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billed as to make the fruits singularly handsome. The skin is 

 thin but firm and the variety keeps and ships well. The vines, 

 however, are doubtfully hardy, variable in vigor and not al- 

 ways fruitful. ^Yhile Hidalgo may not prove of value for the 

 commercial vineyard, in favorable situations it may give a 

 supply of choice fruit for the amateur. The parentage of 

 Hidalgo, as given by its originator, T. V. ^Nlunson, is Delaware, 

 Goethe and Lindley. The variety was introduced by the 

 originator in 1902. 



Vine variable in vigor, hardiness and productiveness. Canes thick, 

 dark reddish-brown ; nodes enlarged, flattened ; tendrils intermittent 

 or continuous, bifid or trifid. Leaves large, irregularl}' round, thick ; 

 upper surface light green, dull, rugose ; lower surface pale green, 

 bronzed, heavily pubescent ; lobes tlu-ee when present ; petiolar sinus 

 narrow, sometimes closed and overlapping ; basal sinus wanting ; 

 lateral sinus shallow, naiTow ; teeth very shallow, narrow. Flowers 

 semi-fertile, open after mid-season ; stamens upright. 



Fruit mid-season, keeps and ships well. Clusters large, long, 

 slender, cylindrical, often blunt, not shouldered, one to two bunches 

 per shoot, compact ; pedic(4 long, slender with small warts ; brush 

 yellowish-green with brown tinge. Berries large, oval, greenish-yellow, 

 glossy with thin bloom, persistent, firm; skin thin, tough, adherent, 

 astringent ; flesh green, transparent, juicy, tender, melting, aromatic, 

 sweet ; very good to best. Seeds free, two to four, large, plump, 

 light brown. 



Highland 



(Vinifera, Labrusca) 



Few varieties of black grapes equal Plighland in appearance 

 and quality of fruit. When given good care under favorable 

 conditions, the bunches are unusually large and handsome in 

 appearance, sometimes attaining a weight of two pounds, and 

 bear beautiful bluish-black berries with the fine flavor and 

 tender texture of Jura ^Muscat, one of its parents. The flesh 

 is solid, firm and tne fruit keeps and ships well. The vine is 

 vigorous, productive to a fault but is doubtfully hardy. Where 

 the climate is temperate and the season long enough for the 



