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ance of the fruit and lack of vigor, hardiness and productiveness of the 

 vine. 



Dr. Grant grew the Israella from seed of Isabella planted in 1855. In 

 1859 or i860, Peter B. Mead, then editor of the Horticulturist, selected this 

 variety from several thousand seedlings of the same parentage and named it 

 in honor of Dr. Grant's wife. The first fruit was borne in 1859. It was 

 placed on the grape list of the American Pomological Society fruit catalog 

 in 1867 and was dropped from their list in 188 1. It has been gradually 

 dropped from cultivation although it is still to be found in many varietal 

 vineyards and is listed for sale by an occasional nurseryman. 



Vine intermediate in vigor, usually hardy, hardly productive. Canes of average 

 length, not numerous, slender, medium to dark brown; tendrils continuous, bifid. Leaves 

 large to medium, intermediate in thickness; upper surface light green, dull, medium to 

 rugose; lower surface pale green to grayish-green, faintly pubescent. Stamens upright. 



Fruit ripens a Httle later than Concord, appears to keep well. Clusters above 

 average size, intermediate in length and breadth, strongly tapering, often single- shoul- 

 dered, usually compact, frequently with many abortive fruits. Berries small to 

 medium, roundish to oval, black or purplish-black, not glossy, covered with a fair amount 

 of bloom, inclined to drop somewhat from the pedicel, not firm. Skin thick, tough, 

 contains a large amount of purplish-red pigment. Flesh pale green, juicy, tender, 

 string3\ mild, sweet from skin to center, appears to lack character, not so good in flavor 

 or quality as Concord, ranks no more than fair in quality. Seeds separate easily from 

 the pulp, medium to below in size, intermediate in length, broad to medium, decidedly 

 notched, blunt, Hght brown, seed-coat often covered with numerous grayish warts; 

 raphe buried in a shallow, wide groove; chalaza small, at center or above, irregularly 

 circular, obscure. 



IVES. 



(Labrusca, Aestivalis?) 



I. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt., 1856:433. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.. 1858:176. 3. Horticulturist. 21:327. 

 1866. 4. Grape Cult., 1:10, 12, 42, 80, 116. 1869. 5. .4iii. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1869:42. 6. Grape Cult., 

 2:171, fig., 172, 297. 1870. 7. Mich. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1875:403. fig. 8. Bush. Cat., 1883:111, 112. 

 fig. g. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 22:166. 1889. 10. Ala. Sta. Bui., 10:10. i8go. 11. Va. Sta. Bui, 

 30:100, 108. 1893. 12. Mo. Sta. Bui., 46:39, 42, 4S, 46. 54, 76. 1899. 13. Ga. Sla. Bui., 28:280, 

 291. 1895. ^4- Tcnn. Sta. Bui., Vol. 9:182. 1896. 15. Traitc gen. de vit., 6:183. '9°3- 



Ives' Madeira (6, 8, 15). Ives' Madeira Seedling (3). Ives' Seedling (i, 3, 4, 7). Ives' Seedling 

 (6, 8, 14, 15). Ives' Seedling Madeira (15). Kittredge (3, 6, 8, 15). 



A number of years ago Ives attained a high reputation as a grape for 

 the making of red wines and was held to be surpassed only by Norton for 



