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thick; pedicel of average length and thickness, very much enlarged at point of attach- 

 ment to fruit. Berries large to below medium, oval, dark red, rather dull, covered with 

 lilac bloom, ver>' persistent, of average lirm-ness. Skin medium to thick, adheres strongly 

 to the pulp, contains no pigment, not astringent. Flesh pale green, translucent, very 

 juicy, fine-grained, tender, vinous, sweet, very good to best in quality. Seeds separate 

 easily from the pulp, one to four, average two, large to medium, long and broad, sharply 

 pointed, brownish; raphe hidden in a shallow, broad groove; chalaza intermediate in 

 size, decidedly above center, pear-shaped, distinct. 



NAOMI. 



(Vinifera, Riparia, Labrusca.) 



1. Gar. Man., 32:176. 1880. 2. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1882-3:46. 3. Bush. Cat., 1883:134. 

 fig. 4. Can. Hort., 11:287. 18S8. 5. Kan. Sta. Bid., 14:90. 3890. 6. Tex. Sta. Bui., 48:1151, 

 1 160. 1898. 



Naomi is one of Ricketts' seedlings and, according to the originator, 

 one of the finest of all his score or more of worthy grapes. But viticul- 

 tiirists have never agreed with the producer of Naomi in his estimate of it 

 and the variety is now scarcely known. So far as New York is concerned, 

 Naomi has been discarded because it ripens too late for this latitude and is 

 very subject to mildew. Moreover, grapes of its color are not as highly 

 esteemed as red or black grapes and the demand for green grapes does not 

 sustain the varieties we have of this color. 



This variety was originated by J. H. Ricketts of Newburgh, New York, 

 from seed of Clinton fertilized with Muscat Hamburg. It was first exhib- 

 ited before the American Pomological Society in 1879. I^ has not been 

 widely disseminated. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, variable in productiveness. Canes very long to medium, 

 numerous, not uniform in size, medium dark brown deepening in color at the nodes, 

 tendrils intermittent, bifid. Leaves large to below medium, thin, frequently inclined 

 to be torn by hea\'y winds, medium green; lower surface pale green, slightly pubescent. 

 Stamens upright. Fruit ripens late. Cluster3 large to above medium, above average 

 in length, broad to medium, single-shouldered to sometimes double-shouldered, com- 

 pact. Berries intermediate in size, roundish to oval, light green, occasionally with 

 reddish-yellow tinge, glossy, covered with thin gray bloom, persistent. Skin moderately 

 thick, tough, not astringent. Flesh greenish, juicy, slightly tough and solid, aromatic, 

 sweet at skin to tart at center, good in quality when fully ripened. Seeds medium to 

 below in size, elongated, sharp-pointed. 



