Any and all are well worth a trial; but if the grower finds that
some of them are weak and diseased in his grounds, I should advise
that he root them out and replace them with those which thrive.
The Niagara is highly praised, and may make good all that is
claimed for it.
Of the aestivalis class I can recommend the Cynthiana and the
Herbemont, or Warren, for the extreme South. Both of them are
black. There are new varieties of this vigorous species which
promise well.
The cordifolia species promises to furnish some fine, hardy, and
productive grapes, of which the Amber is an example. The Elvira, a
pale yellow grape, is highly praised by Mr. Hussman. Although the
Bacchus is distinctively a wine grape, I have already said that
its flavor, when fully ripe, was agreeable to me. The only
difficulty in growing it is to keep the ground poor, and use the
pruning-knife freely.
I have enlarged on this point, for I wish to direct the mind of
the reader to the fact that there are many very hardy grapes. I
congratulate those who, with the taste of a connoisseur, have
merely to sample until they find just the varieties that suit
them, and then to plant these kinds in their genial soil and
favored locality.
At the same time I should like to prevent others from worrying
along with unsatisfactory varieties, or from reaching the
conclusion that they can not grow grapes in their region or
garden.
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