8 BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 
grape culture, are taken from Dr. Engelmann’s 
oor meng (in C. V. Riley’s Sixth Entomolog- 
report), revised ‘sa himself for our Manual. 
reed Viticultural Remarks, with list of varie- 
itis Aistrvatis, Michaux. Climbing over 
ushes and small trees by the aid of forked, 
intermittent tendrils; See large (4—5 
teeth; when young always very woolly or cot- 
tony, mostly bright red or rusty; ‘at. last 
smoothish but dull, and never shining like 
paria; berries usually larger than in this 
species, coated with a distinct bloom, and, when 
well grown, in compact bunches; seeds usually 
2 or 3, rounded on top, with a very prominent 
raphe. (Fig. 1- 
This is the Well-known Summer Grape com- 
pecies. 
which retain their rusty down at full maturity 
has often been mistaken for Zabrusca, 
does not grow in the Mississippi Valley. An- 
other Bak more bu 
eep 
fruit, is Vitis Lincecumii of the — _— of 
Louisiana and Texas, often called Post O. 
Grape. Vitis Monticola, the Mou a se 
of Texas, is a form with small entire leaves (the 
down of which at last is gathered in little tufts) 
— rapt acl dulous berries. When ios Heap ii 
approaching v. Cordifolia through its 9 smaller 
black 
species, Zstivalis, 
unless the essential characters above enumer- 
ated be closely attended to, and the numberless 
gradual transitions from one form to the other 
be watched. 
VITICULTURAL REMARKS. 
then 4ESTIVALIS.—This species is pre-eminently 
WINE grape of the Atlantic States, and of the Lower 
Mississippi Valley. Owing to the fact that none of the 
Elsingburgh and Humelan will ripen 
no rth of the parallel of 40°, unless it may be in some pe- 
culiarly favored siithtion,® they hay: n exten- 
sively ee: spas their superior satittad are but little 
kno berries are ado a 
juice ala a note 
other improved pydaet.ce pti: 
. liable to disease as that of the fox grape, 2m rot in 
he _ orri ies is aaa ely unknown. Some of the 
; nes made gion ‘counIEy are produced | from va- 
ceuaae ges this fam 
have not been propery festen as to their wine-produc- 
ing qualities. I am convinced praecthe either the wine- 
pra aie pero * poten r the 
excellence of th 
yards of these varieties are established in 5 best loca- 
tions of favorable climates.— Wm. Saunder 
The most genial home of this species is sens country 
of the Ozark Hills, Missouri, S. Kansas, Arkansas and 
Indian Territory; probably also south-west Illinois and 
the mountain slo 
Tennessee. And 
great producing regions of this continent, (east of ive 
Rocky mountains) oe a certain class of jine wines. In 
Western Texas a varieties belonging to this class 
seem to awaaaler ae than any other class of grape 8. : 
. Onderdonk, Victoria, Texas. Handbook of Fru 
“The following varieties of this most valuable species 
yms, ried new and discarded varie 
POPS 3 
ALVEY Poo a cross with Vinifera; see page 35.) 
CUNNINGH OIR. 
YNTHI ‘ LOUISIAN 
DEVEREUX. Nonron’s Vensea: 
ELSINBURGH. NEO: 
EUMELAN. utd Sisal 
HERBEMONT. PAULINE. 
ANN.” RULANDER. 
new varieties of this species, some ‘chan e 
seedlings selected in the forests of Arkansas, others 
rom seeds of cultivated varieties, are now on 
trial; among ~~ ; atter two seedlings of Norton’s Vir- 
ia and on sme Prone come 
he petty of these vari 1 teven 
ve French taste seems quite cade’ Only ‘hat size 
is unsatisfactory. ‘*Dans ce grou trouvent les 
raisins dont le goat se rapproche le Fito des portent et 
roper climate is south of the isotherm of 70° 
Fahreghoke for prone Poon SS po a and Septe: mber; 
they requize & ariet ar te norte rental 
0) n vi es @ proper : tw: 
the isothermal 1 oe prop Isoth sde- 
ote localities ua. m perature 
‘y 
J hic: egrees, which ve 
ge vogne: Sut wine really have no pet in 
