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Carolina, about 1885. Vigorous but inclined to mildew; cluster large, long, tapering; 

 berries medium in size, of dingy red color; sweet; good; very late. 



Irving. (Vin. Lab.) A seedling of Catawba fertilized by Chasselas de Fontain- 

 bleau; from S. W. Underbill in 1868. Vigorous canes, short -jointed; clusters large, long, 

 shouldered, not well filled; berry large, round, yellowish-green, thick bloom; skin thick, 

 tough; flesh tender, melting; flavor vinous, sweet; very good; rots and mildews badly. 



Ithaca. (Vin. Bourq. Lab.) Parker; Tucker's Parker. A seedling of Delaware 

 fertilized by Chasselas Musque; from a Mr. Tucker, of Ithaca, New York, about 1868. 

 Of moderate \agor; cluster large; berry large, pale green with amber tinge; skin thick; 

 pulp tender, juicy, sweet; high quality. 



Jacent. (Rip. Lab.) Noted by T. V. Munson in Gardeiter's Monthly for 1884, as 

 undistinguishable from Bacchus, except that the saccharometer shows less sugar. 



Jaeger's Seedlings. About forty years ago Hermann Jaeger, of Neosho, Missouri, 

 became interested in the horticultural possibilities of the wild grapes of his neighbor- 

 hood. He corresponded with Frederick Muench, of Marthasville, who encouraged him 

 in his efforts. Beside selecting various vines from the woods he made crosses of species. 

 His object was to secure more vigorous, productive and disease-resistant sorts than any 

 of our standard varieties. He was particularly impressed with the Lincecumii or so-called 

 Summer grapes of his section. His selections of this species are notable for their extreme 

 vigor but many of them are susceptible to fungi and as they are all self-sterile they 

 are uncertain bearers when removed from the wild male vines. His most promising 

 seedlings are as follows: 



No. 9. Productive; subject to black-rot; cluster large; berry below medium; juicy, 

 sweet ; good. 



Xo. 12. Cluster and berT\- medium; sweet. 



No. 13. Hard}-, prolific; as large as Ives and of no better quality. 



No. 17. Cluster large; berries medium; sweet; good. 



No. 42. Cluster ver}- large; berr>- medium; very sweet and juicv; good. 



No. 43. (Line.) One of Jaeger's selections from the woods. Rank grower; canes 

 thick, numerous, glaucous; diaphragm thick; shoots glabrous, spiny; tendrils inter- 

 mittent; leaves large, thick, glossy green, glaucous below, not lobed; cluster large; berry 

 medium, oblate, black; ripens too late for this section. Does not ripen its wood well 

 and is slightly tender and very susceptible to leaf-hopper here. Self-sterile. 



No. 50. See Longi^'orth. 



No. 56. See Dufour. 



No. 70. See Munson. 



No. 72. (Line. Rup.) A seedling of No. 43 crossed with a male vine of Vitis 

 rupestris. Bunch medium, \crf compact; berry size of Concord, black with pale bloom; 

 sweet, of pure flavor; ripens with Norton. 



No. 100. (Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Elvira. Vine shows Labrusca characters, 



