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THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



White English. Mentioned in the United States Patent Office Report for 1845 ^s 

 being grown by Sidney Weller, Brinkleyville, Nortli Carolina. 



Whitehall. (Lab.) Supposed to be a chance seedling from Geo. Goodale, of White- 

 hall, Washington County, New York; first fruited in 1870. Of medium vigor, not very 

 productive, comparatively healthy; stamens reflexed; clusters large, moderately com- 

 pact, shouldered; berry medium, dark purple or nearly black with thin bloom; pulp 

 tender, melting and sweet; ripens about with Hartford. 



White Jewel. (Rip. Lab.) Burr's No. 19. A seedling of Elvira; supposed to be 

 from John Burr, of Leavenworth, Kansas. Vigorous, hardy and very productive; 

 stamens upright; bunch medium, long, compact; berry medium, round, white with 

 abundant bloom; skin thin, rather tender; pulp very juicy, tender, sweet, sprightly, 

 very good; ripens about with Moore Early. 



White Mountain. From Connecticut ; very early. 



White Muscadine. Mentioned in the United States Patent Office Report, 1862, in 

 a list of grapes that do well as far north as Burlington, Vermont. 



White Musk. (Lab. Vin.) According to Fuller, 1867, a hybrid from Jacob Moore, 

 of Rochester, New York. Vine resembles Sweetwater but does not require protection; 

 of medium size with insipid flavor. 



White Northern Muscat. (Vin. Lab.) Culinary Grape; White's Northern Mus- 

 cadine. A seedling of Brighton fertilized with Muscat ; from W. T. White, Troy, Ohio, 

 about 1889. Vigorous, tender, moderately productive; stamens upright; bunch medium 

 size, compact; berries large, nearly round, brownish-green or amber color; skin thick, 

 tough; pulp large, tender, juicy, sweet; high flavor; about ten days earlier than Concord. 



White Norton. (Aest. Lab.) A seedling of Norton; from F. Langendoerfer, Her- 

 mann, Missouri. Noted in Missouri Horticultural Society Report, 1883, as a slow grower, 

 moderately productive, very hardy; smaller than its parent, of a golden yellow color 

 and a few days earlier. 



White Norton. (Aest. Lab.) White Virginia Seedling. Another Norton seedling, 

 probably crossed with some Labrusca ; produced by J. Balziger, Highland, lUinois. 

 Strong, hardy; healthy and vigorous; fruit similar to Elvira but better in quality; 

 very late; shows some Labrusca blood. 



White Rose. Received at this Station for testing in 1906 from Miss R. R. Short, 

 Clifton Springs, New York. 



White Sugar. W. R. Prince in Gardener's Monthly for 1863, mentions this variety 

 as a worthless Labrusca. 



White Tennessee. According to Grape Culturist, 1871, grown by W. Valiant, of 

 Clarksville, Tennessee, and known by him for about fifty years. Hardy, productive and 

 free from disease. 



White Ulster. (Lab. Vin.) According to Bushberg Catalogue, 1894, an amateur 

 variety, raised by A. J. Caywood from a seedling of Ulster crossed with White Concord. 



