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thickness, great length and vigor, and a moder- 
ate number of laterals. The canes often branch 
off with a fork, having a double bud at the base, 
a freak of more frequent occurrence with this, 
than any other variety we know of. Wood very 
hard, with a small pith. 
We have watched this grape closely, and with 
particular interest, and have become firmly con- 
vinced that it is an important addition to our 
list of wine grapes. If productiveness, general 
hardihood and health, and a superior wine can 
entitle a new variety to consideration, this va- 
riety certainly deserves it at the hands of our 
vintners. Its wine is entirely different and dis- 
tinct from anything else we have, and which we 
hope will be the American Madeira, so anxious- 
ly sought by our connoisseurs. At the trial of 
wines, at Hermann, Mo., held on the 17th ot 
May, 1869, the ‘‘ Hermann” attract- 
ed general attention. a extra pre- 
mium was awarded to 
Let not our readers suppose that 
it will be a universal grape, howev- 
For our locality and further 
south it will be eminently desirable; 
“It is a pity that it has not been 
more extensively planted as yet;” 
but much further north it will hard- 
ly attain the perfection requisite to 
make a superior wine, as it ripens 
so late. It will, we think, be found 
specially adapted to southern slopes 
and limestone soil, though it seems 
to have all, or even more, of the har- 
dihood of its parent. It is a true 
Aistivalis in leaf and habit. 
Mr. Langendorfer has lately raised 
some forty Hermann Seedlings, from 
which he selected, as the best, a white 
seedling of the Hermann, which 
seems very vigorous and productive, 
promising to be a most valuable 
white wine grape, and the first of 
that class (Aéstivalis) with wuire 
berries. The one bottle of wine 
made from it is as excellent in qual- 
ity as the grape is remarkable for its 
color; some good judges who tasted 
the wine said: it is exceedingly 
smooth and fine; in bouquet plainly 
showing Hetiiaun origin, only as 
much finer and pleasanter than Her- 
The originator does not intend to 
disseminate this new variety for 
several years, and has not decided 
upon a name for this grape. 
(Labr.) A seedling of 
the Catawba, raised by Jason Brown 
erry medium, of a dark rich dart 
