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The leaves are small, entire, heart-shaped, and glossy on both 

 sides. Bunches very small, made up of a very few large berries, with 

 very large seeds. The fruit do not ripen simultaneously, as is the 

 case with other vines, but successively, and fall off as soon as ripe. 

 They are very poor in sugar, and can only produce a drinkable 

 wine in a hot climate, whore this species might be cultivated with 

 advantage, as it is an exceedingly vigorous grower, one vine being 

 capable of covering over an acre of ground. Although phylloxera- 

 resistant, they do not make good stocks, on account of the difficulty 

 with which European sorts can be grafted on them. 



The following are the best known varieties : 



f Flowers. Synonym : Black Muscadine. 



A late variety, esteemed in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina, 

 where it is said to yield a good red wine. 



t Scuppernong. Synonyms : Yellow Muscadine. White 



Muscadine. Bullace. Roanoke. 



A very hardy white sort, from which wine is made in the Southern 

 States of North America. 



t Thomas. 



A reddish grape similar to the others in most respects. 



tVTTIS RUPESTRIS. 



This species is also termed Rock Grape and Sugar Grape in America. 

 No cultivated varieties have, as yet, been derived from it. It is a 

 a very poor bearer, most of the flowers being sterile, and is therefore 

 unsuitable as a direct producer. It is, on the other hand, an excellent 

 stock for grafting European sorts on, as it is thoroughly phylloxera- 

 resistant, and very hardy, doing well in almost any but chalky soils. 



HYBRIDS. 



There are, as might be expected, many hybrids between the 

 different species, some of which deserve mention ; these are 



t Allen's Hybrid. 



Chasselas x Isabella. A good early white table grape, but not 

 phylloxera-resistant. 



t Alvey. Synonym : Hagar. 



This is a V. Vinifera x V. jEstivalis hybrid. A good red variety, 

 producing a good wine. It is phylloxera-resistant, but the fruit sets 



