532 the grape. 



Blood's Black. 



A native fox Grape, healthy, hardy, and productive of fruit, quite 

 harsh and foxy. 



Bunches short, compact, shouldered. Berry round, black. Ripens 

 about with Hartford, and inferior. 



Blue Favorite. 



A Southern Grape that does not ripen well North. Vine \dgorous, 

 productive. 



Bunch above medium. Berries medium, round, blue black, sweet, 

 vinous, much coloring matter. Ripe South early in September, and 

 there said to be much esteemed for wine-making. 



Blue Imperial. 



Origin uncertain. Vine vigorous, free from mildew, not productive. 

 Bunches medium, short. Berry large, round, black. Flesh with a 

 hard acid centre or pulp. Ripens with Hartford. Inferior. 



Brandywine. 

 Origin, Wilmington, Del. 



Bunch large, shouldered, rather compact. Berry oval, gi'eenish 

 white. Flesh tender. Middle September. (Gar. Mon.) 



Brant. 



Arnold's No. 8. 



Raised by Charles Arnold, Paris, C. W., from seed of Clinton 

 fructified with mixed foreign pollen. Vine strong, healthy grower. 

 Foliage of a dark reddish gi-een, deeply lobed. Smooth on both sides. 



Bunch and berry medium, black. Flesh fi-ee from pulp, very jiiicy, 

 sweet, and, when perfectly ripe, rich and aroinatic. Ripens early. (C. 

 Arnold, MS.) ' 



Brinckle. 



Raised by Peter Raabe, near Philadelphia. Vine tender. 

 Bunch large, rather compact, sometimes shouldered. Berries round, 

 black. Flesh slightly pulpy, vinous, saccharine. Good. Ripens Sept. 



Brown. 

 Very much like Isabella, and ripens with it. ^ 



Burroughs. 



From Vermont. Vine allied to the Clinton. 



Bunch small. Berry round, black, thick bloom. Flesh harsh, acid, 

 austere. Ripens a little earlier than Isabella. 



Burton's Early. 

 A large early, poor Fox Grape. Unworthy culture. 



Camden. 



Of the fox class. 



Bimch medium. Berry large, greenish white. Flesh with a hard 

 centre, acid, poor. 



