Light Red or Brownish Red. 407 



Black Tripoli. Bunches medium, shouldered, rather loose ; berries 

 large, round, purplish black ; sweet, rich, high flavored. Rather 

 late ; requires fire-heat. 



EARLY BLACK JULY. (July Madeleine.) Bunches small, compact ; 

 berries small, spherical, black, bloom blue, skin thick ; flavor 

 acid, becoming rather sweet, not rich. Very early ; ripens in 

 open air soon after midsummer. 



Esperione. Bunches very large, shouldered ; berries dark purple, 

 bloom thick ; pleasant, not rich. Rather hardy a strong grower. 



Fintindo. Bunches large, compact, shouldered ; berries large, 

 roundish oval, dark purple ; sweet, rich, aromatic. Resembles 

 Black Hamburgh, but earlier. 



Miller's Burgundy. Bunches short, thick, compact ; berries 

 roundish oval ; skin thin, black, with a blue bloom ; flesh tender, 

 sweet, high flavored. An old, well known sort, quite hardy in 

 most localities. 



Schiras. Bunches long, loose, shouldered ; berries irregular, ob- 

 long oval, reddish purple, bloom thick ; flesh juicy, sweet, aro- 

 matic, excellent. Quite early ; a strong grower. 



Zinfindal. Bunches large, shouldered ; berries medium, round, 

 very black ; acid, becoming good when fully ripe. 



CLASS II. Light red or brownish rejl. 



GRIZZLY FRONTIGNAN. (Red Constantia, Red Frontignan, Grey 

 Muscat.) Bunches rather long, tapering, slightly shouldered ; 

 berries above medium in size, round, compact ; reddish grey, 

 bloom thick ; juicy, rich, musky, high flavored ; hangs well ; 

 ripens before Hamburgh and the other Frontignans. For forc- 

 ing, cold or late house. The berries are liable to shrivel, and are 

 delicate and do not keep well when ripe. 



Lombardy. (Red Lombardy, Queen of Nice, Flame Colored Tokay, 

 Wantage, Rhemish Red.) Bunches large, very compacl;, requir- 

 ing thinning, shouldered ; berries large, roundish ; skin thick, 

 pale red ; flesh firm, with a moderate flavor. 



Red Chasselas. (Red Muscadine.) Bunches medium, loose, ber- 

 ries medium, round, pale green, soon becoming red ; sweet, very 

 good. Young wood red. 



Red Traminer. Bunches small, compact; berries small, round, 

 rose color, flavor good. 



Rose Chasselas. Bunches and berries rather smaller than Red 

 Chasselas, bright rose, handsome and excellent. 



