522 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



Watova. (Lab. Rip. Vin. Aest.) A cross between Gold Coin and Rommel; from 

 Munson, in 1899. Stamens erect; bunch and berry large, yellow; late. 



Waubeck. (Line. Lab. Aest.) A seedling of Jaeger No. 43 fertilized with Laussel; 

 from Munson, about 1893. Stamens erect; bunch large; berry medium, black, equal to 

 Concord in fiavor; very late. 



Waverly. (Vin. Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Clinton and one of the Muscats; from 

 Jas. H. Ricketts, about 1870. Usually vigorous and productive, hardy, healthy; bunch 

 medium, shouldered, compact; berry medium, round to oval, black with blue bloom; 

 pulp tender, juicy, sweet, vinous; good; ripens with Brighton. 



W. B. Munson. (Line. Vin. Lab.) A seedling of Post-oak No. 3, crossed with 

 Triumph; from Munson, about 18S7. Vigorous, very productive, subject to mildew in 

 the South; stamens erect; bunch medium or sometimes large, cylindrical, compact, 

 sometimes shouWered; berry medium, round, black, persistent; pulp juicy, melting, 

 sprightly; very good; late. 



Webb Grape. Mentioned by Prince in 1830. Discovered by Samuel Webb, of 

 Philadelphia, near Woodbury, Pennsylvania. Berries large, black. 



Weeks Seedling. Mentioned in the American Horticultural Annual, 1871. Raised 

 by Dr. Cyrus Weeks, of Bellville, New Jersey. Medium bunch and berry; verv- sweet; 

 pleasant flavor. 



Wells. (Lab.) Wells' Seedling. Originated in Ohio where it was discovered by 

 a Mr. Wells about 1882. Vigorous, healthy, very productive; clu.sters large, cylindrical, 

 shouldered, moderately compact; berries large, bronze or wine-colored, oval; pulp tender, 

 mild, very juicy with a peculiar musky flavor and foxy aroma ; fair quality; ripens about 

 two weeks after Concord. 



Western Beauty. Grown from mixed seed by E. P. Fisher, Sterling, Kansas, about 

 1904. Described by the originator as a black or purple grape of superior quality, better 

 than Concord, a stronger grower than that variety and perfectly hardy; ripens about 

 with Catawba. 



Wetumka. (Lab. Aest. Rip. Bourq.) From a cross by Munson between One Seed 

 and Gold Coin, about 1893. Of medium vigor, healthy, productive; stamens erect; 

 clusters medium, ovate, moderately compact, sometimes shouldered; berries large, 

 globular, yellowish-green; pulp juicy, tender; good; ripens after Concord. 



Wewoka. (Line. Rup. Lab.) Produced by Munson, about 1893, by crossing 

 America with Beacon. Stamens reflexed; bunch very large; berry large, black; late. 



Wheaton. (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) A seedling of Delaware; from Jolm C. Wheaton, 

 of Dansville, New York, in 1873. Rather weak grower, hardy, variable in productive- 

 ness; tendrils irregularly continuous; foliage not very healthy; stamens upright; flowers 

 nearly fertile; clusters medium to small, much like Delaware, cylindrical, nearly com- 

 pact, sometimes shouldered; berries small, roundish, light green with yellow tinge, with 

 thin gray bloom; pulp tender, nearly sweet; good; ripens about with Delaware. 



