404 Native Grapes. 



medium, round, brownish red ; skin thick, with the character and 

 odor of the brown Fox grape. The berries fall from the bunch 

 as soon as ripe, which is about two or three weeks before Isa- 

 bella. New Lebanon, Columbia co., N. Y. Valuable only for its 

 earliness and extreme hardiness. 



Venango. Bunches compact ; berries fine lilac ; pulp tough, but 

 with a peculiar, aromatic flavor, which makes it valuable for 

 kitchen use. Two weeks before Catawba. Vigorous. Hardy. 



CLASS III. White, yellow, or green. 



Anna. Bunches large, loose, shouldered ; berries large, white, 

 with a thin white bloom ; flesh tough at the centre, juice between 

 pulp and skin, sweet and excellent. October too late for ripen- 

 ing at the North. A seedling of the Catawba. A good and 

 strong grower. 



ALLEN'S HYBRID. Bunches rather large, shouldered, compact; 

 berries medium, round ; skin thin, pale amber when fully ripe ; 

 flesh tender, without pulp, with a sweet, rich, delicious flavor. 

 A hybrid between native and exotic species ; moderately hardy, 

 much liable to mildew. Season medium. 



Cassady. Bunches medium, compact, sometimes shouldered ; ber- 

 ries small, round, greenish white, sometimes with a pale amber 

 blush ; flesh juicy, little pulp, flavor pleasant, good. Phila. 

 Strong grower, leaves woolly beneath. Fails in some localities. 



Clara. Bunches medium, loose ; berries medium, round, green ; 

 flesh tender, juicy, rich, sweet, and delicious. Phila. Of foreign 

 parentage. 



Cuyahoga. Bunches medium, shouldered, compact ; berries rather 

 large, round, pale greenish white, bloom thin ; flavor moderate. 

 Too late for the North and liable to mildew. 



Lydia. Bunches above medium ; berries large, oval, greenish 

 white, with a tinge of rose in the sun ; sweet, excellent. Ripens 

 with the Delaware. C. Carpenter, Kelley's Island, Ohio. 



Martha. Bunches medium, rather loose, shouldered ; berries large, 

 round, pale yellow ; slightly pulpy, sweet, juicy, a very little foxy. 

 Vine a hardy, healthy, and strong grower. A seedling of Concord, 

 and rather better in quality. 



Mary. Bunches quite large, loose ; berries medium, round, nearly 

 white, translucent ; flesh tender, little pulp, sweet and sprightly, 

 very good. Rather late. Kelley's Island. 



MAXATAWNEY. Bunches medium, moderately compact, not shoul- 

 dered ; berries light greenish yellow, tinged with amber ; flesh 



