396 THE GRAPE. 



The minute and extended directions required for the suc- 

 cessful management of a forcing and late house, would far 

 exceed the limits here assigned ; for these and a large fund 

 of other valuable information relative to grape culture, the 

 r eader is referred to Allen's Treatise on the Grape. 



Insects. The smaller insects may be repelled by syring- 

 ing with a solution of whale-oil soap ; the beetles may be 

 knocked off into tin cups containing turpentine. Open- 

 mouthed bottles, partly filled with sweetened water, will 

 decoy many. 



Mildew. This is a formidable obstacle to the culture of 

 foreign grapes in open air, both in the north and south. 

 The only effectual remedy is the renewal of the vines every 

 three or four years. 



The rot has in some seasons proved a formidable disease 

 in vineyards — its cause and cure require further examina- 

 tion and experiment. 



Bleeding, or the rapid escape of the sap by spring pruning, 

 causes much less injury than is usually supposed, and many 

 cultivators who have made the experiment thoroughly, have 

 scarcely perceived any unfavorable result on hardy grapes. 



NATIVE GRAPES. 



Alexander's. (Syn. Cape Grape, Schuylkill Muscadel, 

 Spring-Hill Constantia.) Bunches not shouldered ; com- 

 pact ; berries medium, nearly round, slightly oval ; skin 

 thick, black ; pulp firm, coarse, acid until fully ripe ; sea- 

 son late. Worthless in New-England and New-York 

 good at Cincinnati. A native of Pa. 



Bland. (Syn. Bland's Virginia, Powell.) Bunches loose ; 

 berries round, pedicels long ; skin thin, pale red, flesh 

 slightly pulpy, pleasant, delicate, sprightly. Late ; rare- 

 ly ripens well as far north as 43 degrees lat. A moderate 

 bearer. Origin, Va. 



CATAWBA. Bunches medium in size, shouldered ; berries 

 large, pale red, deeper in the sun, with a thin lilac bloom ; 

 flesh slightly pulpy ; juicy, sweet, aromalic, rich, slightly 

 musky. Does not ripen well as far north as 43 degrees 

 latitude, except in warm exposures. Very productive. 



To Kalon, a sub-variety is not pulpy, but a poor bearer . 



