THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 7,2;^ 



It resembles Clinton, its Riparia parent, in vigor, liardiness, growth, and 

 productiveness of vine and in the botanical characters of vine and foliage; 

 but the fruit has many of the characters of the European parent, Buckland 

 Sweetwater. The grape is a handsome yellowish-green with large oval 

 berries in a somewhat loose cluster of medium size. As it grows on the 

 grounds of this Station, the clusters contain many undeveloped berries 

 and are not as uniform in size and shape as might be desirable. While 

 the quality is not equal to that of Buckland Sweetwater, it is much better 

 than Clinton, ranking among good to best grapes. The flesh is tender 

 and juicy, though slightly stringy, with a rich, sweet, vinous flavor. The 

 seeds are markedly those of Vinifera. The hardiness of the vine and the 

 high quality of the fruit should make Kensington a favorite green grape 

 in northern gardens. It is doubtful if its good characters are sufficient 

 in number or degree to make it of value for cominercial vineyards. 



This variety was produced by William Saunders of London, Ontario, 

 from seed of Clinton pollinated by Buckland Sweetwater. It was sent out 

 for testing sometime between 1870 and 1880 and since that time has been 

 carefully tried at the Canadian Experiment Station and this Station, and 

 with very favorable results. For some reason it seems not to have been 

 very generally introduced into cultivation and nurserymen scarcely handle 

 it though it ought to be found in gardens and in northern vineyards at least. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, usually productive but sometimes an uncertain bearer, some- 

 what susceptible to attacks of mildew and leaf-hoppers. Canes medium to long, of 

 average number, somewhat slender, light brown; nodes enlarged, flattened; intemodes 

 short to mediimi; diaphragm intermediate in thickness; pith of medium size; shoots 

 thinly pubescent; tendrils persistent, intermittent to continuous, rather long, bifid to 

 sometimes trifid. 



Leaf-buds medium to below in size, variable in length, slender, conical to pointed, 

 open very late. Young leaves tinged with faint rose-carmine on lower side only; upper 

 side heavily pubescent, prevailing color pale green with faintest trace of carmine. Leaves 

 small to medium, thin; upper surface light green, glossy, smooth to medium; lower 

 surface pale green, pubescent, somewhat hairy; lobes none to three with terminus obtuse 

 to acute; petiolar sinus of average depth, moderately narrow; basal sinus shallow when 

 present; lateral sinus shallow, usually a notch; teeth deep and wide. Flowers strongly 

 self-fertile, open medium early; stainens upright. 



Fruit ripens about with Concord, does not keep very long in good condition. Clusters 

 medium to large, intermediate in length and breadth, cylindrical to tapering, often heavily 



