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hybridizing this species of grape found on page 116 of the Am. Pom. 
Soc. Report for 1871 are herewith reproduced. 
My experience will go far to establish the following facts, viz.: that we 
cannot fertilize the Scuppernong with the pollen from any other species, or 
their hybrid varieties, or with male (staminate) hybrid Scuppernongs. Sec¬ 
ond, that we can impregnate the Foreign, (vitis vinifera,) with pollen from 
the Scuppernong, producing thereby only male (staminate) plants, and imper¬ 
fect hermaphrodite or pistillate plants, which bear no fruit. Third, that we 
cannot impregnate Labrusca, yEstivalis, Cordifolia, or their hybrids with 
Foreign (vitis vinifera,) with pollen from Scuppernong. Fourth, that we can 
fertilize both native and foreign and their hybrids, with male (staminate) 
hybrid Scuppernong pollen, producing thereby prolific hybrid Scuppernong 
vines. Fifth, that we can fertilize those prolific hybrid Scuppernong plants, 
with pollen from the hybrid male (staminate) Scuppernong vines, thereby 
giving more of the Scuppernong constitution to the progeny. I find that the 
seed of the prolific hybrid Scuppernongs grow, and that you can impregnate 
other varieties with pollen from prolific hybrid Scuppernongs. 
Owing to various circumstances, which I will not attempt to detail, I have 
not pushed the production of prolific hybrid Scuppernongs, as rapidly as I 
expected and desired. There is one difficulty in using the hybrid Scuppernong 
pollen, where we have no liot-house; it blooms, like the Scuppernong, after 
nearly every other grape has done blooming; but, besides this difficulty, I have 
lost many plants and seed already hybridized, from other sources. 
Without a doubt but rather unfortunately, Dr. Wylie uses the term 
Scuppernong as a specific (quite customary in his day and not even now 
completely eradicated from the vocabulary of the layman) instead of a 
varietal name as we find it in our present-day nomenclature. By keep¬ 
ing this terminology clearly in mind, the five conclusions reached by Dr. 
Wylie seem not as hazy and contradictory as might appear at first 
glance. By substituting the words Vitis rotundifolia in place of his term 
Scuppernong, these conclusions will read as follows: “First, that we 
cannot fertilize Vitis rotundifolia with the pollen from any other species, 
or their hybrid varieties, or with male (staminate) hybrid Rotundifolia 
vines. Second, that we can impregnate the foreign, (vitis vinifera ,) 
with pollen from Vitis rotundifolia, producing thereby only male 
(staminate) plants, and imperfect hermaphrodite or pistillate plants, 
which bear no fruit. Third, that we cannot impregnate Labrusca, 
Afstivalis, Cordifolia, or their hybrids with Foreign (vitis viniferaf) 
with pollen from Vitis rotundifolia. Fourth, that we can fertilize both 
native and foreign and their hybrids, with male (staminate) hybrid Ro¬ 
tundifolia pollen, producing thereby prolific hybrid Rotundifolia vines. 
Fifth, that we can fertilize those prolific hybrid Rotundifolia plants, 
with pollen from the hybrid male (staminate) Rotundifolia vines, 
thereby giving more of the Rotundifolia constitution to the progeny. I 
find that the seed of the prolific hybrid Rotundifolia vines grow, and 
that you can impregnate other varieties with pollen from prolific 
hybrid Rotundifolia vines.” 
