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Vitis Scliiinperiana, Hochstetter. 
Prom Abyssinia to Guinea. This vine may become 
valuable with many other Central African kinds for 
tropical culture, and may show itself hardy here. Barter 
compares the edible berries to clusters of Frontignac 
Grape. 
Vitis vinifera, L.* 
The Grape Vine. Turkey, Persia, Tartary, This is not 
the place to discuss at length the great industrial questions, 
concerning this highly important plant, even had these not 
engaged already since many years the attention of a large 
number of our colonists. The whole territory of Victoria 
stretches essentially through the vine-zone, and thus most 
kinds of vine can be produced here, either on the lowlands 
or the less elevated mountains in various climatic regions 
and in different geologic formations. 
The Corinthian variety, producing the “ Currants ” of com- 
merce, thrives also well in some districts, where with Eaisons 
it promises to become a staple article of our exports beyond 
home consumption. Dr. W. Hamm, of Vienna, has recently 
issued a Vine-map of Europe, indicating the distribution of 
the different varieties and the principal sources of the 
various sorts of "Wine. The writer would now merely add, 
that the preservation of the Grapes in a fresh state, accord- 
ing to M. Charmeux’s method, and the sundry modes of 
effecting the transit of ripe Grapes to long distances, ought 
to be turned to industrial advantage. The pigment of the 
dark wine-berries is known as Oenolic acid. The juice 
contains along with Tartaric acid also Grape acid. All 
these chemically defined substances have uses of their own 
in art and science. 
Vitis Vulpina, B-* (Vitis rotundifoUa, Mich.) 
The Muscadine or Fox-Grape. South-eastern States of 
North America. This species includes as varieties also 
the Bullace, the Mustang, the Bullet-Grape, both kinds 
of the Scuppernangs and the Cotowba Grape. The 
