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Harris or Old House of Georgia. This Georgia grape is of the Herbemont class. 

 Similar to it in bunch and berry as well as of growth of vine ; a desirable 

 wine grape. 

 Hermann. " Bunch long and narrow, compact, berries small, round, fine 

 bloom, moderately juicy; very vigorous and productive; ripens late. 

 Fine wine grape." 

 ^Highland, (Ricketts.) " Bunch eight inches long heavily shouldered, berries 

 large roundish oval, bluish black with a blue bloom, free from pulp, rich, 

 sweet and vinous." A very tine new grape. 

 Israella, bunches large shouldered, compact, very large, oval, covered with a 

 fine bloom, first rate quality ; an excellent grape for the South. Ripens 

 after Hartford Prolific 

 Isabella, bunches long, large, loose, berries large oval, black, juicy and sweet; 



vigorous and productive. 

 Ives' Seedling, bunch medium, compact, shouldered, berries above medium, 

 black, roundish oval, fle>h with some pulp, juicy and sweet; verj- vigorous, 

 productive, and 'free from mildew; a fine wine grape. Ripens after 

 Concord. 

 Lenoir, ( Oevereux,) a southern grape of the Herbemont family ; bunch medium 

 compact, shouldered, berry small bluish black, no pulp, flesh juicy, sweet 

 and vinous ; a tine grower ; an excellent southern wine grape. 

 Miles, bunch small, compact, berries small, round, flesh tender, slight pulp, 



vinous, ])leasant ; one of the (j-arliest. Valuable for the North. 

 *Moore's Early. " Bunch large, berry round, large, (as large as Wilder,) black 

 with a heavy blue bloom ; very early, ripening ten days before Hartford 

 and twenty before Concord." 

 *Monroe, (new.) " Bunch medium to large shouldered, something like Con- 

 cord, berries large, round, black covered with a thick bloom, flesh juicy, 

 sweet and vinous. Ripens with Hartford Prolific." 

 *Neosho, bunch and berries about the size of Norton's, compact, shouldered, 

 pulp fleshy, sweet and juicy. This grape resembles Norton's ; valuable for 

 the South as a wine grape. 

 Norton's Va., bunch long, compact, shouldered, berry small with dark bluish 

 red juice, very little pulp, sweet and brisk; vine vigorous, healthy, hardy, 

 and productive ; ripens late. One of the very be.st wine grapes. 

 North Carolina, bunch medium to large, compact, berries large oblong, slight 

 bloom, flesh pulpy but sweet; ripens just before Concord, a vigorous 

 grower, healthy and productive. 

 •^Rochester, (new ) " Bunch large, shouldered, very compact, berries medium 

 to large, round dark purple with thin white blooms, flesh sweet, vinous, 

 rich and aromatic: very vigorous grower." 

 Bentz. Bunch large, shouldered: compact, berry large, round black, flesh 

 pulpy and musky, very juicy, ripens before Ives; an exceedingly vigorous 

 grower; a good wine grape 

 Koger's Hybrid, Barry, (No. 43.) Bunch rather short, berries round, flesh 

 tender, sweet and pleasant ; vigorous and productive ; 

 ripens with Concord. 

 " " Essex, (No. 41.) Bunch medium, compact, shouldered, 



berries large, flesh tender and sweet, with a highly 

 aromatic flavor ; a vigorous grower, healthy and prolific. 

 Ripens early. 

 " " Herbert, (No. 44) Bunch large, rather long and loose; 



berry above medium, flesh sweet and rich ; productive, 

 early. 

 *< " Merrimac, (No. 19) Bunch medium to large, berries large, 



sweet and rich, a very fine and reliable variety; a good 

 grower and bearer. Ripens early in Sept. 

 *' *« Wilder, (No. 4.) Bunch large, berry very large, deep blue 



black, fle.«h tender, juicy and sweet; very fine. Beg. Sept. 

 *' " (No. 2.) Bunch and berry large, excellent quality ; vigorous 



and productive ; late. 

 " «' (No. 33 ) Bunch large, berries large; vigorous and productive. 



" " (No. 39.) Bunch and berries large, good quality, productive. 



