5o6 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



agreeable flavor; good; ripens two weeks later than Brighton and is a better keeper 

 but not so higli in quality. 



Red Sheperd. (Rip. Lab.) Disseminated by a Mr. Estell of Rush County, Indiana. 

 Very \'igorous, resembles Taylor; bunches small and compact; berries small, round, red; 

 sweet, very foxy. 



Red Sweet Water. (Vin. Lab.) A seedling exhibited at the Ohio State Fair, 1876, 

 from Dr. Clark of Lebanon ; said to be of southern origin and of the Catawba type. 



Regina. Listed among the grapes on trial in the government experimental garden 

 in 1863. 



Reinecke. (Lab.) From F. E. L. Rautenberg of Lincoln, Illinois. A seedling of 

 WoodrufY and, according to Biishberg Catalogue, 1894, not sufficiently distinct to be 

 disseminated as a different variety. 



Reinike. (Rip. Lab.) Noted in the Wisconsin Horticultural Society Report. 1871, 

 as a vigorous, hardy grape resembling Clinton but with a less compact bunch. 



Reliance. (Vin. Bourq. Lab.) Exhibited by J. G. Burrows, Fishkill. New York, 

 before the American Pomological Society in 1881; a probable cross between Delaware 

 and lona. Vigorous, hardy and very productive; bunch resembles Delaware in size but 

 not so compact ; berry medium, light red ; tender, juicy, sweet ; ripens with Delaware. 



Rentz. (Lab. Vin.) Rents Seedling; Riatz. A Catawba seedling; from Sebastion 

 Rentz, of Cincinnati. Vigorous, healthy, hardy, very productive; stamens upright; 

 bunch medium, compact, usually shouldered; berries large, round, black, shatter badly; 

 pulp firm, sweet, juic)-, foxy; early. 



Rhenish. Noted in the United States Patent Office Report, 1849-50, as being " an 

 excellent variety ", grown in Illinois; supposed to be of European origin, though doubtful. 



Richmond. Mentioned in the United States Department of Agriculture Report, 

 1875, as being a very early southern grape. 



Riehl's Seedlings. Seedlings originated by E. H. Riehl, of Alton. Ilhnois. Those 

 tested at this Station all show unmistakable traces of Concord blood and are presum- 

 ably seedlings of that variety. The most promising of these is Eclipse, for a description 

 of which see page 254. With the exception of Eclipse, none of his seedlings has been 

 named or introduced. 



Riesenblatt. (Aest.t Giant Leaf. A chance seedling found growing in the vineyard 

 of M. Poeschel at Hermann, Missouri. Hardy, healthy, productive ; with a very large 

 leaf; bunch and berries small. 



Roanoke Red. (Cord. Lab. Vin.) From Texas, previous to 1900. Very vigorous; 

 stamens upright; bunch medium, moderately compact; berry medium, reddish-purple; 

 fair to good ; ripens with Pocklington. 



Robert Wylie. Produced by Dr. A. P. WyHe, Chester, South Carolina. Described 

 in Bushberg Catalogue, 1883, as a great bearer but not quite hardy; bunch large and 

 long; berry large, blue; skin thin; rich and juicy; ripens as late as Catawba. 



