414 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



average three, below medium to small, intermediate in width, long, brownish; raphe 

 sometimes visible being partly submerged in the short shallow groove • chalaza of average 

 size, above center, oval to circular, distinct. 



ULSTER. 



(Labrusca, Vinifera.) 



I. Bush. Cat., 1883:141. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1885:104. 3. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1885-6: 

 224. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1889:24. 5. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpl.. 1891:128. 6. Rural M. Y.. 50:691. 

 1891. 7. lb., 51:170, 681. 1892. 8. .V. y. Sla. All. Rpt., 11:637. 1892. 9. III. Sia. Bui., 28: 

 262. 1S93. 10. Bush. Cat., 1894:183. II. W. N. V. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 39:26 1S94. 12. .V. Y. 

 Sta. All. Rpt., 17:536, 548, 553, 557. 1898. 13. Kait. Sia. Bui., 110:240. 1902. 14. Mich. Sta. 

 Bill., 205:41. 1903. 



Ulster Prolific (i, 2, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13). Ulster Prolific (8, 10). 



The accompanying color-plate does not do justice to Ulster as to size 

 and beauty of the frttit but it well il ustrates one of the chief faults of the 

 variety. The vines ustially set too much fruit in spite of efforts to control 

 the crop bv pruning, and two undesirab e results follow : The bunches are 

 small and the vines, lacking vigor at best, fail to fully recover from the 

 over-fruitftilness. Over-productiveness and lack of vigor are the two 

 defects in Ulster that have kept it from becoming of more importance 

 commercially and a greater favorite as a garden grape. The equality of 

 the frttit is very good, being much like that of Catawba both in flesh char- 

 acters and in flavor. The color of the berries seems to vary greatly, some- 

 times being nearly as red as Catawba and under other conditions an unat- 

 tractive green with a reddish tinge. As a rule the fruit keeps well but 

 there are exceptions especially when the variet}^ is not grown under the 

 conditions l^est suited to it. Ulster has many good qualities but its defi- 

 ciency in vigor and capriciousness hi both vine and fruit characters prevent 

 its becoming a grape of value for either vineyard or garden. 



Ulster was originated by A. J. Ca}-wood of Marlboro, New York, and 

 w^as introduced by the originator about 1885. It was included in the list 

 of sorts recommended by the American Pomological Society in 1899. Its 

 parents are said to be Catawba pollinated by a wild Aestivalis. Both vine 

 and fruit show unmistakable traces of Labrusca and Vinifera, but the 

 Aestivalis characters, if jjresent, are not apparent. 



Vine medium to weak, usually hardy, productive, often overbears, sometimes 

 susceptible to attacks of mildew. Canes medium to short, not numerous, slender, mod- 



