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GREIN GOLDEN 



HEADLIGHT 



fertile ; stamens upright. Fruit late midseason, keeps 

 long. Clusters medium to small, usually single- 

 shouldered. Berries large, round-oval, yellowish-green 

 with a distinct trace of reddish-amber, with thin bloom, 

 usually persistent ; skin covered with small, scattering 

 brown dots, thin, tough ; flesh faintly aromatic, tart 

 from skin to center ; good. Seeds free, numerous, me- 

 dium in size. 



GREIN GOLDEN. V. vulpina X V. La- 

 brusca. Grein Golden is very similar to 

 Riesling, but the vine is much stronger in 

 growth. Both cluster and berry are large 

 and uniform, qualities which, with the at- 

 tractive color of the berries, make it a most 

 handsome fruit. The flavor, however, is not 

 at all pleasing, being an unusual commingling 

 of sweetness and acidity very disagreeable to 

 most palates. The quality of the fruit con- 

 demns it for table use, although it is said 

 to make a very good white wine. Nicholas 

 Grein, Hermann, Missouri, first grew Grein 

 Golden about 1875. 



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

 merous, slender, dark reddish-brown ; nodes enlarged, 

 flattened ; internodes long ; tendrils intermittent, trifid 

 or bifid. Leaves large, thick ; lightly pubescent ; lobes 

 lacking or 1-3 with terminus acute ; petiolar sinus deep, 

 narrow ; basal sinus usually lacking ; lateral sinus 

 shallow, wide, obscure ; teeth deep. Flowers self-sterile, 

 open in midseason ; stamens reflexed. Fruit midseason. 

 Clusters large, long, broad, tapering, irregular, often 

 heavily single-shouldered, loose ; pedicel with a few 

 inconspicuous warts ; brush slender, pale green. Berries 

 uniform in size, large, round, golden yellow, glossy with 

 thin bloom, persistent ; skin very thin, tender ; flesh 

 green, translucent, very juicy, tender, vinous ; good. 

 Seeds free, 1-4, broad, plump, light brown. 



GROS COLMAN. V. vinifera. Dodrelabi. 

 Gros Colman has the reputation of producing 

 the handsomest black table-grape grown. It 

 is one of the favorite hot-house varieties in 

 England and eastern America, and is com- 

 monly grown out-of-doors in California. The 

 variety is remarkable for large berries, borne 

 in immense bunches, and for the long-keeping 

 qualities of the fruits, although the tender 

 skins sometimes crack. The following descrip- 

 tion is compiled: 



Vine vigorous, healthy and productive ; wood dark 

 brown. Leaves very large, round, thick, but slightly 

 lobed ; teeth short and blunt ; glabrous above, woolly 

 below. Bunches very large, short, well filled but rather 

 loose ; berries very large, round, dark blue ; skin thick 

 but tender ; flesh firm, crisp, sweet and good ; quality 

 not of the highest. Season late and the fruits keep long. 



HARTFORD. V. Labrusca. The vine of 

 Hartford may be well characterized by its 

 good qualities, but the fruit is best described 

 by its faults, because of which the variety is 

 passing out of cultivation. The plants are 

 vigorous, prolific, and healthy; and the fruit 

 is borne early in the season. The canes are 

 remarkable for their stoutness and for the 

 crooks at the joints. The bunches are not 

 unattractive, but the quality of the fruit is 

 low, the flesh being pulpy and the flavor in- 

 sipid and foxy. The berries shell badly on the 

 vine and when packed for shipping, so that 

 the fruit does not ship, pack, or keep well. 

 The grapes color long before ripe, and the 

 flowers are only partly self-fertile, so that the 

 clusters are loose and straggling. The original 



vine of Hartford was a chance seedling in the 

 garden of Paphro Steele, West Hartford, Con- 

 necticut. It fruited first in 1849. 



Vines vigorous, very productive. Canes long, dark 

 brown, covered with pubescence ; nodes enlarged, flat- 

 tened ; internodes short ; tendrils continuous, long, bifid. 

 Leaves large, thick ; lobes variable ; petiolar sinus deep, 

 narrow ; teeth shallow. Flowers partly self-fertile, open 

 in midseason ; stamens upright. Fruit early. Clusters 

 medium in size, long, slender, tapering, irregular, often 

 with a long, large, single shoulder, loose ; pedicel short 

 with a few small warts ; brush greenish. Berries me- 

 dium in size, round-oval, black, covered with bloom, 

 drop badly ; skin thick, tough, adherent, contains much 

 purplish-red pigment, astringent ; flesh green, trans- 

 lucent, juicy, firm, stringy, foxy ; poor in quality. Seeds 

 free, 1-4, broad, dark brown. 



HAYES. V. Labrusca X V. vinifera. In 

 1880 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 awarded a certificate of merit to Hayes for 

 high quality in fruit. This brought the variety 

 prominently before grape-growers, and for a 

 time it was popular, but when better known 

 several defects became apparent. The vine is 

 hardy and vigorous, but the growth is slow, 

 and it is a shy bearer. Both bunches and 

 berries are small, and the crop ripens at a 

 time, a week or ten days earlier than Con- 

 cord, when there are many other good green 

 grapes. Excellent though the fruits are in 

 quality, the variety is hardly worth a place 

 in any vineyard. John B. Moore, Concord, 

 Massachusetts, is the originator of Hayes. It 

 was first fruited in 1872. 



Vine variable in vigor and productiveness, hardy and 

 healthy. Canes numerous, slender ; nodes enlarged, 

 flattened ; internodes short ; tendrils intermittent, bifid 

 or trifid. Leaves uniform in size ; lobes 1-3 ; teeth 

 shallow, small. Flowers almost self-sterile, open me- 

 dium late ; stamens upright. Fruit early, keeps well. 

 Clusters variable in size and length, often single- 

 shouldered ; pedicel long, slender ; brush small, pale 

 green. Berries medium in size, round, greenish-yellow, 

 covered with thin bloom, persistent ; skin thin, tender 

 with a few small reddish-brown dots ; flesh fine-grained, 

 tender, vinous, sweet at the skin, agreeably tart at 

 center, mild ; good. Seeds few, of average size, short, 

 plump, brown. 



HEADLIGHT. V. Labrusca X ? Headlight 

 is more desirable for southern than for north- 

 ern vineyards, yet it is worthy of trial in the 

 North. Its meritorious characters are: pro- 

 ductiveness, outyielding Delaware, with which 

 it competes; disease-resistant foliage and 

 vines; more than average vigor of vine; high 

 quality, the grapes almost equaling those of 

 Delaware in flavor, and having tender, melting 

 pulp which readily parts from the seeds; and 

 earliness, the crop ripening before that of Dela- 

 ware and hanging on the vines or keeping after 

 being picked for some time without deteriora- 

 tion. The originator of Headlight, T. V. 

 Munson, states that the seed was planted in 

 1895. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, very productive. Canes short, 

 few in number, slender, reddish-brown ; nodes enlarged ; 

 internodes short ; tendrils continuous, short, bifid, very- 

 persistent. Leaves small, thick ; lobes 1-3 with ter- 

 minus obtuse ; petiolar sinus intermediate in depth and 

 width ; basal sinus usually lacking ; lateral sinus shal- 

 low, narrow ; teeth shallow. Flowers self-sterile, open 

 in midseason ; stamens reflexed. Fruit early, keeps 

 well. Clusters small, short, tapering, frequently single- 

 shouldered, compact ; pedicel short, slender, covered! 



