THE GRAPE. 



CLASS II. Light red or brown. 



Agawam.* (Rogers' No. 15.) Bunch large, moderately compact, 

 and shouldered ; berry large, nearly round, dark dull reddish- 

 brown ; flesh tender, little pulp, very slightly partaking of the 

 foxy aroma ; of good vinous flavor. Season medium, or soon 

 after Concord. Vine a strong grower and great bearer, but easily 

 susceptible to disease. Massachusetts. 



Amber. Bunch medium, loose, tapering ; berry large, round, light 

 red ; thin bloom ; pulp tender, juicy, sub-acid, rich. A weak 

 grower. 



Bland. (Bland' s Virginia, Powell.) Bunches loose; berries 

 round, pedicles long ; skin thin, pale red ; flesh slightly pulpy, 

 pleasant, delicate, sprightly. Late. Rarely ripens well as far 

 north as 43 lat. A moderate bearer. Origin, Virginia. 



Delaware.* Bunches small, compact, generally shouldered ; ber- 

 ries smallish, round ; skin thin, light red, translucent; exceed- 

 ingly sweet, aromatic. Early. A vigorous grower under high 

 culture ; requires a strong, rich soil. An early and profuse bearer. 

 Hardy. One of the most excellent and popular of all American 

 grapes, especially at the North and East. Often injured by over- 

 bearing, and badly attacked by disease unless sprayed. Origin 

 unknown. 



Diana. A seedling from the Catawba, which it resembles, but 

 paler, or a pale grayish red. Bunches compact ; berries round, 

 almost without pulp, juicy, sweet, rich. It ripens best on poor 

 soils. Mid-season. Origin, Milton, Mass. 



Catawba, see last class. 



Diana Hamburg. Bunches large, compact, shouldered ; berries 

 large, round, dark red when fully ripe ; tender, free from pulp, 

 sweet, aromatic. Season between Concord and Diana. Raised 

 from seed of the Diana impregnated with Black Hamburg, by 

 J. Moore, Rochester, N. Y. A slow grower. 



Golden Campbell. Bunch rather small, cylindrical ; berry below 

 medium, oval, yellow ; flesh white, juicy, vinous. A seedling 

 of Moore's Early. 



Goethe.* (Rogers' No. i.) Bunch rather large, moderately com- 

 pact, shouldered ; berry quite large, oval, yellowish-green, often 

 more or less blotched or shaded dull red ; flesh tender, with no 

 pulp ; sweet, slightly aromatic, and when well ripened of excellent 

 quality. Rather late, occasionally ripening well at the North, 

 better at the South. Vine vigorous and productive. This has 

 more of the exotic character than any other of Rogers' hybrids, 

 and therefore less reliable and more subject to mildew. Massa- 

 chusetts. 



