The sun., 1901-09-15

native. This was crossed with the sturdy
old Concord. and the result was the now
familiar yellowi-h green grape known a.
the Niagara. the only really marketable
Rraps that can be classed "a white that
has vet responded to the efforts of vine
yardisis. although A. a delight TO the palate
II can in no way compare with any OF tho
white grape- that lack ii- necesssry qualit les,
iardine~s and tenscit y on the stem.
If II could only be- marketed. grape
lovers In the North might ENJOY the most
delicious grape, ia my estimation, that
grows anywhere on earth, although North.
ern vineyardi-is affect to deridr 1t and that
IN the SCippenong OF North Carolina
North Carolina. by the way. h natural
nursery ~ the grape, the like 81 which
probably does not appear m any other
State or Territory OF the Union In all
the other grape growing diHir Of III"
United states the vineyards ara Of stock
no, native 60 their soils.
North Carolina grape, OF which there
arr innuTneralble varietier. all Originated
in the state. and at least two important
American grapes grown extensively IN
the North. the Caiawha and the Isabella.
are NATIVES of North Carolina the Catawia
having it, origin on Cane Cr~sk. Buncotuisr
county. one hundred year- ago. and the
Isaipaila ncar Wilmington. five or six wear.
later The Delaware grlpc IL believed
also To b- the result of a graf on the vine
of a Wild summer grape native to North
Carolina hut the pride uf tho Tar Hori
state l. tho Scuppcrnong. which Il n big
rtI.set green berry. full If meat and flavor
More than a cutury agp the Rev ChRrl,-
Pcitigrew, "A Clergyman and naturalist.
roauling Ia the wiid- 81 ryrri county. along
the waters ~ the SCupp"rnong River found
Wild grape vine He had plantation
ia the county. and he dug ny IN" vln.
transplant"d u 'o his ground and cult
yatsd n The vino was a uatural ss-siling
of n mu-cadne or fox grap". aud under
cultivation II prOducsVl a grsTa the like
of which is not known From cutting.
uf that tranHplant'd and dum,'~t icatod
vine The stat" Of North Carolina wa- stocked
with the grape which l. now it, pride aud
to " hich Dominic Pettigrcw gave M" name
oi Srupprrnung for the river of that at
original name. ~" meaning oi which no
one s-'tn- ~ know
This erapa will not grow north of the
line of north Carolina, NOR To- any extent
west ~ the central part of the State II
dn'-- not grow Ia bunch,~, but In ScIaarat"
groups of two or three. and must hc picked
one az "A tim,. A. tree fruit - For this rpl-
son Northern vineyardl-ts dcrsre that the
Scuppernong is not graT-' tout plum.
The Scupp"rnonR Will not bc trimmed
IL must run ~ It's own sweet viii Their.
are In North Carolina vineyards singh.
Scuppernong vines that cover Tnore than
half an acre. The SCupp"rnuug ~ never
sick never fails of n crop, and l. always
a prufuse hcarer Hue It will not k.s.p any
length 10 tim" after being pickei. and will
not -tand shipment For this reason IN"
Northern market - berrit of IN. mast
delicious morse OF fruit la that line that
grows t-'ncath the sun
The table grafs-. that com" 90 the New
York market from California are chiefly
Hungarian graJ-- of M" Iukav variety.
and the spanish mti-Cat- California gruws
only foreign graIE~. and In ~ other vine
region in m" world are the rich varieties -
CRAPS Of every known foreign nativity
found growing side by -ii". fact that
make ~ California the wonderland ~ the
vine