the grape. 531 



Barnes. 



Oiigin, Piarker Barnes, Boston, Mass. 



Bunches shouldered. Berries medium, oval, black, sweet, good 

 Se2>tember 5th, or nearly as early as Hartford. New. (Strong.) 



Barry. 



Rogers' No. 43. 



Raised by E. S. Rogers, of Salem, Mass. Vine vigorous, produc- 

 tive. 



Bunch rather large, short, broad, compact, often shoiildered. Berry 

 large, roundish, black. Flesh tender, nearly free from pulp, juicy, sweet, 

 pleasant. Ripens about the time of Concord. 



Baxter. 



A late ripening variety from the South. 



Bunch long, loose. Berries small, black, juicy, not much pulp, but 

 quite acid here at the North. May be better South. Very late in 

 ripening. 



Bird's Egg. 



Bunch long, pointed. Berry long oval, whitish, with brown specks. 

 Flesh pul2)y. Only good. Curiosity. 



Black Hawk. 



Originated at Lebanon, Pa., from seed of Copcord vine. Strong, 

 vigorous, hardy. 



Bunch medium to large. Berry large, nearly round. Flesh some- 

 what pulpy, like its parent. Comparatively new and untested. 



Black July. 



Lincoln. Sherry. McLean. 



Devereux. Thurmond. Husson. 



Sumpter. Hart. Lenoir, incorrectly. 



Blue Grape. Tuley. 



Origin uncertain. A small black Grape, a half-hardy vine, not an 

 early bearer. 



Bunches small, compact. Berries small, dark bluish black. . Flesh 

 tender, juicy, vinous, somewhat piized South for wine. 



Bland. 



Bland's Virginia. Bland's Madeira. Red Scuppernong of some. 



Bland's Pale Red. Powell. 



The Bland does not ripen well North, except in favorable situations, 

 and should always be planted in a warm exposni-e. It is said to have 

 been found on the eastern shore of Virginia, by Col. Bland of that State. 



Bunches rather long, loose, and often with small imperfect berries. 

 Berries round, on long stalks, hanging rather thinly. Skin thin, at first 

 pale gi-een, but pale red when ripe. Flesh slightly pulpy, of a pleasant, 

 sprightly, delicate flavor, and with little or no musky scent, but a slight 

 astringency. Ripens late. 



