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GARDENING- FOE THE SOUTH. 



becomes eatable the middle of August, but should not be 

 picked before the 1st of October, if to be eaten by a con- 

 noisseur. Few persons have ever seen it when perfectly 

 ripe, and fewer still have ever tasted it. 



The Scuppernong. — We consider this very peculiar 

 grape one of the greatest boons to the South. It has 



Fig. 97. — THE SCUPPEENONG. 



very little resemblance to any of the grapes of the other 

 sorts. It is a rampant grower, and requires little, if any, 

 care or culture ; grows well in any soil south of the 

 Potomac River ; has none of the shaggy bark peculiar to 



