466 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



Hagar. Noted in the Illinois Horticultural Society Report, 1893, ^^ one of the varie- 

 ties exhibited at the World's Fair. 



Halifax. (Lab.) Weller's Halifax. Noted by Sidney Weller, Brinkleyville, Halifax 

 County, North Carolina, in United States Patent Office Report for 1845, ^^ a native grape. 



Halifax Seedling. (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Halifax by a Vinifera; from Sidney 

 Weller, about 1840. Fruit like Catawba but sweeter. Used by Dr. A. P. Wylie in the 

 production of new varieties. 



Hall. A seedling from David Hall, Urbana, Ohio; first mentioned in 1858. Berries 

 larger and better flavored than Clinton, but not equal to Isabella; nearly black; ripens 

 earlier than Isabella. 



Hall. (Lab.) From a Mr. Hall, Michigan; received at the Michigan Experiment 

 Station in 1893. Very vigorous, productive; bunches below medium, cylindrical, com- 

 pact, shouldered; berries above medium, round, black; ripens with Early Victor. 



Hamilton. (Vin. Lab.) A seedling of Mills; from a Mr. Gardner, of Rochester, 

 New York. Less vigorous than parent; bunches large, shouldered, compact, attractive; 

 berries adherent; pulp tougher than Mills and the flavor is inferior; keeps well. 



Hamill Seedling. (Lab. Vin. ?) Tested by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture about i860 and proved to be so near like Isabella that the two could not 

 be distinguished. 



Hardy Chasselas. (Vin. Lab.) From a cross between Diana and Royal Muscadine ; 

 from Jacob Moore; exhibited before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1865. 

 Hardy, with Vinifera foliage; juicy; good. 



Harmer. (Lab. Rip.) A cross between Vitis labrusca and Vitis riparia, found in 

 Hartford County, Connecticut, by D. Alderton, Marlboro, New York. Ver}^ vigorous, 

 healthy, hardy, medium in productiveness; bunch small, compact; berries black with 

 hard pulp; sweet, spicy; late. 



Harmer Seedling. (Lab. Vin.) Noted in the American Horticultural Annual for 

 1870 as a native red grape with a small Catawba-like berry having hard pulp. 



Harrell. (Lab.) A chance seedling; from Obed Harrell, Chrisman, Illinois, about 

 i8go. Vigorous, productive; cluster medium, compact; berry medium, white, round; 

 very sweet. 



Harriet Beecher. From William M. Marine. Bunch small; berry large, round, dark 

 red; pulp soft; skin thick; good. 



Harris. (Bourq. ?) Old House Grape. Found growing near a deserted house by 

 a Mr. Harris of Milledgeville, Georgia. Described in Horticulturist for 1857 as vigorous; 

 clusters medium, shouldered, compact; berries small to medium, round, black with blue 

 bloom; a little pulpy, sweet, juicy, agreeable; very good. 



Harrison. (Lab.) A seedling of Concord; from Isaac Staples, Dayton, Ohio. Thrifty 

 as Concord, hardy; foliage thick, healthy; bunch large, compact; berries medium, red, 

 pure flavor; ripens with Concord. 



