FRUITS. VARIETIES AND CULTURE. 



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bottle, which should be well corked. Some recommend 

 rock candy to be added. We have found nothing better 

 than good clarified sugar. 



VARIETIES. 



Catawba. — Clusters, of medium size, shouldered, some- 

 what loose ; berries, large, round ; skin, rather thick, pale 

 red in the shade, but deep red in the sun, with lilac bloom ; 

 flesh, slightly pulpy, juicy, sweet, with an aromatic, rich, 

 musky flavor. Ripens last of August. 



Concord. — One of the best of the Northern varieties, 

 but the juice is too weak and thin to make a good wine. 

 Clusters, large, loose, and well shouldered ; berries, very 

 large, juicy, sweet, with but little aroma ; a fair dessert 

 grape ; color, black, with a heavy bloom. Vine very 

 vigorous, and the fruit is less liable to rot and mildew 

 than any other Northern variety. 



Perkins. — Does very well at the South, and is next to 

 the Concord in exemption from disease ; berries, large, 

 and slightly 'oval ; color, a pale, dingy pink ; flesh, hard, 

 but not pulpy, sweet and good, but destitute of aroma ; 

 is a very good dessert fruit. Vine vigorous and produc- 

 tive. 



Clinton, which succeeds well here, is but one remove 

 from our wild Summer-grape; clusters, medium size, 

 shouldered, compact, similar to its parent ; berries, round, 

 below medium size, black, covered with bloom, juicy, 

 with large seeds, and some acidity, and tough pulp. 

 Ripens a little later than Isabella, but improves by hanging 

 upon the vine. 



Warren, or Herbemont's Madeira. — When this grape 

 does perfect a crop, and the fruit is thoroughly ripened, it 

 is the most delicious of all the American grapes. Unless 

 protected by some kind of covering, it rarely produces a 

 crop of fruit, being very liable to the rot. This grape 



