FRUIT CATALOGUE, 



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SECTION IX.— GRA.PES.— Native. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 



Color. 



a. amber. 



b. black. 

 d. dark. 



g. greenish. 



1. light. 

 li. lilac, 

 p. purple. 



r. reddish, 

 w. whitish. 

 y. yellowish. 



Remarks. 



Subject to mildew of the foliage. Rarely successful. 



Keeps well after gathering. ■,-, ^ ■, 



"Very well esteemed by those who have fruited it. Excellent keeper. 



One of Rogers' very numerous hybrids. Inclined to mildew. 



One fourth foreign. Highly satisfactory. Needs pollenizing. 



It is yet one of the best in localities wcere the season is long enough to 



ripen it. Good two years out of three at the south. 

 Very early, vigorous and productive, but its poor quality condemns it. 

 Is seldom good or even passable till ripened by frost. Fruit best on high , 



warm, gravelly soils. 



Here, as elsewhere, this is the "grape for the million," since it can take 



care of itself. . 



Seedling from Concord, by E. W. Bull. Far from satisfactory. 

 Slow grower. Fully as productive as Concord when well established. 



Fruit sometimes fails from dropping of the leaves. 

 Vigorous, healthy, promising as a variety for amateurs. 

 Rather foxy, with a thick, tough skin. One of the best keepers. A thin 



bearer on strong soils. Better on dry, warm soils. 

 Very large in botii bunch and berry— market. 

 Promises well for both dessert and market. 

 A good dessert grape. May in same localities do for market. It seems to 



lack constitution. 

 Rather late for even southern Michigan, 

 Still prominent as one of the hardiest and most productive for early 



market; but very liable to drop its berries. Generally discarded. 

 Vigorous, hardy. Of fine quality. Valuable for amateurs. 

 Another of the Massachusetts hybrids, of fair quality. 

 Generally esteemed as the finest of our natives. The vine seems to lack 



constitution, and is not generally successful. 

 An old favorite. Still popular where it is sure to ripen. Is not generally 



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Valued for hardiness, vigor and productiveness. A good wine grape. 



Hardv and vigorous. Ripens with Concord. 



Vine hardy, productive. Not satisfactory in some localities. 



Promising early dessert grape. 



Seedling of Concord, and as hardy and healthy; but not as vigorous and 



productive. Quality superior. 

 Valuable in locations where it will ripen. Ripens with Isabella. 

 A vigorous and productive vine. But little grown in this State. Worthy. 

 Much sought for on account of its color. Very sweet but too foxy. 

 Moderately vigorous and productive ; like most of the hybrids, liable to 



mildew. 

 Vigorous and prolific. Much like Wilder in quality and season. 

 Worthy of trial. 



A good dessert grape. May prove profitable. 

 Vigorous grower. Excellent; especially for the north. 



Much like Delaware, but less sprightly in flavor. 



A promising white, market grape. Very vigorous, healthy and productive. 



Hardy, beautiful. Rather late. 



Promising here, but requires further trial. 



The largest, most attractive and popular of the Rogers hybrids. Vigorous, 



productive. Bunches often imperfect. Mildews. 

 Hardy and vigorous. Ripening with Hartford and similar in quality. 

 Hardy, productive. Promises superior excellence. 

 Hardy. Ripens with Concord. Not of high quality. 

 A promising very early dessert variety. ^„.„ , . 



One of the finest and most popular of the Rogers hybrids. Will do for 



The finest of the early white grapes. Green Mountain is identical with it. 

 Hat dy, vigorous. A market grape only. 



A week earlier than Concord and better in quality. Very desirable. 

 Showy, but not desirable. 



