DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



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THE CYNTHIANA GRAPE. 



season; laterals an average complement, and 

 well developed; wood hard with a medium 

 sized pith, and a hard, thick outer bark, adher- 

 ing closely even on the ripe wood, a characteris- 

 tic common to all the ^Estivalis class . Ripens 

 its fruit late, and makes one of the most aro- 

 matic and delightful wines, of dark yellow 

 color. Must 95 to 112*. 



Cynthiana. Syn. RED RIVER, (^fflst.) 

 Received by Husmann in 1858, from William R. 



Prince, Flushing, Long Island, New York. Or- 

 igin, Arkansas, where it was, probably, found 

 growing wild. It is a true JBstivalis in all 

 its habits, and reseinble's Norton ? s Virginia so 

 closely that it is impossible to distinguish the 

 wood or leaf, although the bunch is generally 

 somewhat more shouldered, and the berry more 

 juicy and somewhat sweeter. Bunch of medium 

 size, moderately compact, shouldered ; berry 

 below medium, round, black, with blue bloom, 



