406 Native Grapes. 



CLASS III. White j yellow or green. 



Anna. Bunches large, loose, shouldered ; berries large, white, 

 with a thin white bloom ; flesh tough at the centre, juice between 

 pulp and skin sweet and excellent. October too late for ripen- 

 ing at the North. A seedling of the Catawba. 



Allen's Hybrid. . Bunches rather large, shouldered, compact ; ber- 

 ries medium, round ; skin thin, pale amber when fully ripe ; flesh 

 tender, without pulp, with a sweet, rich, delicious flavor. A hy- 

 brid between native and exotic species, moderately hardy, much 

 liable to mildew. Season medium. 



Cassady. Bunches medium, compact, sometimes shouldered ; 

 berries small, round, greenish white, sometimes with a pale am- 

 ber blush ; flesh juicy, little pulp, flavor pleasant, good. Phila. 

 Strong grower, leaves woolly beneath. Fails in some localities. 



Clara. Bunches medium, loose ; berries medium, round, green ; 

 flesh tender, juicy, rich, sweet and delicious. Phila. Of foreign 

 parentage. 



Croton. Bunch medium in size, not very compact, shouldered ; 

 berries varying from small to medium, light greenish yellow ; 

 skin thin, flesh juicy, sweet, with an excellent pleasant flavor. 

 Ripens early. A cross of the Delaware with the Chasselas ; 

 liable to mildew in some localities. 



Cuyahoga. Bunches medium, shouldered, compact ; berries rather 

 large, round, pale greenish white, bloom thin ; flavor moderate. 

 Too late for the North and liable to mildew. 



Lydia. Bunches above medium ; berries large, oval, greenish 

 white, with a tinge of rose in the sun ; sweet, excellent. Ripens 

 with the Delaware. C. Carpenter, Kelly's Island, Ohio. 



Martha. Bunches medium, rather loose, shouldered ; berries large, 

 round, pale yellow ; slightly pulpy, sweet, juicy, a little foxy. 

 Vine a hardy, healthy, and strong grower. A seedling of Concord. 



Mary. Bunches quite large, loose ; berries medium, round, nearly 

 white, translucent ; flesh tender, little pulp, sweet and sprightly, 

 very good. Rather late. Kelly's Island. 



MAXATAWNEY. Bunches medium, moderately compact, not shoul- 

 dered ; berries light greenish yellow, tinged with amber ; flesh 

 tender without pulp when ripe, quality excellent. Vine hardy. 

 Ripens rather late. The Maxatawney much resembles the Re- 

 becca in flavor and general appearance, but while it is hardly 

 equal to the latter in quality, it is a better grower. Berks co., 

 Penn. 



