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subacid, good. This variety succeeds best in the dry air of the 

 West and Southwest. Michigan. Hybrid. 



Worden. Bunch large, long, shouldered, compact; berry round; 

 color black, with blue bloom. Flesh greenish, pulpy, vinous, juicy, 

 pleasantly flavored, good to very good. West of the lakes it is much 

 richer in flavor than the Concord. Does well in nearly all the States. 

 New York. Labrusca. 



Wyoming (Wyoming Red). Bunch rather small, compact and 

 handsome; berry medium in size, red, but brighter than Delaware. 

 Flesh tender, juicy, sweet, with some native aroma. Season, earlier 

 than Delaware. Commercial in Maryland and the Southeast. La- 

 brusca. 



FOREIGN OR VINIFERA VARIETIES OF THE GRAPE. 



Alexandria (Muscat of Alexandria). Bunch large, long, loose 

 shouldered; stalk long; berry large, oval, greenish yellow, changing 

 to pale amber, with thin white bloom. Flesh firm, breaking, sweet, 

 rich, with Muscat flavor. Grown in extreme South, on the lower 

 Rio Grande, and in New Mexico and Arizona. Africa. 



Almeria. Bunch large, irregular conical, often shouldered and 

 branched; berry variable in size, roundish, flattened at ends. Flesh 

 firm, not very juicy, and with neutral flavor. A remarkable keeping 

 and shipping variety, doing well in the hot interior valleys of the 

 Southwest, especially in Arizona. 



Black Hamburg. Bunch very large, broadly shouldered, conical; 

 berry large, roundish oval ; color blue black, covered with blue bloom. 

 Flesh firm but tender, very juicy, rich, sugary, very good to best. 

 Grown in Southwest Texas, New Mexico, and on the west coast. 

 Germany. 



Black Malvoise. Bunch large, quite loose, branching; berry very 

 large, oblong; color reddish black, with faint bloom. Flesh juicy, 

 rather rich, vinous, and pleasant flavored. Grown as a table grape 

 in Arizona, Southwest Texas, and on west coast. 



Black Prince. Bunch long, large, usually not shouldered; berry 

 large, oval; color purplish black, with thick blue bloom. Flesh white 

 or greenish, tender, very juicy, sugary; quality high. Prized in 

 South Colorado, Arizona, and extreme Southwest Texas. Europe. 



Calabrian. Bunch very large, long, tapering, often one foot in 

 length, slightly shouldered; berry large, round, yellowish, quite 



