480 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



Lincoln. Hart; McLean. A southern grape found growing in the Catawba River 

 in North Carolina, by Dr. Wm. McLean, about iSoo. Vigorous, hardy, early; berry 

 small, round; skin thin, dark purple with light Woom; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, rich, 

 vinous. Resembles Devereaux, and by some considered identical. 



Lincoln. (Lab. Vin.) Lincoln County; Read's Hybrid. A seedling of Concord 

 crossed with Black Hamburg; from Wm. H. Read, Port Dalhousie, Ontario. Vigorous, 

 hardy, productive; cluster below medium, compact, cylindrical, shouldered; berry 

 below medium, round, black; skin thick, tough; pulp firm but breaking, sweet, sprightly, 

 slightly foxy; good; ripens with Concord. 



Lincoln Downer. (Lab.) Listed in the United States Patent Office Reports of 1859-61 

 as being under test. Vigorous. 



Lincrup. (Line. Rup.) From Texas. Vigorous; productive; stamens reflexed; 

 bunch large, medium in compactness; berry small, black; medium in quality. 



Lincy. (Line.) From Texas. Vigorous; stamens upright; cluster large, compact; 

 berry medium, black; quality medium. 



Lindell. (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Lindley crossed with Delaware; from 

 T. V. Munson. 



Linden. (Lab.) A Concord seedling; from T. B. Miner, Linden, New Jersey. Hardy; 

 bunch and berry large, black, finn. 



Linherbe. (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Lindley crossed with Herbemont; 

 from Munson. Vigorous; cluster medium, conical; berry small, red, translucent; flavor 

 sweet; quality medium. 



Lindmar. (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Lindley crossed with Martha; from Munson. 

 Vigorous, not always hardy, variable in productiveness ; tendrils continuous ; flowers 

 partly fertile; stamens upright; cluster small, compact; berries small, oval, dull, pale 

 green, thin gray bloom; flesh pale green, slightly vinous, foxy; good. 



Linelvi. (Rip. Lab. Vin.) Munson No. 4^. From Munson; parentage given as 

 Lindley by Humboldt, or Lindley by Elvira. So lacking in vigor as to be unpromising. 



Linley. (Lab. Rip. Vin. Bourq.) Parentage, Rommel crossed with Delaware; 

 from Munson in 1897. Stamens erect; cluster medium; berry medium, yellow; ripens 

 early. 



Linn. (Lab.) From P. B. Crandall, Ithaca, New York, about 1890. Vigorous; 

 tendrils continuous; cluster medium, compact, shouldered; berry medium, round, 

 yellowish-green with reddish dots; pulp flbrous, foxy and acid; good. 



Linn Queen. (Lab.) Vigorous; cluster medium, compact; berry large, black, poor; 

 stamens upright. 



Little Blue. (Lab. Vin. Aest.) From A. J. Caywood, Marlboro, New York, about 

 1888. Vigorous, medium in productiveness; tendrils intermittent to rarely continuous; 

 diaphragm thick; flowers partly fertile; stamens upright; cluster medium, shouldered; 

 berry medium, oblong, black; pulp juicy, sweet, good; ripens after Concord. 



