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DoUe. According to W. F. Bassett in Rural Xcw Yorker for 1885, supposed to 

 have come from Germany but it has none of the characters of Vinifera. Vigorous; 

 clusters sometimes loose; berry larger than Moore Early; of good quality, persistent; 

 ripens early. 



Dorinda. (Lab.) Said to be a seedling of Rebecca; from Hudson, New York, 

 about 1858. Bunch medium; berry oval, greenish-white, sweet, sprightly, with scarcely 

 any pulp. 



Dorr Seedling. (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) Said to be a seedling of Delaware; from Liv- 

 ingston County, New York. Resembles Delaware in form, color, and bunch but the 

 berries are larger and have a foxy odor. 



Dry Hill Beauty. Described in Hermann Grape Nursery Catalog for 1906 as a red, 

 very sweet grape with medium bunches and small berries. 



Dufour. (Line. Aest.) Jaeger No. 56. A seedling of Post-oak (No. 43) crossed 

 with Aestivalis; from Hermann Jaeger. Resembles Herbemont in quality and size of 

 bunch and hemes, but is of Catawba color; ripens two weeks after Norton. 



Dunlap. (Lab. Vin.) One of Rickett's hybrids; probably the same as Lady 

 Dunlap. 



Dunn. (Bourq.?) G. Onderdonk, of Texas, obtained this variety from a Mr. 

 Dunn, of western Texas. It resembles Herbemont but has larger, paler-colored berries 

 and ripens two weeks later. 



Duquett. (Lab. Vin.) Duquett's Seedling. Noted in the Rural New Yorker, 

 1868, as a new variety from Orleans County, New York. Hardy; berries large, white, 

 transparent ; of White Chasselas flavor. 



Eames Seedling. (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A cross between Concord and Delaware; 

 from Luther Eames, Framingham, Massachusetts, about 18S7. Bunch large, double- 

 shouldered; berry large, light amber; pulp tender with Muscat flavor. 



Early. (Lab.) A pure seedling of Pierce; from Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, 

 California. According to originator, the variety is vigorous, productive, and ripens 

 two weeks earlier th^n Concord; berries large, black with lilac bloom; sweet and 

 meaty. 



Early Amber. (Lab.) Amber. A native grape from the United Society of Shakers, 

 Harvard, Massachusetts; possibly same as Sage. Hardy, productive, healthy; fruit 

 dark amber; sweet, slightly foxy. 



Early August. (Lab.) Burton's Early August. A native seedling from the 

 United Society of Shakers, Lebanon, New York. Large; early; foxy. 



Early August. (Lab.) A twin seedling of Pocklington, ofifspring of Concord; from 

 John Pocklington, Sandy Hill, New York. Vigorous, productive, healthy, hardy. Concord 

 foliage; bunch medium to large, moderately compact, sometimes shouldered; berry 

 medium, round, greenish-yellow, white bloom; translucent, juicy, sweet, slightly acid 

 flavor; ripens before Moore Early. 



