THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 50I 



upright; cluster large, loose; berry medium, black, oblong; juicy, sweet, aromatic; good 

 quality; ripens mid-season. 



Planchette. (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) Herbemont fertilized by Triumph; from ilunson. 

 Self-fertile; cluster medium; berry white; season late. 



Planet. (Lab. Vin.) From Ricketts; parents, Concord crossed by Black Muscat of 

 Alexandria. Healthy and productive; cluster large, loose, shouldered; berries large, 

 intermixed with smaller ones which have no seeds, oblong; pulp tender, juicy, sweet; 

 good flavor with slight taste of Muscat. 



Plymouth. (Lab.) Plymouth White. Noted in the United States Patent Office 

 Report of i860 as a native white grape, suitable for culture in the Northern and Middle 

 States. 



Pocohontas Red. (Lab.) A worthless variety noted in Gardener's Monthly for 1863. 



Poeschel Mammoth. (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Mammoth Catawba; from Michael 

 Poeschel, Hermann, Missouri. Healthy; cluster medium, compact, sometimes shoul- 

 dered; berr}' very large, round, red; pulpy, deficient in flavor; season a week later 

 than Catawba. 



Pollock. (Lab. Vin.) From a j\Ir. Pollock, of Tremont, New York, previous to 1862. 

 A free grower; foliage thick and leathery- ; free from mildew; cluster compact, long, 

 large; berry dark purple or black; flesh tender, vinous, not too sweet. 



Pond's Seedling. (Lab. Vin.) A seedling grown by Samuel Pond of Massachusetts, 

 previous to 1830. Very vigorous, short-jointed; shy bearer; cluster long, large; berry 

 round, purple; juicy; good quality. 



Ponroy. (Doan.) A named wild variety found by Munson in Wilbarger County, 

 Texas. Stamens reflexed; cluster medium; berr}^ medium, black; season early. 



Pontotoc. (Vin. Bourq. Lab.) A cross of Delago fertilized with Brilliant; from 

 Munson. Stamens reflexed; cluster and berry large, red; quality as good or better than 

 Brighton; season early. 



Porup. (Line. Rup.) A seedling of Post-oak by Rupestris; from Munson. Missis- 

 sippi Station Bulletin Xo. 56 says: A late ripening variety; shatters badly; yield and 

 qualit}' poor. 



Post-oak No. I. (Line.) From Munson, found in 1S81. Stamens reflexed; cluster 

 large; berry medium to small; black; season late. 



Post-oak No. 2. (Line.) From Munson, found in 1883. Stamens reflexed; cluster 

 and bern,- medium ; black ; season very late. 



Post-oak No. 3. (Line.) Found by Munson in 1883. Stamens reflexed; cluster and 

 berry black; season very^ late. 



Potter. (Lab.) Potter's Early; Potter's Seedling; Potter's Sweet. Originated in 

 Providence, Rhode Island about 1881. Vigorous; cluster compact, medium size, not 

 shouldered; berry large; skin thick, black; pulp rather tough; season eariier than 

 Concord. 



