222 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



of Galena, Illinois. In other words, its culture had spread halfway across 

 the continent in the brief period of a year. Before i860, vineyards of Con- 

 cord had been planted in Chautauqua County, this State. In 1865 it was 

 awarded a prize by the American Institute known as the Greeley prize, 

 from its donor, Horace Greeley, as the best grape for general cultivation. 



Vine vigorous to very vigorous, hardy, healthy, usually productive of heavy crops. 

 Canes above medium length, of average number, above mean thickness, rather dark 

 reddish-brown to brown; nodes enlarged, flattened; internodes medium to long; dia- 

 phragm rather thick; pith large to medium; shoots pubescent; tendrils continuous, 

 long, bifid, sometimes trifid. 



Leaf-buds medium to nearly large, short, below average thickness, conical to pointed, 

 open in mid-season. Young leaves lightly tinged on lower side and along margin of 

 upper side, prevailing color rose-carmine. Leaves large to medium, thick; upper surface 

 dark green, slightly glossy, rather smooth; lower surface light bronze, heavily pubes- 

 cent; veins distinct; lobes three when present, terminal lobe acute; petiolar sinus 

 variable averaging medium in depth and width ; basal sinus usually lacking; lateral sinus 

 obscure and frequently notched; teeth shallow, medium to narrow. Flowers fertile, 

 open in mid-season or earlier; stamens upright. 



Fruit ripens about mid-season, keeps from one to two months. Clusters rather 

 uniform, large to medium, intermediate in length, wide, broadly tapering, usually 

 single-shouldered, sometimes double-shouldered, medium to rather compact; peduncle 

 short to medium, thick; pedicel of average length, thick, nearly smooth; brush inter- 

 mediate in length, pale green. Berries medium to large, roundish, slightly glossy, black 

 covered with abundant blue bloom, not always persistent, firm. Skin of average thick- 

 ness, moderately tough, slightly adherent to pulp, contains a small amount of wine- 

 colored pigment, somewhat astringent. Flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, rather 

 fine-grained, somewhat tough and solid, slightly foxy, sweet at skin, inclined to tartness 

 next the seeds, good in quality. Seeds rather adherent, one to four in number, average 

 three, nearly large, broad, distinctly notched, plump, blunt, brownish; raphe obscure; 

 chalaza of fair size, slightly above center, oval, nearly obscure. Must 7o°-8o°. 



COTTAGE. 



(Labrusca.) 



I. Am. Jour. Hort., 4:327, 334. 186S. 2. HortictiUurist, 26:22. 1871. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 

 1879. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1881:36. 5. Rural N. Y., 52:655- i893- 6. III. Sta. Bid.. 28:253. 

 1S93. 7. Bush. Cat., 1894:108. 8. III. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1895:131. 9. N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 17:528, 

 545, 547, 554. 1898. 10. Mich. Sta. Bid., 169:169. 1899. 



In vine and fruit Cottage greatly resembles its parent. Concord, having, 

 however, remarkably large, thick, leathery leaves well shown in the color- 



