hardy, espe- 



