THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 369 



NORWOOD. 



(Vinifera, Labmsca. ) 



I. Mass. Hort.Soc. Rpt., 1880:231, 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1881:4,5. 3- HI. Sta. Bid., 28:256. 



i8q,5. 4. Bush. Cat.. 1894:164. 5- -V. V. Sta. An. Rpt.. 13:605. 1894. 6. Col. Sta. Bid., 29:19. 



1894. 7. N. v. Sta. An. Rpt.. 17:5:13. 545. 546, 548, 552. 1898. 8. Kan. Sta. Bid., 110:242. 

 1902. 



Norwood is a Labrusca- Vinifera cross-breed of the same specific parent- 

 age as Rogers' hybrids which it greatly resembles. It is rather more 

 hardy than most other grapes of its breeding and is preeminently a long 

 keeper, surpassing most of the similar hybrids in this respect, though all 

 of these are notable for their keeping quality. But the variety is incapa- 

 ble of self-fertilization and does not set its fruit well even in a mixed 

 vineyard, which fault should debar it from either the commercial or the 

 amateur list. The quality is from good to verv good. 



N. B. White originated Norwood from seed of Concord fertilized with 

 Black Hamburg. It was introduced about 1880 and has been rather widely 

 tested but has never been popular, and is now seldom seen in varietal 

 vineyards. 



Vine vigorous, subject to winter injury in unfavorable locations, variable in pro- 

 ductiveness. Canes intermediate in length and number, slender; tendrils continuous 

 to intermittent, bifid. Leaves large, not uniform in color, thin; lower surface grayish- 

 green, thinly pubescent. Flowers sterile to imperfectly self-fertile, open late; stamens 

 short. Fruit ripens a httle earlier than Concord, keeps and ships well. Clusters large 

 to medium, often long and broad, irregularly tapering, sometimes heavily single-shoul- 

 dered, intermediate in compactness. Berries large, roundish to oval, purplish-black 

 covered with heavy blue bloom, very persistent, firm. Skin thick, rather tough, adheres 

 considerably to the pulp, decidedly astringent. Flesh greenish, tough, stringy, slightly 

 foxy, sweet at skin to acid at center, good to very good in quality. Seeds adherent, 

 rather large, long, sharp-pointed. 



(I) OHIO. 



(Bourquiniana.) 



I. Mag. Hart., 8:168. 1842. 2. lb., 9:191, 430. 1843. 3. Downing, 1845:251, 257. 4. U. 

 S. Pat. Off. Rpt.. 1845:937, 940. 5. lo.. 1847:465. 6. N. Y. Ag. Soc. Rpt.. 1848:366. 7. Thomas, 

 1849:398. 8. Mag. Hort.. 16:546. 1850. 9. Hortictdt 11 rist, 6:224. 1851. 10. Bush. Cat.. 1883: 

 127. II. Tex. Farm and Ranch. Feb. 8, 1896:11. 12. Traitc gen. dc vit., 6:374. 1903. 



Alabama (12). Black Spanish (12). Black Spanish Alabama (12, ?io). The Black (12). 

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