As several varieties of grapes - some well known to all fruit growers, others imperfectly so, and some entirely new - have been from time to time submitted to the Committee, it has been thought advisable to report upon this fruit by itself, and in so doing, notice in detail all the native varieties known to us now cultivated. We shall strive to do this so fully, that any one under the impression he has a new grape can probably ascertain, from these descriptions, whether his fruit has already passed under the eye of the Committee, and, if it has, determine for himself its name; or, if it proves really distinct, he can so decide, and send it to the Committee, to report upon its qualities and value.

So far as we know our cultivated native grapes, all belong to three species: 1st. Vitis rotundifolia (V. vulpina, of Gray); 2d. Vitis aestivalis; and 3d. Vitis labrusca. The first of these species includes the "Mnscadine" and "Scuppernong;" the second, the smaller fruited, juicy "summer grapes:" the third, the common " Pox Grapes".