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applicable to Lady as to any other of our Labrusca grapes. The foliage 

 is dense and of a deep glossy green color, neither scalding under a hot sun, 

 nor freezing until heavy frosts, making it an attractive ornament in the 

 garden. It is deservedly popular as an amateur grape and should be planted 

 more for nearby markets. It may be expected to succeed wherever Con- 

 cord is grown, and because of its early ripening is especially adapted to 

 northern latitudes where Concord does not always mature. Though it 

 ripens early it starts its buds late and blossoms late, thereby often escaping 

 late spring frosts. 



When Lady was first heard of, it was in the hands of a Mr. Imlay 

 of Muskingum Count}', Ohio. He had received it as a premium from an 

 agricultural paper with others, all represented to be pure Concord seedlings. 

 This was during the Civil War. Later the variety was sold to George W. 

 Campbell of Delaware, Ohio, who introduced it in 1874. Lady was placed 

 on the grape list of the American Pomological Society fruit catalog in 1881 

 where it is still retained. The Lady is another example of a green seedling 

 of Concord which excels its parent in quality. Among several of such 

 seedlings, this variety is one of the highest in quality. 



Vine weak to moderately vigorous, hardy, medium in productiveness, healthy. 

 Canes short, medium in number, slender, dark reddish-brown; nodes of fair size, flattened; 

 internodes short; diaphragm thick; pith intermediate in size; shoots pubescent; tendrils 

 intermittent, of average length, bifid to trifid. 



Leaf-buds small, short, pointed to conical. Leaves medium to below in size, of 

 average thickness; upper surface light green, glossy, medium to somewhat rugose; lower 

 surface pale green; pubescent; veins rather indistinct; lobes none to five, with terminal 

 lobe acuminate; petiolar sinus shallow to medium, wide; basal sinus of average width; 

 lateral sinus variable in depth and width; teeth medium to shallow, intermediate in 

 width. Flowers fertile, open in mid-season; stamens upright. 



Fruit ripens with Winchell, does not keep well. Clusters not uniform, small to 

 above medium, short, slender, cylindrical, sometimes single-shouldered, compact to 

 straggling; peduncle medium to short, of average size; pedicel intermediate in length, 

 thick and smooth, wide at point of attachment to fruit; brush slender, long, greenish- 

 white. Berries variable in size, large to below medium, roundish, light green, often 

 with tinge of yellow, glossy, covered with thin gray bloom, persistent, firm. Skin 

 covered with small, scattering, dark dots, inclined to crack, thin, tender, adheres slightly 

 to the pulp, contains no pigment, slightly astringent. Flesh greenish-white, translucent, 

 juicy, tender, aromatic, agreeably sweet from skin to center, verj- gooii in quality. Seeds 



