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part of the last century on the Cumberland Mountains near the Kentucky- 

 Tennessee line l)^• a Mr. Cobb who planted the vine on his farm in Shelby 

 County, Kentucky. Later the farm was sold to Cuthbert Bullitt. About 

 1840, the grape came to the attention of Judge John Taylor of Jericho, 

 Henry County, Kentucky, an enthusiastic amateur horticulturist who 

 secured the vine from Bullitt and sent cuttings to many grape-growers for 

 testing. It was early introduced into the grape region of the middle West 

 where it was widely tested but was never extensively planted owing to its 

 lack of productiveness. Its culture has been on the wane for many years 

 and only an occasional nurseryman in that section handles the variety 

 to-day. This variety has, at different times, passed under the names Bullitt, 

 Taylor, Taylor's Bullitt, with various spellings of the name Bullitt. 



The following description has been compiled from various sources: 



Vine vigorous to rank, healtliy, hardy, variable in productiveness. Leaves small, 

 attractive in color, smooth. Flowers bloom early; stamens reflexed. Fruit ripens 

 about two weeks before Isabella. Clusters small to medium, shouldered, loose to mod- 

 erately compact. Berries small to medium, roundish, pale greenish-white, sometimes 

 tinged with amber. Skin very thin. Pulp sweet, spicy, fair to good in quality. 



TELEGRAPH. 



(Labrusca, Aestivalis.) 



I. U. S. D. A. Rpt., i863:s4(). 2. Gar. Mon., g:^i. 1S67. 3. 76., 10 :ig, 344. 1S6S. 4. Am. 

 Pom. Soc. Cat., 1869:42. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1869:56. 6. Grape Cult., 1:44, 115, 296. 1S69. 

 7. Gar. Mon., 11:83. 1809. 8. Horticulturist, 30:73. 1S75. 9. Bush. Cat., 1883:82, 139. 10. 

 W. X. y. Hart. Soc. Rpt., 36:43. 1891. 11. A'. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 11:637. 1S92. 12. Tcnn. 

 Sta. Bui, Vol. 9:187. 1896. 13. -V. y. Sta. An. Rpt.. 17:535, 546, 547, 557. 1S9S. 14. Mo. Sta. 

 Bui., 46:41, 42, 44, 45. 1899. 15. Kan. Sta. But., 110:237. 1902. 16. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 

 1906:65, 67. 



Christine (2, 3, 7). Christine (4, 8, 9, 10, 12). Telegraph (2, 3). 



The characters of Telegraph are not such as to give it high rank 

 among grapes and now that nearly forty years have passed since its origin, 

 and many better varieties have come into cultivation, the variet^' is worth 

 mentioning only as a matter of record. Its most remarkable character is 

 compact, well shouldered bunches, making them attractive in appearance 

 though somewhat small for a commercial variety. Telegraph is susceptible 

 to rot and the birds are particularly fond of its fruit. It ripens very early 

 and is of better quality than Hartford — not high praise. The variety is 



