GRAPES IN" VIRGINIA 



and pleasant to the taste, others rough and harsh, 

 and, perhaps, fitter t'<>r Wine <>r Brandy. I have 

 great Trees covered with single Vines, and those Vines 

 almost hid with the Grapes. Of these wild grapes, 

 besides those Large ones in the Mountains, mention 'd 

 by Bait in his Discovery, I have observed four very 

 differenl Kind-, vie. 



"<>ii'' of the Sorts grows among the Sandbanks, 

 upon the Edges of the low Grounds, and Islands next 

 the Bay. and Sea, and also in the Swamps and Breaches 

 of the Up -lands. They grow thin in small Bunches, 

 and upon very low Vines. These are noble Grapes; 

 and tho' they are wild in the Woods, are as Large as 

 the Dutch Gooseberry. One Species of them is white, 

 others purple, blue, and black, l>nt all much alike in 

 Flavour, and Borne long, some round. 



"A Becond Kind is produced throughout the whole 

 country, in the Swamps and Sides of Hill> These 

 also grow upon small Vines, and in small Bunches; 

 bnt are themselves the largest Grapes as big as the 

 English Bullace, ;in<l of a rank Taste when ripe, 

 resembling the sim-n of a Pox, from whence they are 

 called Pox -Grapes. Both these Sorts make admirable 

 Tarts, being of ;i fleshly Substance, and perhaps 

 rightly managed, might make g I Raisins. 



"There are two Species more, that are common to 

 the whole Country, some of which are black, aud 

 some blue on the out-side, and some white. The) 

 grow upon east Large Vines, and bear verj plenti- 

 fully. The ni<-<- Observer might, perhaps, distinguish 

 them into several Kinds, because the) differ in Col- 

 our, si/.', and Relish; but I shall divide 1 1 1 « - 1 I\ 



into two; viz. 1 1 1 * - early, and the Late ripe. The 



