DESCRIPTIONS OF INDIGENOUS -GRAPES 



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PsESChel's Mammoth, seedling of Mammoth Catawba, of better flavor, beautiful color, not much 

 subject to rot at the South ; vine vigorous, but rather tender here. 



Pond's Seedling (Mass.)^ small, round, blue, pleasant, fair quality ; cluster long ; vine very 

 hardy and vigorous. 



Potter — Potter's Catawba (Conn.), very large, round, a little compressed, dark amber, skin 

 medium, juicy, pulpy, somewhat foxy, pleasant flavor, very sweet at full maturity, intermediate 

 between Catawba and Red Fox, sweeter and earlier than Concord ; vine close-jointed, very hardy, 

 exceedingly vigorous, and a profuse bearer. 



Purdy's Prolific, a variety of Red Fox, medium size, pale, dingy red, becoming dull dark red 

 at full maturity, thick skin, juicy, sweet, pleasant, pulpy; very hardy and exceedingly robust, 

 suited to the North, and very productive ; ripe 10th of September. 



Purple Catawba, very early, same size, form, and quality as the Catawba, but of a purplish 

 hue when fully ripe, quite sweet, good flavor, estimable. It matures from loth to 20th of August, 

 a month before the Catawba ; the vine is more hardy, exceedingly strong and vigorous, very pro- 

 ductive. 



Raabe — Honey, small, round, purple, very sweet, vinous, pleasant flavor ; cluster small, some- 

 times shouldered ; vine hardy, productive ; is probably a hybrid between Catawba and Elsin- 

 burg, superior to either. 



Bamsdell, large, round, dull red, juicy, quite sweet, pulpy, fragrant, very pleasant, thick 

 skin ; vine one of the most hardy, exceedingly vigorous and productive, many bushels being pro- 

 duced on a single vine ; matures its fruit well at the North where the Isabella and Catawba fail 

 entirely ; very early, ripens the last of August. It is best flavored on a light and not rich soil. 



Bebeeca, an estimable seedling of the Golden Chasselas, medium size, amber, round, thin skin, 

 juicy, sweet, same flavor as its parent, more hardness of pulp than the European varieties ; cluster 

 medium compact. It forms extensive shoots, but of slender growth. Its habit, sensitiveness, and 

 proueness to mildew, accord precisely with the foreign Chasselas varieties. It ripens middle of 

 September, but can never be adopted in vineyard culture. This is the only variety we have de- 

 scntjcd in this class that does not belong to the indigenous species. 



St, Catherine (Mass.), originated in 1850 in the garden of J. W. Clark, Esq., and fruited there 

 first in 1853 Berry large, same color as Catawba, which it resembles ; juicy, very delicious, thin 

 skia, sprighily, subacid, fine flavor when fully ripe, soft pulp, larger than Concord and less foxy ; 

 ripens two weeks earlier, at the beginning of September; cluster loose, sometimes shouldered; 

 vine very hardy, vigorous, great bearer ; ripens its fruit well even where the Diana and Concord 

 fail, which is a highly important fact; hangs on well. It is supposed to be a cross between the 

 Red Fox and Catawba ; it is difficult to grow from cuttings. 



Salnda, said to be a Southern seedling of Isabella, and much resembles it, berries more oval ; 

 clusters not so large and more open or loose. 



Scuppernong, White, rather large, round, bronzed, white at maturity, without pulp, thick 

 skin, very sweet, finely flavored for table, makes most exquisite wine, the aroma of which sur- 

 passes all other wines. The clusters are very small, but the crop is immense. The fruit matures 

 here at the end of September, but the vine must be pruned to a single stem at the base and be kept 

 free of suckers. A traveled ignoramus states that this vine is a native of Greece, when in point 

 of fact no similar species of grape has ever been found growing naturally in Europe, and this 

 distinct species covers naturally a region of our country more than twenty times the extent of 

 Greece. The whole growth, foliage, and wood distinguish this family of grapes from all others. 

 They cannot be grown from cuttings with facility. 



Scnppernong, Bine or Black, same size and form of berry, and same foliage, growth, and habit 

 as the White variety, but usually produces a greater crop, which matures at a rather later period. 

 The berries hang long after the frost has destroyed the foliage, and are then very delicious ; the 

 skin is thicker and the pulp firmer than the White, requiring more force to express the juiced 



Scnppernong, Bnla, round, very large, about twice the size of the White and Blue varieties, 

 bears nearly as abundantly, is less palatable, but makes very good wine. 



Schnyler (New York), over medium, round, juicy, not sweet ; vine hardy, productive, ripe 

 middle of September. 



Shepherd (Ohio), a seedling of the Catawba, originated by the Rev. J. N. Shepherd, a most 

 intelligent and indefatigable colaborer in the Vineyard. Berry round, paler color, and larger 

 than the parent; sweeter, more tender, and less astringent; same aroma, ripens at same period; 

 bunch medium to large, shouldered, more compact than parent. An improvement, and an im- 

 portant acquisition. 



Shnrtleff (Mass.) The original vine of this name was grown from foreign seed, and has been 

 cast aside. The present one is an indigenous seedling, medium or rather small, round, black with 

 bloom ; flavor sprightly and refreshing, the sweet and acid being pleasantly blended ; dissolving 

 pulp, no foxy taste, does not fall off ; cluster medium size, shouldered ; vine perfectly hardy, with 

 Blender shoots of great length ; a moderate bearer. Its buds expand later than the Isabella, and 

 it ripens its fruit two weeks sooner than that variety. 



Snmmer Blaek, a variety of Black Fox, early, medium, round, black, sweet, thick skin, foxy, 

 pleasant ; cluster small ; excellent for conserves ; vine very vigorous, quickly covering an arbor^ 

 profofle bearer, ripens end of August, very hardy and suitable for the North. 

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