3IO THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



bear a stronger resemblance to the Old World grape than offspring of pure- 

 bred parents of the two species. 



Vine vigorous to medium, usually hardy, variable in productiveness, but sometimes 

 producing heavy crops, somewhat subject to mildew in certain locations. Canes short 

 to above medium, numerous, covered with heavy pubescence, thick, light to dark brown; 

 nodes enlarged, strongly flattened; internodes short to medium; diaphragm thick; 

 pith intermediate to below in size; shoots covered with heavy pubescence; tendrils 

 continuous, long, bifid to trifid. 



Leaf-buds small, short, thickish, conical, open very late. Young leaves tinged on 

 lower side and along margin of upper side with light rose carmine. Leaves intermediate 

 in size, often roundish, thick; upper surface dark green, smooth to medium, glossy; 

 lower surface whitish-green, heavily pubescent; veins distinct; lobes three when present 

 with terminal lobe obtuse to acute; petiolar sinus shallow to medium, narrow, often 

 closed and overlapping; basal sinus usually none; lateral sinus shallow, narrow, fre- 

 quently notched; teeth shallow, medium to wide. Flowers usually strongly self-fertile, 

 open in mid-season; stamens upright. 



Fruit usually ripens with Catawba or earlier, keeps and ships well. Clusters large 

 to medium, intermediate in length, nearly cylindrical to conical, frequently single- 

 shouldered, variable in compactness; peduncle short to medium, thick; pedicel variable 

 in length, slender, almost smooth, much enlarged at point of attachment to fruit; brush 

 long, yellowish-green. Berries variable in size, medium to large, oval, deep black, color 

 long before ripe, covered with considerable blue bloom, usually persistent, soft. Skin 

 thick to medium, very tough, adheres considerably to the pulp, contains no pigment, 

 astringent. Flesh pale green, sometimes with yellowish tinge, translucent, juicy, fine- 

 grained, tender but meaty, somewhat stringy, inclined to foxiness, sweet to agreeably 

 tart at center, slightly astringent when not mature, ranks good in quality. Seeds sep- 

 arate from the pulp with some difficulty unless fully ripe, one to three in number, average 

 two, large to medium, broad, distinctly notched, above medium to short, brownish with 

 yellow tips; raphe obscure; chalaza small, above center, circular, rather distinct. Must 

 6o°-79°. 



ISABELLA SEEDLING. 



(Labrusca, Vinifera.) 



1. N. Y.Sta. An. Rpt., 11:636. 1892. 2. 76., 13:604. 1894. 3. Bnsh. Cat., 1894:141. 4. N. Y. 

 Sta. .An. Rpt.. 17:531. 548, 555, 559. 1898. 



Isabella Seedling is an early, vigorous, productive offspring of Isabella. 

 In fruit characters it greatly resembles its parent but is much earlier, 

 ripening shortly after Moore Early, and has a more compact bunch. Like 

 its parent, the fruit is of good quality and keeps remarkably well for so early 



