422 THE GRAPE. 



Hosford. Bunches large, shouldered ; berry very large, round, 

 black ; flesh tender, juicy ; flavor sweet. Good. Michigan. 



Isabella. Bunches rather large, shouldered ; berries round oval, 

 rather large ; skin thick, dark purple, becoming nearly black ; 

 bloom blue ; tender, with some pulp, which lessens as it ripens ; 

 when fully ripe, juicy, sweet, rich, slightly musky. Ripens in 

 favorable aspects as far north as 43 lat., except in cold seasons. 

 Very vigorous ; profusely productive. Origin, South Carolina. 

 The Garrigues, Payn's Early, and Louisa claim to be earlier 

 than the Isabella, but differ from it little if any. 



Israella. Bunches medium, shouldered, very compact ; berries 

 medium, slightly oval, black ; flesh tender to the centre, with a 

 peculiar, rich, and pleasant flavor. Early, ripening with Con- 

 cord. Vine vigorous, healthy, and hardy. Peekskill, N. Y. 

 Keeps well. 



Ives.* Bunch medium, compact, shouldered; berry rather small, 

 roundish-oval, black, with some pulp ; of moderate quality ; it& 

 chief value for wine. Origin, Cincinnati, Ohio. Season medium, 

 or rather early. 



Lawrence. Bunch large, conical ; berry medium, round, purple to 

 black ; pulp fii ' 

 Pennsylvania. 



black ; pulp firm, breaking ; flavor sub-acid, free from mildew, 

 svlvani 



Lenoir. Bunches large, handsome, compact, little shouldered ; 

 berries small, round ; skin thin, dark purple ; bloom slight ; ten- 

 der, with no pulp ; melting, sweet, excellent. Wood long-jointed ; 

 leaf three-lobed. Origin, Carolina. Closely resembles Herbe- 

 mont. 



Logan. Bunches medium, shouldered, compact ; berries rather 

 large, oval, black ; flesh juicy with little pulp, and a moderate 

 flavor. Vine a slender grower ; leaves small, three-lobed. Early. 



Merrimack. (Rogers' No. 19.) Bunch medium, rather short: 

 berry large, round, black ; flesh tender, sweet, of good quality. 

 Mid-season. Massachusetts. 



Miles. Bunch and berry small; juicy, vinous, good. Hardy, 

 moderate grower ; productive. 



Mills. Bunch large, long, shouldered ; berry large, round, black ; 

 thick skin ; flesh juicy, rich, vinous. Ripens with Concord. 



Missouri. Bunches loose ; berries small, round ; skin thin, nearly 

 black ; tender, sweet, pleasant, with little pulp ; moderately pro- 

 ductive ; growth slow ; wood short-jointed ; leaves deeply three- 

 lobed. 



Moore's Early.* Bunch medium, berries large, black, with a 

 heavy bloom ; quality only fair. Ripens about two weeks before 

 Concord. One of the most largely grown and profitable early 

 market grapes. Massachusetts. 



