438 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



Black Hamburg. Vigorous, hardy; bunch medium, shouldered; bern,- slightly oblong, 

 red; juicy, sweet, sprightly; season early. 



Beach. (Line. Lab. Vin.) Parentage, Post-oak No. 3 crossed with Triumph; 

 from ilunson in 1S89. Stamens reflexed; clusters large; berry medium, black; ripens 

 early. 



Beagle. (Rip. Lab.) A seedling of El-vira crossed with Ives; from Munson, about 

 1 888. Vigorous, moderately productive; bunch medium, sometimes shouldered; berry 

 small to medium, oblong, black with heavy bloom; pulp firm, sweet; ripens about with 

 Moore Early. 



Beansville. Mentioned by William Saunders of the United States Department of 

 Agriculture in 1S64, as not being worthy of further attention. 



Beaufort. (Rot.) Given in the United States Department of Agriculture Report 

 for 187 1 as a cultivated variety of Rotundifolia. 



Beauty of Minnesota. (Lab. Bourq.) From J. C. Kramer of La Crescent, Minne- 

 sota, about 1866; supposed parents, Delaware and Concord. Vigorous, healthy; bunch 

 large, compact, often shouldered; berry greenish-yellow; good; ripens early. 



Beaverdam. (Lab.? Vin.?) Prince, in 1830, gives this variety as from Virginia, 

 and states that vine and fruit resemble Bland. 



Beeby Black. Described in the Illinois Horticultural Society Report for 1897 as 

 more productive than Moore Early; bunch and berry not as large; ripens a little earlier; 

 hardly as good. 



Belinda. (Lab.) From T. B. Miner; a white seedling of Concord with large, juicy, 

 sweet, slightly foxy fruit; ripens shortly after Lady. 



Belton. (Champ. Vin. Lab. Bourq.) Parentage, De Grasset crossed with Brilliant; 

 from Munson. Stamens erect ; cluster medium ; berry medium, black ; ripens medium 

 early. 



Belvidere. (Lab.) Supposed to be a seedling of Concord or Hartford from 

 Belvidere, Illinois; brought to notice by Dr. L. L. Lake in 1870. Resembles the Hart- 

 ford in vine and fruit ; early. 



Belvin. (Line. Rip. Lab.) From Munson. Very strong grower; large, loose, 

 oblong bunches; berries medium, black with blue bloom; quality fair; ripens ver}' late. 



Ben. (Line. Aest. Lab.) A seedling of Ten-Dollar-Prize crossed with Norton; from 

 Munson in 1889. Stamens reflexed; cluster large; berry medium, black; ripens late. 



Ben Hur. (Line. Aest. Lab. Bourq.) A combination of Post-oak with Norton 

 and Herbemont; from Munson. Exhibited at the American Pomological Society in 

 1903 and introduced about 1904. Vigorous, prolific, healthy; cluster large, rather 

 loose; berry small, black; shells; good; ripens late. 



Benjamin. (Lab.) From W. H. Lightfoot, Springfield, Illinois; offspring of 

 Northern Muscadine. Vigorous; cluster large, loose to compact; berry- large, black 

 with blue bloom, pulpy; flavor similar to Woodruff; ripens with Concord. 



