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slightly astringent. Flesh dark green, translucent, juicy, fine-grained, tough, sprightly, 

 spicy, agreeably tart but free from astringency, no more than fair in quality. Seeds 

 adhere somewhat to the pulp, one to five, average four, above medium in size, broad, 

 short, usually not notched, very plump, brownish; raphe buried in a narrow, shallow 

 groove; chalaza small, nearly central, oval, obscure. 



(II) MARION. 

 (Labrusca, Vinifera?) 



I. U. S. Pal. Off. Rpt.. 1856:433. 2. Downing'. 1857:341- 3- .-1»". Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1860:83. 

 4. Mag. Hort.. 26:100. i860. 5. (?) Gar. Man., 3:52. i86i. 6. Fuller, 1867:244. 7. Rural X. Y., 

 53:793. 1894. 



Germ.\.v Grape (7V 



This variety much resembles Isabella and was said by some to be 

 identical with it. It is probably the same as York Maderia. Downing' 

 discusses it as follows: 



"Origin unknown. Sent to Mr. Longworth from Marion, Ohio, and 

 by him disseminated. It much resembles the Isabella in shape and size 

 of berry and form of bunch, but more uniform in its ripening and more 

 delicate in flavor, ripening about the same time. Growth healthy, making 

 firm and short-jointed wood, with strong, red tendrils; a good bearer. 



"Bunches large, regular, seldom shouldered. Berries large, round, 

 inclining to oval, dark purple with a bloom, juice abundant, pulp thin, not 

 sufficiently tested for wine, a promising variety." 



MARTHA. 



(Labrusca, Vinifera?) 



I. Mag. Hort., 30:26. 1864. 2. U. S. D. A. Rpt.. 1865:196. 3. Fuller, 1867:227. 4. Mag. 

 Hort., 34:236. 1868. 5. Grape Cult., 1:10, 14. 15, 42. 129, fig., 130. 1869. 6. Am. Pom. Soc. 

 Cat., 1869:42. 7- Bush. Cat.. 1883:119. fig. 8. Kan. Sta. Bui., 14:89. 1890. 9. III. Sia. Bui.. 

 38:265. 1893. 10. il/o. S/a. Bm/., 46:40, 42, 44, 46. 1899. II. AT. V. S/a. ^n. /?p/., 18:396. 1899. 



.Milkr Xo. 1 (2, 5). 



Martha was at one time the most popular of tlie green grapes but the 

 introduction of many other green varieties of superior fruit and vine char- 

 acters has gradually reduced its popularity until it is now but little grown. 



' Downing, 1857:341. 



