l66 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



Concord. The grape is lost to cultivation but the name should be per- 

 petuated as commemorating one of the great events in American 

 viticulture. 



Allen's Hybrid was originated by John Fiske Allen of Salem, Massa- 

 chusetts. In the winter of 1843-44 he fertilized the blossoms of an Isabella 

 vine growing in a greenhouse with pollen from Chasselas de Fontainbleau. 

 Seeds were produced and planted the next year the vines of which began 

 to fruit in 1853 and 1854. One of these seedlings of greater merit than 

 the others was saved and named Allen's Hybrid; the others were destroyed. 



" The vine is not hardy, and requires winter protection, but is vigorous and pro- 

 ductive, ripening quite early, and in sheltered situations is a desirable variety. Bunch 

 medium to large, shouldered, compact; berry medium to large, round, sometimes 

 depressed; skin thin, white, changing to pale yellow when fully ripe; flesh tender, juicy, 

 sweet, rich, with a delicate slightly vinous flavor, and one of the best in quality."' 



AMBER QUEEN. 



(Vinifera, Riparia, Labrusca.) 



1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt.. 1870:33. 2. lb., 1873:101. 3. Bush. Cat., 1883:70. 4. .V. Y. Sta. 

 An. /?/'/., 8:342. i88q. 5. 76., 17:548, 552. iSgS. 6. .l/y. 5/a. Bii/., 46:42, 44, 46, 76. 1899. 7. Ca. 

 Sta. Bill.. 53:40. iqoi. 



Amber Queen is interesting chieflv as having sprung from three 

 species, Vitis vinifera, Vitis labrusca and Vitis riparia, and as showing 

 the characters of all in some degree. The fruit strongly indicates the 

 Vinifera parentage, the continuous tendrils Labrusca, and the vine, in 

 vigor of growth and several botanical characters, shows its descent from 

 Riparia. The variety has never been much grown, and when cultivated 

 could be best characterized by its faults — of not setting fruit well, suscep- 

 til)ilit}- to mildew and black-rot and of unproductiveness. It is, however, 

 reasonably successful in especially favorable localities. 



The variety was first exhibited at a meeting of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society in 1870. It was originated by N. B. White, Norwood, 

 Massachusetts, from seed of Marion fertilized with Black Hamburg. Bush 

 questions this parentage owing to the fact that Amber Queen frequently 

 shows continuous tendrils. In the vineyard of this Station, however, 



'Downing, 1872:119 app. 



