The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-06
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Liudcn Boianhir GarfeH,
}. >. SKINNER, EsQ, sept 2, 1928
81 During the past year have received
from Gentlemen III different parts of the Onion,
various kinds OF grapes with statements as To Ih.ir
qaliy supposed origin, &c, ADD accompanied
~ most instances, with Il desire tiai would pi..
nay opinion relative to them. To sumr niscon-
cepiIous which exist ] am able now 80 reply
and know no better mode ut impartng the inInl-
naton than through your widely circulating pa
PCT. received itnu, GM rstHn Backman, Eso
OF Lancaster Pa. some vines OF gJapr which
he states : extensively cultivated by Mr. Eirhpl.
berger, of York, Pa, aud Other qenien,en IA
that vicinity AMI that their VINEYARDS are al
most wholly composed olit Nj. Is remarks.
" his grape Is considered preferable 10 all o.
thcrs cultivated IN the different vinr yards al
ioik, aud ~ 20 vgour and growth IT appears 10
hc next 10 .sahen and Catawba, but not quite
n, great bearer A. either of these. Mr. 4 f,t
fler states that II Is there called " BLack Hade,-
RI, aud that he has been informed thai II was
brought from tIie Island uf Madeira by a grutl.
man OF Maryland, from whom Nh Flchelbcreer
received il in thr year iSi9;'' " the fruit IS
black, aud contains a pulp thai is sweet aud We
~ JUICY " it Is IA Certaln buarer, and the har-
desl grape that grows Ia that part of the couIi-
Try Touching tins grape, have 10 tate thu
il proves, on examinauon To be a genuine ma.
fire JtyOad all d0adi II therefore follows. that
the idea about lis coming from Madeira J., imagi-
nary.
A grape, received from George Carter, Esq.
OF Virginia. and represented as vers fine aud
productive, proves eiso 10 be Haijie, which
called IN any new Catalogue, " CATERS ftCor-
ito "
The vines received by the name of - 5iOe u
from Virginia, aud Of Btqrt 0r puroie ON!
MlStadint from Georgia, are the SANE as the
Btach Scuppernong or Roanoke grape ofmhch
il is doubtless well known tha' there are two, If
not three varieties.
The grape received from Major Album. under
tlI" name of" Naebacker's Mdscat," i1a0i II ne.
the but an PrOttc grape.
The " Nancy pale red" received from the
same Gentleman. Is a uG',Ce, gr.ati, rcsemblme
IN foliage the Baods aud mus prove ~ be the
same the - kaIsn de COTE. from LOUISIANA
aud Norion's Virginia Seeding have also 10.
iiage resembling the Blauds, although the fruii
is dIilcfout.
The " Warrenton' grape, which has acquired
much celebrity IN Warrenton County, Georgia.
and has been supposed tn be native, ind on
examination TO be foreign variety
received two grapes, also, from New Jersey.
called Jordans large blue aud " Cooprr's
wine - which were stated to he natives bat ,hey
proved 10 be exUtics.
have dalk purple grape under culture,
which is knuwn about Albany is the - Winne"
grape II Is very productive, and native
very superior kind was sent me las; sea on from,
Missouri called there " SOlandcr's hree pn
pie - It's growth is very strong ard vigorous.
The Astonishing diversity Of foliage ia the Anne
rican species and varieties, Is particularly inter.
cSing, and IN none more striking than Ia The
Texas, Louisiana. Missouri aud Arkansas vines
Tie leaves Of the Texas are some of them euti,c
others three obed and II part five lobed on tle
same vine. The 5cuPrefnons may also be cas-
lily distinguished lay its foliage alone, from all
other grapes. Another circumstance worth, OF
note is, thai nHmbrr OF the native SPECIES are
dls cous. including visits ripaiia, seuppernone
aud probably Longs Arkansas
have now thri, -four genuine American var
cites, whIch are sufficiently increased 10 offer 10
me public IN NY nc'T catalog &c, Ytica VIA