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this variety very handsome. As with Elvira and other varieties 

 of this group, Noah is of little value in the North. It origi- 

 nated with Otto Wasserzieher, Nauvoo, Illinois, from seed of 

 Taylor planted in 1869. 



Vine vigorous, doubtfull}^ hardy, productive. Canes long, thick, 

 dark brown, surface roughened ; nodes enlarged, flattened ; tendrils 

 continuous, bifid or trifid. Leaves large ; upper surface dark green, 

 glossy, smooth ; lower surface pale green, thinly jjubescent ; leaf 

 usually not lobed with terminus acuminate ; petiolar sinus deep, wide ; 

 basal sinus lacking ; lateral sinus very shallow Avhen present ; teeth 

 shallow, wide. Flowers semi-fertile, open early ; stamens upright. 



PYuit late mid-season, does not ship nor keep well. Clusters variable 

 in size, cylindrical, single-shouldered, compact ; pedicel short with a 

 few small warts; brush short, brown. Berries small, round, light 

 green tinged with yellow, dull with tliin bloom, firm ; skin adherent to 

 pulp; flesh yellowish-green, translucent, juicy, tough, fine-grained, 

 vinous, sprightly ; good. Seeds adherent, one to four, dark brown. 



Northern ]\Iuscadine 



(Labrusea) 



That this variety, together with Lucile, Lutie and other 

 grapes with the foxy taste strongly marked, has not become 

 popular, in spite of good vine characters, is evidence that the 

 American public do not desire such grapes. In appearance of 

 fruit, Northern ]\Iuscadine is much like Lutie, the two being 

 distinguished from other grapes by an unmistakable odor. A 

 serious defect of the fruit is that the berries shatter badly as 

 soon as they reach maturity. Taken as a whole, the vine 

 characters of this variety are very good and ofl'er possibilities 

 for the grape-breeder. The variety originated at New Lebanon, 

 New York, and was brought to notice by D. J. Hawkins and 

 Philemon Stewart of the Society of Shakers about 1852. 



Vine vigorous, productive, healthy, hardy. Canes slender, dark 

 brown, heavily pubescent ; tendrils continuous, bifid, dehisce early. 

 Leaves large, round, thick ; upper surface dull, rugose ; lower surface 



