THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 525 



Wilcox. Mentioned in the United States Patent Office Report, 1845, as being grown 

 by Sidney Weller, Brinkle}'^rille, North Carolina. 



Wilding. (Rip. Lab.) A seedling found by Jacob Rommel, Morrison, Missouri 

 Vigorous, hardy and healthy, moderately productive; stamens reflexed; bunch medium, 

 loose, shouldered; berry medium, round, pale green, almost transparent; skin very thin, 

 and tender; no pulp, juicy, very sweet; very good; ripens with Concord. 



Wilkins Seedling. (Lab.) From O. Fitzalwyn Wilkins, Bridgeburgh, Ontario, 

 about 1895. Described in the Canadian Horticulturist, 1898, as follows: Bunch of good 

 size and form; berries white, round, of medium size; skin thin and tender; pulp tender 

 and separates readily from the seeds; flavor agreeable, somewhat foxy, but much sweeter 

 and pleasanter than Concord; early. 



Willard. (Lab.) From E. P. Fisher, Sterling, Kansas; received at this Station 

 for testing in 1905. Described by originator as a vigorous, short-jointed grower, per- 

 fectly hardy, sometimes mildews; bunch a little smaller than Concord, compact; berry 

 nearly large, round, red; sweet, without any foxiness; lacks vigor here; tendrils con- 

 tinuous or sometimes intermittent. 



Williamson. (Cand.) A wild variety of Candicans from Williamson County, 

 Texas; collected by T. V. Munson. Stamens reflexed; small bunch with very large, 

 black bern,-; early. 



Williamsport. Noted in the Magazine of Horticulture, i860, as a new variety 

 originated on the mountain near Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Perfectly hardy, and 

 ver}- prolific. 



William Wine. (Lab. Aest.) Mentioned by S. J. Parker in the United States 

 Department of Agriculture Report for 1864. Cluster small with long peduncle; berry 

 large, round, having " the fox grape perfume mingled with that of a rose." 



Willie. (Lab.) Said to be a seedling of Northern Muscadine crossed with Concord ; 

 from L. C. Chisholm, Spring Hill, Tennessee. Vigorous, rampant grower, healthy and 

 very productive; fruit larger than Concord, shouldered, very showy; black with white 

 bloom; pulp vinous and sprightly, no foxiness; excellent wine grape; ripens with or a 

 few days later than Concord. 



Willis. (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) A seedling of Delaware; from Willis W. Jones, 

 Camargo, Illinois, about 'S65. Usually vigorous, as hardy as Concord, healthy, gen- 

 erally quite productive; bunch medium, compact, shouldered, in shape like the Dela- 

 ware; berry medium, round, pale green or amber-yellow with a slight bloom; pulp 

 tender, very juicy, slightly vinous, sweet, foxy; good; early. 



WUlis Fredonia. Gtiernsey Grape; Jersey Grape. Origin unknown; grown by 

 John Willis, of Maryland. According to Prince, 1830, a vigorous rampant grower, 

 healthy, ven,- productive; fruit black and pleasant for the table. 



Willis Large Black. Great Black Muscadine. An old variety mentioned by Prince 

 in 1830, who says, " according to a traditional account of the Southern Indians, this 



