402 Native Grapes, 



Ripens soon after Delaware, hangs long. Kelley's Island, Lake 

 Erie. 



Norton's Seedling. (Norton's Virginia.) Bunches long, moderate- 

 ly compact ; berries small, round ; skin thin, dark purple ; pulpy, 

 vinous, somewhat harsh, rather pleasant and rich. Shoots strong, 

 hardy ; a hybrid between Bland and Miller's Burgundy. Foliage 

 light colored, five-lobed. 



Ohio. (Longworth's Ohio, Segar-Box.) Bunches large, long, loose, 

 tapering, shouldered ; berries small, round ; skin thin, purple, 

 bloom blue ; tender, melting, sweet, excellent, with no pulp ; a 

 good bearer. Shoots long-jointed, strong ; leaves large, three- 

 lobed ; origin unknown. As far south as Cincinnati it succeeds 

 well, and is a fine table grape, resembling the Elsinborough, but 

 tender further north. 



Raabe. Bunches small, compact, rarely shouldered ; berries small, 

 round, dark red, thick bloom ; flesh very juicy, scarcely any pulp, 

 good. Phila. 



Rogers' Hybrids. This name applies to several varieties originated 

 by E. S. Rogers, of Salem, Mass., by fertilizing the native Fox 

 with the pollen of the Black Hamburgh. Those sorts designated 

 as Nos. 4, 19, 41, 44, and several others, are black, and are large, 

 showy, of good, but not highest quality. No. 4 is as large and 

 better than Union Village ; No. 44 is equal in size to the Con- 

 cord, and superior in quality. Of the light colored varieties, 

 No. 15 appears to be the best. Many of these seedlings closely 

 resemble each other, and after further trial may probably be 

 reduced to three or four sorts as representatives of the rest. 



To-Kalon. Bunches large, shouldered ; berries varying from oval 

 to oblate, dark, with a bloom ; sweet, excellent, without foxiness, 

 toughness, or acidity. Perfectly hardy, and with good treatment 

 an early and abundant bearer. A little earlier than the Isabella. 

 Lansingburgh, N. Y. Liable to rot, which much lessens its 

 value. 



Union Village. (Ontario) Bunches very large, compact, shoul- 

 dered ; berries very large, round ; skin thin, black, with a bloom ; 

 sweet, with a pleasant, moderate flavor. A good and very showy 

 sort, resembling the Isabella, but with larger bunches and more 

 moderate flavor. 



The Winchester is a seedling of the Union Village, and resembles 

 it, but is a few days earlier. 



CLASS II. Light red or brown. 



Bland. (Eland's Virginia, Powell.) Bunches loose ; berries round, 

 pedicels long ; skin thin, pale red ; flesh slightly pulpy, pleasant, 



