106 FBUIT-OAEDENING. 



shape; sMn dark purple; pulp dissolving in a saccharine 

 musky juice ; good for wine. 



Maddox. a good wine grape, not liable to rot ; it is of 

 medium size ; roundish ; of a brownish red color, and a brisk 

 vinous flavor. 



Norton's Virginia Seedling, LcmgworiKs Ohio. An early 

 fruit of medium size and dark purple color ; it ripens in Sep- 

 tember ; makes excellent wine ; it is also generally approved as 

 a dessert fimit. 



Pond's Seedling. A large purple grape of roundish form, 

 thin skin, and of rich pungent flavor ; adapted for wine as well 

 as for the table. 



ScnppERNONG. This sjjecies is very prolific ; the berries are 

 large, roundish, and of a color varying from brick red to black ; 

 makes peculiar Muscat wine, and is highly esteemed as a dessert 

 fruit. 



Wakben, Madeira. A round fruit of medium size and dark 

 purple color ; it is considered by some as the most luscious of 

 all native grapes ; it makes excellent wine. 



WooDSON. A small round black Virginian variety, from 

 Prince Edward's county ; it is celebrated as a very proper fruit 

 for the manufactiire of sparMing wine ; it ripens later than most 

 other varieties, but yields abundantly. 



SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FOREIGN GRAPES. 



[Those designated thus * will ripen in the open air. Those marked thus t require 

 but little forcing in favorable seasons.] 



* Black Cluster, Black Morillon, True Burgundy, Early 

 Black, Auvema. Bunches rather larger than those of the Mil- 

 ler's Burgundy ; berries middle size, somewhat oval ; skin of a 

 very black color ; juice rich and sweet ; the fruit ripens in the 

 open air about the middle of September. 



Black Damascus, Worksop Manor Orape. Bunches middla 



