THE GRAPE. 551 



" Bunch small, shouldered. Berry good size, oval, similar to Isa- 

 bella. Entirely free from pulp. Good flavor." 



NORTH AMERICA. 



Vine vigorous, unproductive. 



Bunch small, shouldered. Berry round, black, juicy. Ripens about 

 with Hartford Prolific. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 

 North Carolina Seedling-. 



Bunch medium to large, shouldered, compact. Berry large, black, 

 oblong, pulpy, but sweet and good. Ripens only a few days after 

 Hartford Prolific. Yine very productive, hardy, and healthy. Strong 

 grower. (Husman.) 



NORTHERN MUSCADINE. 



Raised by the Shakers, at New Lebanon, Columbia Co., N. Y. 



Bunches small, short, compact. Berry large, round, chocolate or 

 brownish red. Skin thick, with a pungency and odor common to the 

 Wild Fox Grape, and is a very little, if any, improvement on it. The 

 berries fall from the bunch as soon as ripe, which is about two weeks 

 before Isabella. 



NORTON'S VIRGINIA. 

 Norton's Seedling. 



A variety introduced by Dr. D. N. Norton, of Richmond, Ya. It is a 

 most productive Grape in garden or vineyard, bearing very large crops 

 (especially at the South, where many kinds rot) in all seasons. It is 

 valued for making a red wine. 



Bunch medium, shouldered, somewhat compact. Berries small, 

 round. Skin thin, dark purple. Flesh tender, with a brisk, rather 

 rough flavor. Ripens with Catawba. 



OHIO. 



Cigar-Box Grape. Jack. Black Spanish Alabama. 



Longworth's Ohio. McCandless. Jacquez. 



The origin of this Grape is unknown. It is said to have been 

 brought from the Straits of Gibraltar, in 1805, to Oakland, Ala. Vine 

 vigorous, long-jointed, not hardy at the North. 



Bunches large and long, from six to ten inches, and often fifteen 

 inches in length, rather loose, tapering, shouldered. Berries small, 

 round. Skin thin, purple, with a blue bloom. Flesh tender and melt- 

 ing, without any pulp, brisk and vinous. 



ONONDAGA. 



Originated in Fayetteville, Onondaga Co., N. Y., with Lewis Hue- 

 ber, from a cross between Diana and Delaware. 



Bunches about the size and form of Diana, compact. Berry medium, 



