5l8 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



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

 Munson, of Texas, about iSgg. Vigorous, nearly hardy, productive; stamens upright; 

 clusters inedium, rather slender, shouldered, variable in compactness ; berries not uniform 

 in size, oval, dull dark red with lilac bloom; skin moderately thick and tough; pulp 

 slightly tough, vinous, sweet; good; ripens with Concord. 



Transparent. (Rip. Lab.) A Taylor seedling; from Jacob Rommel, of Missouri, 

 about 1880. Vine vigorous, healthy, moderately productive; stamens upright; bunch 

 small, compact, shouldered; berry very juicy, sweet; good; ripens a few days before 

 Concord. 



Trask. (Lab. Vin.) The Bushhcrg Catalogue says, " a chance seedling that first 

 fruited in 1875. Introduced by Peter Henderson and Company. Healthy ; leaves smooth ; 

 bunches large, long, often shouldered; berries medium to large, brown or bluish-black; 

 tender, melting, very sweet, vinous; ripens before Concord. 



Triumphant. A failure at the Ontario Experimental Farm where it was tested 

 in 1SS6. 



Trollinger. Mentioned in United States Patent Office Report for 1859 as being on 

 trial in the government experimental garden. 



Trowbridge. (Lab. Vin.) According to American Horticultural Annual, 1S70, 

 a sport from the Isabella with much larger bunches and berries than those of its 

 parent. 



Troy. (Lab. Vin.) Purple Hamburgh of Troy ; Troy Hamburg. Described by Prince 

 in 1830 as hard3^ vigorous, productive; beiries large, oval, a little foxy, pleasant; verj^ 

 good; similar to Isabella. 



Tryone. (Lab. Rip. Vin. Bourq.) From a cross by Munson between One Seed 

 and Rommel, about 1897. Stamens erect; bunch and berry large, white; very 

 late. 



Tuckennan. From J. B. Tuckerman, Cassville, Oneida County, New York, about 

 1870. A white grape. 



Tuskahoma. (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A member of Munson's Delago family, the male 

 parent being BriUiant; first fruited in 1899. Stamens erect; bunch and berry large, 

 translucent red; equal to Brighton in quality; early. 



U. B. One of Marine's seedlings; a black grape, of Labrusca type. 



Uhland. (Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Taylor; from Wm. Weidmeyer, Hermann, 

 ]\Iissouri. Vigorous, hardy, healthy, usually a shy bearer; stamens erect; bunch medium, 

 nearly cylindrical, compact, sometimes shouldered; berry medium, slightly oblong, 

 greenish-yellow with thin bloom; skin thin, tender, cracks; pulp tender, juicy, sweet, 

 pleasant; good; ripens a few days later than Concord; subject to rot in some sections; 

 makes a very good wine. 



XJller Mammoth. Reported by the Tennessee Experiment Station in 1894 as an 

 exceedingly large grape of inferior quality; a vigorous vine. 



