THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 405 



It has, however, been somewhat highly spoken of and grape experimenters 

 ma}' want to try the variety. The name is from Shelby, Ohio, the birthplace 

 of the originator. 



D. S. Marvin of Watertown, New York, originated the Shelby about 

 1S80. It was introduced in the fall of 1894. The originator writes that 

 the parentage of this variet}- is not positively known but it is supposed to 

 be a Labrusca-Riparia cross. The botanical characters of the fruit and 

 vine as it grows on the Station grounds verify this supposition. 



Vine vigorous, variable in hardiness, medium to productive. Canes long, numerous, 

 medium to slender; tendrils intermittent, sometimes continuous, bifid to trifid. Leaves 

 uniform in size, green, often thin; lower surface grayish-green with tinge of bronze, 

 strongly pubescent. Flowers fertile or nearly so, open in mid-season or earlier; stamens 

 upright. Fruit ripens early, sometimes before Winchell, does not keep nor ship well. 

 Clusters medium to below in size, short, frequently with a single shoulder, shorter and 

 more compact than Winchell. Berries medium to small, roundish, light green to yel- 

 lowish-green, covered with thin gray bloom, somewhat inclined to shatter. Skin thin, 

 variable in toughness, peculiarly astringent. Flesh tough, string^^ foxy, sweet from 

 skin to center, mild, fair to good in quality. Seeds do not separate readily from the 

 pulp, not very numerous, medium to below in size, short, broad, plump. 



STANDARD. 



(Labrusca, Vinifera, Bourquiniana?) 



1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1886:187. 2. .l/o. Hori. Soc. Rpt., 1892:266. 3. A'. Y. Sta. An. 

 Rpt., 11:637. 1892. 4. Bush. Cat., 1894:180. 5. Va. Sta. Bid., 94:136. 1S98. 6. .V. Y. Sta. 

 An. Rpt., 17:535, 548, 557. 1898. 7, Mo. Sta. Bid., 46:41. 1899. 



Burr's Xo. 2 (i). 



Standard is said to be a full sister of Jewel, but it is not equal to the 

 sister nor nearly equal to the reputed parent, Delaware. The variety seems 

 to be thought highly of in the West and it is possible that it has greater 

 value there than in New '^'ork. The quality of the grape is high and it is 

 said to make a light-colored wine of good body, taste and aroma, but 

 taking it all and all it does not rise above mediocre and cannot be recom- 

 mended unless for trial. 



The variety was originated by John Burr of Leavenworth, Kansas, 

 from seed of Delaware planted about 1874. It was introduced in 1887 by 



