THE GRAPES OK NEW YORK. 281 



GOLDEN DROP. 



(Labrusca, Vinifera, Bourquiniana.) 



I. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpl. i&So:ii2. 2. Wni/i. Ca/.. 1883:102. /ii;. 3. Barry, 1883 :447. ^.W. 

 N. y. Hort. Soc. Rpl., 28:17. iSSj. 5. Ga. Sta. But.. 53"44. 51. 1901. 



Golden Drop is an early white grape now nearly lost to cultivation 

 but once somewhat popular because of its high quality. Its hardiness and 

 earliness might make it a valuable grape for northern latitudes where more 

 commonly cultivated varieties do not mature with certainty. It is some- 

 what susceptible to fungal diseases, mildew especially, and needs more 

 than ordinary care. 



This variety was originated by C. G. Pringle of Charlotte, Vermont, 

 from seed of Adirondac fertilized with Delaware, planted in 1869 and 

 introduced by B. K. Bliss of New York, about 1880. It has never been 

 popular but is still sold b}- an occasional nurseryman. 



Vine vigorous to weak, not productive, inclined to mildew. Canes long to medium, 

 numerous, dark brown; tendrils continuous to intermittent, bifid. Leaves intermediate 

 in size, light green; lower surface pale green, verj' slightly pubescent. Flowers sterile 

 or nearly so, open in mid-season; stamens upright. Fruit ripens shortly before Niagara, 

 keeps well. Clusters small, of medium length, slender, rather cylindrical, loose. Berries 

 medium to small, roundish to slightly oval, light green with dull yellowish-red tinge in 

 the sun, covered with thin gray bloom, persistent. Flesh tender and soft, not foxy, 

 sweet, very mild, good in quality. Seeds medium to small, short. 



GREEN EARLY. 

 (Labrusca, Vinifera?) 

 I. III. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1902:223. 2. lb., 1905:296. 



Green Early is a white grape coming in season with Winchell which 

 surpasses it in most characters, quality in particular. This variety is not 

 to be confused with " Chas. A. Green," also a white grape, which was 

 originated by F. W. Loudon of Janesville, Wisconsin, and was introduced 

 by Chas. A. Green of Rochester. We have not been able to get a complete 

 description of the latter variety. 



Green Earlv was found growing by the side of a ditch near a Concord 

 vineyard, on land belonging to O. J. Greene of Portland, Chautauqua 

 County, New York. The vine was transplanted into a nursery in 1887. 



