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finally introduced in 1880 but was dropped some years ago from the list 

 of recommended sorts in Ellwanger & Barry's catalog. 



Vine vigorous to medium, hardy, variable in productiveness, somewhat susceptible 

 to attacks of mildew and rot. Canes medium to long, often numerous, medium to 

 slender, covered with considerable blue bloom; tendrils continuous, bifid. Leaves 

 intermediate in size and color; lower surface pale green, thinly pubescent. Flowers 

 fertile, open in mid-season; stamens upright. Fruit ripens soon after Hartford, keeps 

 well. Clusters above medium to medium in size and length, often broad and cylindrical, 

 rather blunt at ends, usually single-shouldered, the shoulder being attached to the bunch 

 by a long stem, nearly compact, sometimes with a number of abortive fruits. Berries 

 medium to above in size, roundish, black or purplish-black, covered with heavy blue 

 bloom, persistent Skin thick, tough, adheres considerably to the pulp, contains a 

 large amount of purplish-red pigment, not astringent. Flesh pale green with a tinge of 

 yellow, rather transparent, tender and almost melting, nearly sweet, lacks character, 

 no more than fair in quality. Seeds separate easily from the pulp, intermediate in 

 length, size, and width. 



MONTEFIORE. 



(Riparia, Labrusca.) 



I. Am. Pom. Soc. Kpt., 1881:44. 2. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt.. 1883:44, 182. 3. lb.. 1884:216. 

 4. Kan. Sta. Bill., i4:Sg. 1890. 5. N. Y . Sta. An. Rpt., ii-.b^o. 1892. t. III. Sta. Bid., 2&:2^6. 

 1893. 7. Col. Sta. Bill., 29:19. 1894. 8. Bush. Cat., 1894:156. fig. 9. Husmann, 1895:36. 

 10. .V. y. Sta. An. Rpt., 17:533. .S48. 556- 1898. 



Rommel's Taylor Seedling No. I4 (8). Taylor's Seedling IVo. I4 (i). 



Montefiore, named in honor of the Jewish philanthropist, Moses Monte- 

 fiore, is one of Rommel's seedlings of Taylor. The variety has been largely 

 grown in Missouri and the Southwest as a claret wine grape but is almost 

 unknown in New York and the East. Montefiore is reported as succeeding 

 in the Lake District of Ohio and, with the exception that it is somewhat 

 uncertain in bearing and not always productive on the grounds of this 

 Station, it has grown well in this section of New York. While Montefiore 

 is essentially a wine grape, yet it is pleasing in taste and texture of fruit 

 and is far better in quality than many of the coarser Labruscas so com- 

 monly cultivated. It keeps and ships well and presents an attractive 

 appearance as a table grape. Were it not that the variety has been under 

 cultivation for thirty years or more and therefore probably tested and 

 discarded in New York, we should recommend it for extensive trial, especially 

 as a red wine grape. 



