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pediool short ; brush very short, pale ^rcen. Bi'rrics lar^o, oval, dark 

 purplish-red with thin Idooni, very persistent; skin thick, touj^h, adherent, 

 astriny:ent ; flesh pale preen, translucent, touph, stringy, solid, foxy; good. 

 Seeds adherent, 2-5, large, long, brown. 



607. Lindley (Fig:. 223) 

 size and 



Fig. 223. 



—The bunches are of only medium 

 are loose, but the berries are well- 

 formed, of uniform size, and of an attractive 

 dark-red color. The flesh is firm, fine-grained, 

 juicy, tender, with a peculiarly rich aromatic 

 flavor. The skin is thick and tough but is not 

 objectionable in fruit fully ripe. The fruit 

 keeps and ships well, and the berries neither 

 crack nor shatter. The vine is vigorous, 

 hardy, healthy, but susceptible to mildew. 

 The chief defects of Lindley are self -sterility, 

 precariousness in bearing, and lack of adapta- 

 tion to many soils. In 1869, Rogers gave this 

 grape its name in honor of John Lindley, the 

 Lindley. English botanist. 



Vine vigorous, usually hardy, susceptible to mildew. Leaves obscurely 

 3-lobed with terminus acute; petiolar sinus deep, narrow, often closed and 

 overlapping; teeth shallow. Flowers self -sterile, open in midseason; 

 stamens reflexed. Fruit midseason. Clusters long, broad, cylindrical, fre- 

 quently single-shouldered, the shoulder being connected to the bunch by a 

 long stem, loose ; pedicel short, slender, smooth ; brush short, pale green. 

 Berries large, round-oval, dark -red with faint bloom; skin tough, adherent, 

 unpigmented, strongly astringent; flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, fine- 

 grained, tender, vinous; good to best. Seeds adherent, 2-5, notched, brown. 



608. lona (Fig. 224).— In flavor, the fruit 

 of lona has a rare combination of sweetness 

 and acidity, — pure, delicate, and vinous. The 

 flesh is transparent, melting, tender, juicy, 

 and of uniform consistency quite to the cen- 

 ter. The color is dark-red wine with a tint 

 of amethyst. The bunch is large but loose, 

 with berries varying in size and ripening un- 

 evenly. The fruit may be kept until late 

 winter. The vines are doubtfully hardy, and 

 in many parts of the North must have win- 



FiG. 224. lona. 



