much liked by some and disliked by others, seeds rather large for so small a berry. The variety 

 makes a fine white wine. Numerous seedlings and hybrids of it have been produced. The Rommel 

 is undoubtedly the best. (See page 178.) 



MONTEFIORE, another of Jacob Rommel's Taylor seedlings, but it seems to have more 

 Labrusca element, as though the Taylor had been pollinated by Hartford. ( * f). Less vigorous, 

 than Elvira, very hardy, enduring the winters of Wisconsin, at Mauston, without protection. 

 Cluster small to medium, cylindrical, with shoulder, and an inch or two of peduncle, berries round, 

 black, skin thin, does not crack, pulp juicy, juice of red color, makes a red wine of much better 

 quality than that of Clinton. A good breeding stock for the far North. 



NOAH, a Taylor seedling produced by Otto Wasserzieher, of Nauvoo, 111., in 1869, and 

 disseminated by Bush & Son & Meissner in 1876. ( * |). Vine of good growth; foliage rather 

 large, subject to mildew, seems to be a Taylor x Labrusca hybrid, probably with Hartford ; cluster 

 medium, cylindrical, with peduncle an inch or two long, berry round, medium, yellowish- white, 

 inclined to drop, skin tough, pulp quite tough, seeds large, quality good, with faint foxy flavor; 

 makes a good white wine; considerably used in parts of France for making wine, as it is prolific 

 and the root resists Phylloxera, but in the United States it is rarely planted now. 



TAYLOR. ( , f) An accidental hybrid of Labrusca with native Vulpina (Riparia) , of Ken- 

 tucky, found and introduced by Judge Taylor, of Jericho, Henry County, Ky., about the middle of 

 last century; vine vigorous, healthy, with light colored wood, and lively green, large toothed 

 Vulpina-like leaves; tendrils continuous for several nodes without a skip, which reveals Labrusca 

 blood; cluster very small, usually straggling, as the flower is imperfect; berries small, round, 

 yellowish-white, translucent, of pure good quality, seeds small. The variety is valueless for 

 direct production, but has been used extensively in France as a resistant graft stock, and in 

 this country has been of great value as a hardy, healthy, high quality base from which to breed, 

 and has yielded many hybrids with Labrusca and other species, of which we mention only a 

 few of the best (see immediately above and below). 



Labrusca- Vulpina-Bourquiniana-Vinif era Hybrids 



BELL, T. V. M. 1883 (Elvira x Delaware). (f). Vine vigorous, healthy, free from 

 mildew and Leaf-Folder, very hardy, a good, sure producer; cluster medium, cylindrical, often 

 with a shoulder, fairly compact; berry medium, round, greenish-yellow, rarely attacked with 

 Black Rot; skin thin, sufficiently tough to prevent cracking under ordinary weather changes; 

 pulp rather tender, juicy, very sweet and agreeably flavored; ripens just before Concord. We 

 consider it a superior grape to the Green Mountain. Successful in Texas northward. 



Have received very flattering testimonials of this grape. 



WAPANUKA,T.V.M.1893. (). (Rommel x Brilliant). Growth medium to strong, equal 

 with Concord, less attacked by mildew than Brilliant. Cluster medium to large, cylindrical, 

 shouldered, properly compact ; peduncle short to medium. Berries large, five-eighths to seven- 

 eighths inch in diameter, globular, persistent, rich yellowish-white, translucent; skin very thin 

 and delicate, yet seldom cracks, and handles better than Rommel. Ripe about with Delaware. 

 Far superior to Niagara and Green Mountain. For nearby market and table grape there is no 

 other variety superior, if equal, to it. Very prolific, requires short pruning. Succeeds well North 

 and South. Reported as enduring drouth in Western Texas among the best. Undoubtedly one 

 of the best, if not the best, table and eating grapes produced in the United States. Takes the 

 place of the Rommel, it being superior to it, although the Rommel is near the top for extra fine 

 quality and flavor. Plant 8 feet. Short arm pruning. (See Plate LIV V page 164.) 



Labrusca- Vulpina-Candicans Hybrid 



ELVICAND, T. V. M. 1885. ( ' f). (Elvira x Mustang). This is the best of three acci- 

 dental hybrids of Elvira with the native Mustang grape growing wild near my vineyard, about 



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