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The foliage is dense and of a deep glossy green, neither scald- 

 ing under a hot sun nor freezing until heavy frosts, making 

 it an attractive ornament in the garden. Lady is deservedly 

 popular as a grape for the amateur and should be planted for 

 nearby markets. It succeeds wherever Concord is grown, and 

 because of its early ripening is especially adapted to northern 

 latitudes where Concord does not always mature. Although 

 the fruit ripens early, the buds start late, often escaping late 

 spring frosts. When Lady was first heard of, it was in the 

 hands of a Mr. Imlay, INIuskingum County, Ohio. George 

 W. Campbell, Delaware, Ohio, introduced it in 1874. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, mediinn in product iveness, hpalthy. Canes 

 short, slender, dark reddish-brown ; nodes flattened ; intprnodes short ; 

 tendrils intermittent, bifid or trifid. Leaves mpdium in size ; upper 

 surface light green, glossy, rugose; lower surface pale green, pubes- 

 cent; lobes one to five with terminal one acuminate; petiolar sinus 

 shallow, -^^nde ; lateral sinus variable in depth and width ; teeth shallow. 

 Flowers self-fertile, open in mid-season ; stamens upright. 



Fruit earh', does not keep well. Clusters small, short, slender, 

 cylindrical, sometimes single-shouldered, compact ; pedicel thick, 

 smooth; brush slender, long, greenish-white. Berries large, rouhd, 

 light green, often ^^^th a tinge of yellow, glossy A\nth thin bloom, 

 persistent, firm ; skin covered ^^^th small, scattering, dark dots, thin, 

 tender, adherent, astringent ; flesh greenish-white, translucent, juicy, 

 tender, aromatic ; very good. Seeds free, few, broad, light brown. 



Lady Washington 



(Labrusca, Vinifera) 



Lady Washington is in many respects a most excellent 

 grape but falls short in quality and does not excel in vine char- 

 acters. The grapes make a good appearance, keep and ship 

 well and are tender, juicy and sweet. The vines are luxuriant, 

 hardy, for a grape with Vinifera blood, and healthy although 

 slightly susceptible to mildew. As an exhibition grape, few 

 green varieties show better when grown with care than Lady 

 Washington. Li the West and Southwest, the variety is said 



