VARIETIES OF GRAPES 393 



For several years after its introduction, it was widely tried hut 

 was almost everywhere discarded because of the poor quality 

 and unattractive appearance of the fruit and lack of vigor, 

 hardiness and productiveness in the vine. Grant grew Israella 

 from seed of Isabella planted in 1885. 



Vine lacking in vigor, unproductive. Canes slender, dark brown ; 

 nodes enlarged, flattened ; internodes short ; tendrils continuous, 

 bifid. Leaves large ; upper surface light green, dull, rugose ; lower 

 surface pale green, pubescent ; lobes one to five, faint ; petiolar 

 sinus deep, narroAv ; teeth shallow, sharp ; stamens upright. 



Fruit late, keeps well. Clusters large, of medium length and 

 breadth, tapering, often single-shouldered, compact, frequently with 

 many abortive fruits. Berries of medium size, round-oval, black or 

 purplish-black \dth thin bloom, inclined to drop, soft ; skin thick, 

 tough with a large amount of purplish-red pigment; flesh pale green, 

 juicy, stringy, mild, sweet from skin to center; fair in quality. Seeds 

 free, medium in size, notched, blunt, light brown, often covered with 

 grayish warts. 



Ives 



(Labrusca, ^stivalis) 



Ives^ Madeira, Ives' Seedling, Kifiredge 



Ives has a high reputation as a grape for making red wine, 

 being surpassed only by Norton for this purpose. The vine 

 is hardy, healthy, vigorous and fruitful. The fruit is poor in 

 quality, colors long before ripe, has a foxy odor, and the flesh 

 is tough and inil})y. The bundles are com|)act, with well- 

 formed, jet-black grapes, whicli make them attractive. The 

 vine is easily propagated and is adaptinl to any good grape soil, 

 but is so rampant in growth that it is difficult to mnnage. The 

 \nriety is not widely cultivated. I\es was grown by Henry 

 Ives from seed planted in 1840 in his garden in Cincimiati, 

 Ohio. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, healthy, productive. Canes long, thick, 

 reddish-brown with thin bloom ; \uh\vs enlarged, flattrned ; internodes 

 short; tendrils continuous, biliil or trilid. lit'aves largo; upper 



