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THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



Newtonia. (Line. Rup. Lab. Vin.) A seedling of America pollinated by R. AV. 

 Munson; from Munson, in 1897. Cluster large; berry medium, black; self-fertile; ripens 

 early. * 



Nimalba. (Line. Bourq.) From Texas. Tested by Georgia Experiment Station 

 and described as follows: Very weak, light yielder; stamens upright; bunch small, com- 

 pact; berry small, white; good; ripens with Catawba. 



Nina. (Lab. Vin.) Mitzky, 1893, says this is "a seedling of Diana, raised by 

 C. H. Woodruff, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Vine very hardy and productive; bunch medium 

 to large; berries medium, dark red, very sweet and good quality; ripens early with 

 Champion and Moore Early, in quality better than either." 



Ninekah. (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Delago crossed with Brilliant; from 

 JIunson. in 1899. Cluster medium; berry large, red; self-fertile; ripens mid-season. 



Nizola. Noted by Cole in 1849. From Col. L. Chase, Cornish, New Hampshire; 

 medium bunch and berry; vinous and excellent. 



Nonantum. (Lab. Vin.) A seedling raised by Francis Dana near Boston, Mas- 

 sachusetts; exhibited before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1864. Vigorous; 

 bunch small, shouldered; berries medium, oval, entirely free from pulp; good; in appear- 

 ance very much like Isabella and probably a seedling of that variety. 



Nonpareil. (Line. Vin. Lab. Bourq.) A seedling of Early Purple crossed with 

 Brilliant; from Munson, in 1896. Cluster medium; berry large, red; self-fertile; ripens 

 early. 



Nora. (Bicolor, Vin.?) Received for testing at this Station in 1902 from Dr. G. L. 

 Tinker, New Philadelphia, Ohio. Lacks vigor; tendrils intermittent; buds apparently 

 tender. Has not fruited. 



North America. (Lab. Rip.?) Noted frequently since i860; said to be a seedling 

 of Franklin. Vigorous, hardy, healthy, unproductive; bunch small, shouldered; berries 

 round, black; juicy, sweet, foxy; early. 



North Carolina. (Lab. Vin.) .\'ortli Carolina Seedling. From J. B. Garbcr, 

 Columbia, Pennsylvania. Very vigorous, hardy, healthy, very productive; stamens 

 erect; bunches medium to large, generally shouldered, compact; berries large, oblong, 

 black with slight blue bloom; skin very thick; pulpy, sweet; good; ripens a few days 

 after Hartford. 



North Carolina White. Noted by Prince in 1830. From North Carolina and dif- 

 ferent from Scuppernong ; white berries of good flavor. 



Northern Light. (Lab.) A chance seedling from John D. Cameron, L'Original, 

 Ontario, about 1880. Vigorous, hardy, productive; leaf thick, leathery; bunch long, 

 cylindrical, compact, sometimes shouldered; berries large, round, greenish-white with 

 thin whitish bloom; pulp juicy, melting, sweet, vinous; good; ripens a little later than 

 Champion. 



