470 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



Hopican. (Lab. Vin. Aest. Rip.) A seedling of Eumelan fertilized by Elvira; 

 from D. S. Marvin, Watertown, New York, about 1889. Vigorous, not always hardy, 

 productive ; stamens upright ; clusters large, sometimes shouldered, compact ; berries 

 medium, roundish, unattractive yellowish-green, persistent, moderately juicy, tender; 

 fair in quality; skin thin, adheres to pulp; ripens with Concord. 



Hopkins. (Line. Aest. Lab.) A seedling of Post-oak crossed with Cynthiana; 

 from Munson. Vigorous, not always hardy, variable in productiveness, susceptible to 

 mildew; stamens upright; clusters small, frequently shouldered, very compact; berries 

 small, oblate, black with heavy bloom, persistent; soft, juicy, tough, spicy, vinous; fair 

 in flavor; ripens after Catawba. 



Horner. (Lab.) A seedling of Concord; from Joel Homer, Delair, New Jersey; 

 received at this Station in 1894. Moderateh^ \'igorous ; bunch large; berries small, round, 

 black with blue bloom; sweet, slightly foxy; skin thick, tough; ripens early. 



Hoskins Seedling. A seedling which came up between an Alvey and a Delaware ; 

 from A. Hoskins, Toronto, Ontario, in 1886. Bunches large, compact; berries similar 

 to Clinton in size and color but inferior in quality; ripens unevenly and late. 



Howell. From Edward Tatnall, Wilmington, Delaware, about i860. Bunch 

 large; berries medium, black; pulp firm; skin thick; good; ripens early. 



Hubbard Seedless. (Lab.) Grown by the T. S. Hubbard Company, Fredonia, 

 New York, but has not been disseminated. Vigorous, very hardy, somewhat unpro- 

 ductive, of Labrusca type; quality equal to Delaware; berries the size of Delaware but 

 ■darker in color. 



Huber. (Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Taylor; from Jacob Rommel, Morrison, Mis- 

 souri. Vigorous, healthy; bunch smaller than Concord; color of Catawba; late. 



Huber's Seedlings. Theophile Huber of Illinois City, lUinois, something over twenty 

 years ago originated a large number of seedlings which he sent out for testing. He 

 writes that, with the exception of Huber No. 12, which is from Hartford, his seedlings 

 are from mixed seed of Concord, Clinton, Marion, Rebecca, Isabella, Delaware, Catawba 

 and Creveling. Of his named sorts there are: Albert, Alphonse, Bertha, Braendly, 

 Doctor Warder, Edward, Emma, Illinois City, Marguerite, Marie Louise, and Theophile. 

 Most of Huber's grapes were named before disseminating but a few, as follows, have 

 gone out with numbers. 



Xo. 11. As tested by the Virginia Experiment Station, weak, unproductive; 

 stamens upright; bunch small, loose; berries large, black; poor quality; ripens between 

 Concord and Catawba. 



No. 12. Described by Illinois Experiment Station as ver}^ vigorous, healthy, 

 promising; bunch medium, oblong, sometimes shouldered, compact; berry small to 

 large, round, black with heavy bloom; juicy, tender, sweet, very rich; skin tender; about 

 a week later than Concord. 



