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Delaware, slightly oblong, greenish-white with fine bloom; skin thin, yet tough, almost 

 transparent; juicy, sweet, good; ripens two weeks before Concord; a very good keeper. 



Woodbury. Mentioned in the United States Department of Agriculture Report for 

 1863, as Ijcing on trial in the government experimental garden. 



Woodcock Seedling. Exhibited by H. Woodcock at the Western New York Horti- 

 cultural Society meeting in 1887. A large red grape, of very good quality; ripens with 

 Delaware. 



Woodford. On trial in the United States Department of Agriculture experimental 

 vineyard in 1 8O0. Vigorous ; purple ; pulpy, juicy, sweet. 



Woodriver. According to Bushberg Catalogue, 1883, originated near Woodriver, 

 Washington County, Rhode Island, by a Mr. Brown. White, very early, fine quality. 



Woodson. From Prince Edward County, Virginia, previous to 1830. Bunch 

 medium, very compact; berry medium red; no pulp, rich; good for table and wine; later 

 than Cunningham. 



Wyman. (Lab. Vin.) Wymaii's Seedling. Exhibited by Joseph Breck in 1854 

 at a session of the fruit committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Said to 

 be a seedling of Catawba; berries large, sweet and free of pulp; ripens with or before 

 Isabella. 



Wynant. (Lab. Vin.) According to Mitzky, 1893, a chance seedling grown by 

 D. W. Babcock, Dansville, New York; almost identical with Dutchess. 



Wyoming. Noted in the United States Patent Office Report, i860. Vigorous; 

 black; juicy, somewhat pulpy. 



Wylie's Seedlings. Unnamed seedlings of Dr. A. P. Wylie, of Chester, South 

 Carolina : 



Xo. 4. A cross between two hybrids. Described by originator in Bushberg Cata- 

 logue, 1883, as bunch somewhat larger than Lenoir; berry medium, of a clear transparent 

 golden color ; finest texture and flavor, resembles White Frontignan ; ripens as early as 

 Concord. 



Concord and Foreign No. 8. (Vin. Lab.) Seedling of Concord and Bowood Mus- 

 cat. Strong grower; foliage Labrusca; cluster very large, loose; berry very large, black, 

 of foreign texture ; skin thick ; ripens with Catawba. 



Delaware and Concord \'o. 1. (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) Very hardy with Labrusca 

 foliage; a great bearer; bunch and berry medium; skin thick, dark red; juicy, rich and 

 sweet, slightly musky. 



Halifax and Delaware No. 30. (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) The same color as Delaware 

 with bunch of same size and berries one half larger ; texture and flavor also much like 

 Delaware; generally more healthy than that variety; a great bearer. 



Halifax and Delaware No. 3S. (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) Hardy and healthy with 

 Labrusca foliage, not so strong a grower as No. SO; dark red in color with purple bloom 

 and superior to No. SO in flavor. 



