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THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



average three, below medium to small, intermediate in width, long, brownish; raphe 

 sometimes visible being partly submerged in the short shallow groove • chalaza of average 

 size, above center, oval to circular, distinct. 



ULSTER. 



(Labrusca, Vinifera.) 



I. Bush. Cat., 1883:141. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1885:104. 3. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt.. 1885-6: 

 224. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Ca;., 1889:24. 5. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt., j8gi:i2S. 6. Rural N. K., 50:691. 

 1S91. 7. 76., 51:170, 681. 1S92. 8. -V. y. Sta. An. Rpt., 11:637. 1892. 9. III. Sta. Bui, 28: 

 262. 1S93. 10. Bush. Cat., 1894:183. II. ir. A'. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 39:26 1894- i2. -V. Y- 

 Sta. An. Rpt., 17:536, 548, 553, 557. 1S9S. 13. Kan. Sta. Bid., 110:240. 1902. 14. Mich. Sta. 

 Bui, 205:41. 1903. 



Ulster Prolific (i, 2, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13). Ulster Prolific (8, 10). 



The accompanying color-plate does not do justice to Ulster as to size 

 and beautv of the fntit but it well il ustrates one of the chief faults of the 

 variety. The vines tisually set too much fruit in spite of efforts to control 

 the crop by pruning, and two undesirab e results follow : The bunches are 

 small and the vines, lacking vigor at best, fail to fully recover from the 

 over-fruitfulness. Over-productiveness and lack of vigor are the two 

 defects in Ulster that have kept it from becoming of more importance 

 commercially and a greater favorite as a garden grape. The quality of 

 the fruit is very good, being much like that of Catawba both in flesh char- 

 acters and in flavor. The color of the berries seems to vary greatly, some- 

 times being nearly as red as Catawba and under other conditions an unat- 

 tractive green with a reddish tinge. As a rtile the fruit keeps well but 

 there are exceptions especially when the variety is not grown under the 

 conditions best suited to it. Ulster has m^ny good qualities but its defi- 

 ciency in vigor and cajDriciousness in both vine and fruit characters prevent 

 its becoming a grape of value for either vineyard or garden. 



Ulster was originated by A. J. Caj'W'ood of Marlboro, New York, and 

 was introduced by the originator about 1885. It was included in the list 

 of sorts recommended by the American Pomological Society in 1899. Its 

 parents are said to be Catawba pollinated by a wild Aestivalis. Both vine 

 and fruit show unmistakable traces of Labrtisca and Vinifera, but the 

 Aestivalis characters, if present, are not apparent. 



Vine medium to weak, usually hardy, productive, often overbears, sometimes 

 susceptible to attacks of mildew. Canes medium to short, not numerous, slender, mod- 



