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AMINIA 



BARRY 



Vine vigorous, hardy, productive. Canes long, nu- 

 merous, dark reddish-brown with heavy bloom ; nodes 

 enlarged, flattened ; tendrils intermittent, long, bifid. 

 Leaves small, thin ; upper surface glossy, smooth ; lower 

 surface light green, hairy ; lobes lacking or faint, ter- 

 minal one acute ; petiolar sinus deep and wide ; teeth 

 of average depth and width. Flowers self-sterile, usually 

 on plan of 6, open late ; stamens reflexed. Fruit mid- 

 season or later, keeps well. Clusters large, long, broad, 

 tapering, irregular, single-shouldered, compact ; pedicel 

 short, slender with small warts ; brush short, thick, with 

 red tinge. Berries small, variable in size, round, 

 purplish-black, glossy with purplish-red pigment, astrin- 

 gent ; flesh dull white with faint red tinge, translucent, 

 tender, melting, spicy, vinous, sweet ; good. Seeds free, 

 2-5, long, pointed, yellowish-brown. 



AMINIA. V. Labrusca X V. vinijera. Am- 

 inia is one of the best early grapes, its season 

 being with Moore Early or a little later. The 

 grapes are of high quality and attractive ap- 

 pearance, but the bunches are small, variable in 

 size, not well formed, and the berries ripen un- 

 evenly. The vine is vigorous, but is neither 

 so hardy nor so productive as a commercial 

 variety should be. The variety is one of 

 Rogers' seedlings, named in 1867. 



Vine vigorous, precariously hardy, lacking in produc- 

 tiveness. Canes rough, long, thick, dark brown ; nodes 

 enlarged ; internodes long, tendrils intermittent, long, 

 trifid or bifid, persistent. Leaves large ; lobes 3 ; 

 terminal lobe acute ; petiolar sinus deep, narrow, often 

 closed and overlapping ; basal sinus shallow, narrow ; 

 teeth shallow, wide. Flowers open in midseason ; self- 

 sterile ; stamens reflexed. Fruit early, keeps well. 

 Clusters small, broad, irregular, conical, sometimes with 

 a long shoulder, loose ; pedicel long, with few warts ; 

 brush short, thick, brownish-red. Berries variable, 

 round, dull black with thin bloom, persistent, firm ; 

 skin thick, tender, adherent, with purplish-red pigment, 

 astringent ; flesh greenish, translucent, tender, solid, 

 coarse, foxy ; good. Seeds adherent, 1-6, very large. 



AUGUST GIANT. V. Labrusca X V. vini- 

 jera. August Giant is a hybrid between Lab- 

 rusca and Vinifera in which the fruit char- 

 acters are those of the latter species. In ap- 

 pearance and taste, the berry resembles that of 

 Black Hamburg. The vine is usually vigorous 

 and, considering its parentage, very hardy. The 

 foliage is thick and luxuriant, and the quality 

 of the fruit makes the variety desirable for 

 the amateur. The crop needs a long-matur- 

 ing season. August Giant was grown by 

 N. B. White, Norwood, Massachusetts, in 1861. 



Vine very vigorous, hardy, subject to mildew. Canes 

 long, numerous, thick, dark brown ; nodes enlarged, 

 flattened ; internodes short ; tendrils continuous, long, 

 bifid or trifid. Leaves large, thick ; lobes 3, terminal 

 one acute ; petiolar sinus deep, narrow, frequently 

 closed and overlapping ; lateral sinus shallow or a 

 notch ; teeth shallow, narrow. Flowers open in mid- 

 season, self-sterile ; stamens reflexed. Fruit midseason, 

 keeps well. Clusters of average size, short, broad, 

 irregularly tapering, single-shouldered, loose ; pedicel 

 long, thick, with large warts ; brush short, thick, green 

 or with brown tinge. Berries large, oval, purplish-red 

 or black, dull with thick bloom, firm ; skin tough, ad- 

 herent, astringent ; flesh green, translucent, tough, 

 stringy, good. Seeds adherent, 1-4, large, blunt, light 

 brown. 



BACCHUS. V. vulpina X V. Labrusca. 

 Bacchus is an offspring of Clinton, which it 

 resembles in vine- and leaf-characters, but sur- 

 passes in quality of fruit and in productiveness 

 of vine. The special points of merit of the 

 variety are: resistance to cold; resistance to 



phylloxera; freedom from fungi and insects; 

 productiveness; ease of multiplication; and 

 capacity to bear grafts. Its limitations are: 

 poor quality for table use; inability to with- 

 stand dry soils or droughts; and non-adapt- 

 ability to soils containing much lime. The 

 variety originated with J. H. Ricketts, New- 

 burgh, New York, and was first exhibited by 

 him in 1879. 



Vine very vigorous, hardy, healthy, productive. Canes 

 numerous, dark brown with bloom at the nodes which 

 are enlarged and flattened ; tendrils bifid. Leaves small ; 

 lobes 3, terminal one acuminate ; petiolar sinus shallow, 

 narrow, wide. Flowers open early, self-sterile ; stamens 

 upright. Fruit late, keeps well, hangs long. Clusters 

 small, slender, uniform, cylindrical, single-shouldered, 

 compact ; pedicel short, slender, with a few warts ; 

 brush short, wine-colored. Berries small, round, black, 

 glossy, covered with thin bloom, hang well to pedicels, 

 firm ; skki thin, adherent, contains much wine-colored 

 pigment, slightly astringent ; tlesh dark green, trans- 

 lucent, fine-grained, tough, vinous, spicy ; fair quality. 

 Seeds clinging, 1-4, many abortive, large, short and 

 wide, plump, sharply pointed, brown. 



. BAKATOR. V. vinijera. This is a Hun- 

 garian wine-grape, but the high quality and 

 early season of the fruits make it a desirable 

 table-grape in the East. Those beginning the 

 culture of Vinifera grapes in eastern United 

 States should include Bakator among the sorts 

 to be tried first. The variety seems to be 

 grown but little on the Pacific slope. The fol- 

 lowing description is made from fruit grown 

 at Geneva, New York: 



Vine medium in vigor, productive. Young leaves 

 tinged red at edges, upper surface glossy ; mature leaves 

 large, round ; lobes 5, terminal lobe acuminate ; basal 

 sinus deep, medium to narrow, closed to overlapping ; 

 lower lateral sinus deep, variable in width ; upper 

 lateral sinus deep, usually narrow ; margins dentate, 

 teeth shallow to medium deep. Flowers appear late ; 

 stamens reflexed. Fruit ripens at Geneva the first or 

 second week in October and keeps well in storage ; 

 clusters above medium in size, medium in length, broad, 

 frequently double-shouldered, tapering, medium to loose ; 

 berries medium to small, oval, light red becoming dark 

 when fully ripe, with thick bloom ; skin thin, tender, 

 adherent to the pulp ; flesh greenish, juicy, tender, 

 melting, vinous, sweet ; quality very good. 



BARRY. Fig. 

 216. V. Labrusca X 

 V. vinijera. Barry 

 is one of the best 

 American black 

 grapes, resembling 

 in berry and in 

 flavor and keeping 

 quality of fruit its 

 European parent, 

 Black Hamburg. 

 The appearance of 

 berry and bunch is 

 attractive. The 

 vine is vigorous, 

 hardy, and produc- 

 tive, but susceptible 

 to mildew. The 01/? -^ 

 ripening season is 216 ' Barr ^ 

 just after that of 



Concord. For the table, for winter keeping, 

 and for the amateur, the fruits of Barry may 

 be highly recommended. Barry was dedicated 

 in 1869, by E. S. Rogers, who originated it, 



