THE GRAPES OF NEW VORK. 371 



h\- Mr. Sleath, the gardener. The difference between tlie two was at once 

 apparent and striking. In the grape shown as the Norton's Seedling, said 

 by Mr. Sleath to have been obtained from Mr. Norton himself, the wood 

 is not so bright a red as in the Ohio, and the leaf is large and entire, whereas 

 that in the Ohio is three-lobed ; the bud is also much less prominent and not 

 so pointed as in the Ohio. The bunches of fruit in the Norton's Seedling 

 were shorter and more compact, with a thick pulp. In the Ohio, the bunches 

 were long, very much shouldered, conical or sharp-pointed, and the fruit 

 without pulp — sweeter, more juicy and vinous in flavor, and the seeds 

 smaller, darker colored and less numerous than in the Norton's Seedling. 



" The Committee think the grape brought into notice here, by N. Long- 

 worth, Esq., under the names of the Ohio or Cigar box, a valuable and 

 distinct variety, and well worthy of cultivation. This grape has a stronger 

 resemblance to the Le Noir which was also growing near; but its bunches 

 were more shouldered, more pointed, and less compact." 



(II) OHIO. 



(Labrusca.) 

 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt., 1892:264. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpl.. 1895:75. 



Another Ohio originated with R. H. Hunt of Euclid, Ohio, about 

 twenty years ago. Of this variety Van Deman says: 



"Cluster large, tapering, slightly shouldered. Berry rather large, round, black with 

 slight bloom; skin rather thick, tender; pulp moderately juicy, tender. Seeds small, 

 three or four in number. Flavor mild, slightly subacid; quality medium. Season early." 



This variety is not in the collection of this Station and we have not 

 been able to find either vines or fruit 



ONEIDA. 



(Vinifera, Labrusca.) 



I. Bush. Cat.. 1883:128. 2. Mass. Hatch Sta. Bid., 2:21. 1888. 3. III. Sta. Bui., 28:201. 

 1893. 4. .V. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 17:533. 548, 556. 1898. 5. Mich. Sta. Hul.. 169:174- 1890. 6. 

 Ga. Sta. Ah. Rpt., 13:328. 1900. 7. iV. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 21:396. 1902. 



Oneida is a New York seedling, interesting as an offspring of the 

 Vinifera- Labrusca hybrid Merrimac. It was sold by subscription in 1884 

 and thereby somewhat widely distributed but has not generally been 

 reported upon with favor and is of doubtful value. There are many com- 



