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pleasant, yet with something of a harsh flavor. Mainly grown for 

 wine-making at the South and Southwest. Virginia. ^Estivalis. 



Olita. Bunch small, roundish, shouldered, quite compact; 

 berry medium to large, roundish; color greenish, with whitish bloom. 

 Flesh pale, tender, sweet, juicy, very good. Grown mostly in the 

 South. Texas. 



Oneida. Bunch small, roundish, shouldered, quite compact; 

 berry quite large, round, light wine-colored, with lilac bloom. Flesh 

 w r hitish, very tender, sweet, pleasant; quality good. Season, last of 

 September. Does well around the lakes and in Southeastern States. 

 New York. Hybrid. 



Ozark. Bunch large, roundish, shouldered, quite compact; berry 

 medium, round, black, with light blue bloom. Flesh half tender, 

 meaty, vinous; quality good in Ohio and the southwest. Kansas. 

 J^stivalis. , 



Paragon. Bunch large, shouldered, compact; berry large, 

 roundish, tender, sweet, rich, vinous, without central pulp, very 

 good. Season of Concord. Grown in Ohio for table use and near 

 market. 



Peabody. Bunch medium, roundish, fairly compact; berries me- 

 dium to large, oval, black, with some blue bloom. Flesh tender, 

 greenish, juicy, quite acid; quality fair to good. Season, early Sep- 

 tember. Grown in Ohio and east of lakes. New York. Vulpina. 



Pearl. Bunch large, shouldered, compact; berry medium, round, 

 pale yellow, with delicate bloom. Flesh soft, melting, juicy, sweet, 

 high-flavored. Ripens somewhat later than Concord. Quite exten- 

 sively grown for table use and wine. Missouri. Riparia. 



Perfection. Bunch long, shouldered, compact; berry medium; 

 color light red; sweet, sprightly, vinous. Season, early. Grown 

 in Ohio mainly. Labrusca cross. 



Perkins. Bunch medium to large, shouldered, compact; berry 

 medium, roundish oblong; color greenish white, followed by pale lilac 

 or reddish shade, with thin white bloom. Flesh pulpy, sweet, juicy, 

 with thick skin. Widely grown on account of hardiness of vine and 

 heavy bearing. Massachusetts. Labrusca. 



Peter Wylie. Bunch medium to large, compact, often shouldered; 

 berry medium, golden yellow when fully ripe". Flesh meaty, rich, 

 vinous, very good. The delicious Muscat flavor is hardly equalled 



