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t Canby's August. Synonyms : York's Madeira, Black Ger- 

 man, Hyde's Eliza, Monteith. 



Canby's August is usually considered to be a hybrid, but it is more 

 closely connected with V. Labrusca than any other species. 



It resists the phylloxera, and, as it is very hardy and capable of 

 doing well in almost any soil, it forms an excellent stock to graft on, 

 although, perhaps, inferior to V. Rupestris and some varieties of V. 

 Riparia. It cannot be employed as a direct producer on account of 

 the very foxy taste of its fruit and its being a poor bearer. 



f Catawba. Synonyms : Red Muncy, Catawba, Tokay, 



Singleton. 



A purple variety, considered to be very good for wine-making 

 purposes in America, as it is freer from foxy taste than most V. 

 Labrusca varieties. A kind of champagne, known as Sparkling 

 Catawba is made from it in America. It is almost adapted for 

 cultivation as a direct producer, although a rather poor bearer. It 

 is of no value as a stock, as it cannot be said with certainty to be 

 phylloxera-resistant. 



Concord. 



This variety is much esteemed in the eastern states of America, 

 where the foxy taste is not so much disliked as in France or the 

 western states. It is a good bearer, and is phylloxera-resistant, but 

 the fruit has a foxy taste. It will not thrive in very warm dry 

 districts, nor in any but dark well-drained soils, being very subject 

 to chlorosis. 



t Diana. 



A rather good white variety. 



f Isabella. Synonyms : Woodward, Paynes Early, Samboton. 



This is, perhaps, the best known American sort in Australia. It 



is a hardy black grape, and a rather good bearer, but is not 



phylloxera-resistant, and its fruit has a marked foxy taste, so it is not 



to be recommended. 



f Israella. 

 Very similar to Isabella, of which it is probably a seedling. 



t Ives* Seedling. Synonyms : Ives, Ives' Madeira, Kittredge. 



A vigorous prolific black variety, easily recognised by its very 



handsome leaves, dark-green above, white beneath. It is of little 



