VARIETIES OF GRAPES 403 



near other varieties. Herbert is deserving attention from com- 

 mercial growers who supply a discriminating market, and its 

 many good qualities give it high place as a garden grape. The 

 variety is one of Rogers' hybrids, named Herbert in 1869. 



Vine very vigorous, productive. Leaves large, round; leaf entire, termi- 

 nus obtuse; petiolar sinus deep, narrow, closed, overlapping; basal and 

 lateral sinuses lacking; teeth shallow. Flowers self -sterile, open in mid- 

 season; stamens reflexed. Fruit midseason. Clusters large, broad, taper- 

 ing, 2-3 clusters to a shoot, heavily single-shouldered, loose; pedicel thick 

 with small russet warts; brush yellowish-green. Berries large, oval, flat- 

 tened, dull black, covered with thick bloom, persistent, firm; skin thick, 

 tough, adherent, astringent; flesh light green, translucent, juicy, tender, 

 fine-grained; very good. Seeds adherent, 3-6, large, broad, notched, long 

 with swollen neck, blunt, brown with yellow tips. 



619. Barry (Fig. 234) is one of the best American black 

 grapes, resembling in berry and in flavor 

 and keeping quality of fruit its Euro- 

 pean parent, Black Hamburg. The ap- 

 pearance of berry and bunch is attrac- 

 tive. The vine is vigorous, hardy, and 

 productive, but susceptible to mildew. The 

 ripening season is just after that of Concord. 

 For the table, for winter keeping, and for 

 the amateur, the fruits of Barry may be 

 recommended highly. Barry was dedicated pj^ 284. Barry, 

 in 1869, by E. S. Rogers, who originated 



it, to Patrick Barry, distinguished nurseryman and pomologist. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, productive, susceptible to mildew. Leaves large; 

 lobes 1-3, terminus acute; petiolar sinus deep, narrow, sometimes closed 

 and overlapping; basal sinus usually lacking; lateral sinus shallow, narrow; 

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

 Fruit midseason. Clusters short, very broad, tapering, often subdividing 

 into several parts, compact; pedicel with small warts. Berries large, oval, 

 dark purplish-black, glossy, covered with heavy bloom, adherent; skin thin, 

 tough, adherent; flesh pale green, translucent, tender, stringy, vinous, 

 pleasant -flavored; good. Seeds adherent, 1-5, large, deeply notched, with 

 enlarged neck, brown. 



620. Ives has a high reputation as a grape for making red 

 wine and grape-juice, being surpassed only by Norton for this 

 purpose. The vine is hardy, healthy, vigorous, and fruitful. 



