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THE GRAPE. 
Brinckle. 
Raised by Peter Raabe near Philadelphia, but not yet tested 
as to hardiness. Bunch large, rather compact, sometimes 
shouldered. Berries five-eighths of an inch in diameter ; round, 
black. Flesh solid, not pulpy. Flavour rich, vinous, and saccha- 
rine ; quality “ best.” (Ad. Int. Rep.) 
Canadian Chief. 
From Canada, and claimed to be a native, but so strongly 
marked with foreign characteristics that we think it will not 
prove to be an acquisition for general cultivation. 
Bunches very large and shouldered, and the vine very pro- 
ductive, and will probably do better in Canada than in a warmer 
latitude. 
Canby’s August. 
Origin uncertain ; introduced by Charles Canby, Wilmington, 
Bel. Bunch medium size, compact. Berry round, black, thickly 
covered with a light bloom, juice slightly reddened, sweet, vinous, 
not very rich. Skin somewhat pungent, and not much tough- 
ness in its pulp when fully ripe, which is a few days before Isa- 
bella. York Madeira and Hyde’s Eliza resemble this, and may 
prove the same. 
Cassady. 
An accidental seedling that sprung up in P. H. Cassady’s 
yard, in Philadelphia. 
Bunches medium size, tolerably compact, and sometimes 
shouldered. Berry below medium, round, greenish white, with 
occasionally a faint salmon tint, and thickly covered with white 
bloom. Flesh juicy, with but little pulp, flavour pleasant. 
Quality “ very good.” (Ad. Int. Rep.) 
Catawba. Adlum. Ken. 
Ked Muncy. Catawba Tokay. 
This excellent native grape was first introduced to notice by 
Major Adlum, of Georgetown, D. C., and was found by him in 
Maryland. It probably has its name from the Catawba river, 
but it has been found growing at various points from that river 
to Pennsylvania. It is one of the hardiest, most productive, 
and excellent of our native sorts, either for wine or table use, 
and succeeds well in all situations not too cold for grape culture. 
In habit of growth, it so closely resembles the Isabella that it is 
difficult to distinguish the two, except in the colour and shape 
