HERBEMONT 



HOPKINS 



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with a few small warts ; brush yellowish-brown. Ber- 

 ries small, round, dark red with thin bloom, persistent, 

 firm ; skin tough, adherent, astringent ; flesh green, 

 translucent, very juicy, tender, fine-grained, vinous, 

 sweet ; very good. Seeds free, 1-3, small, light brown. 



HERBEMONT. V. cestivalis Bourquini- 

 ana. Dunn. Hunt. McKee. Neal. Warren. 

 Warrenton. In the South, Herbemont holds the 

 rank held by Concord in the North. The vine 

 is fastidious, requiring a well-drained warm 

 soil, and one which is abundantly supplied with 

 humus. Despite these limitations, this variety 

 is grown in an immense territory, extending 

 from Virginia and Tennessee to the Gulf and 

 westward through Texas. The vine is remark- 

 ably vigorous, being hardly surpassed in this 

 character by any of our native grapes. The 

 fruits are attractive because of the large bunch 

 and the glossy black of the small berries, and 

 are borne abundantly and with certainty in 

 suitable localities. The flesh characters of the 

 fruit are good for a small grape, neither flesh, 

 skin, nor seeds being objectionable in eating; 

 the pulp is tender, juicy, rich, sweet, and 

 highly flavored. The ample, lustrous green 

 foliage makes this variety one of the attrac- 

 tive ornamental plants of the South. Herbe- 

 mont was in cultivation in Georgia before the 

 Revolutionary War. In the early part of the 

 last century, it came to the hands of Nicholas 

 Herbe Tiont, Columbia, South Carolina, whose 

 name it eventually took. 



Vine very vigorous. Canes long, strong, bright green, 

 with more or less purple and heavy bloom ; internodes 

 short ; tendrils intermittent, bifid or trifid. Leaves 

 large, round, entire or 3-7-lobed, nearly glabrous 

 above and below. Flowers self-fertile. Fruit very late. 

 Clusters large, long, tapering, prominently shouldered, 

 compact ; pedicels short with a few large warts ; brush 

 pink. Berries round, small, uniform, reddish-black or 

 brown with abundant bloom ; skin thin, tough ; flesh 

 tender, juicy ; juice colorless or slightly pink, sweet, 

 sprightly. Seeds 2-4, small, reddish-brown, glossy. 



HERBERT. 



Fig. 225. V. La- 

 brusca X V. vinifera. 

 In all that consti- 

 tutes a fine table- 

 grape, the fruits of 

 Herbert are as near 

 perfection as those 

 of any other Amer- 

 ican variety. For 

 a Vinifera-Labrusca 

 hybrid, the vine 

 is vigorous, hardy, 

 and fruitful, rank- 

 ing in these re- 

 spects above that 

 of many pure-bred 

 Labruscas. While 

 the fruit ripens 

 with that of Con- 

 cord, it keeps much 

 later and packs and 

 ships better. The 

 variety is self-sterile and must be set near 

 other varieties. Herbert is deserving attention 

 from commercial growers who supply a dis- 

 criminating market, and its many good quali- 



225. Herbert. (X%) 



ties give it high place as a garden grape. The 

 variety is one of Rogers' hybrids, named Her- 

 bert in 1869. 



Vine very vigorous, productive. Canes long, numer- 

 ous, thick, dark brown ; nodes enlarged, flattened ; 

 internodes long ; tendrils intermittent, long, bifid or 

 trifid. Leaves large, round ; leaf entire, terminus 

 obtuse ; petiolar sinus deep, narrow, closed, overlapping ; 

 basal and lateral sinuses lacking ; teeth shallow. Flow- 

 ers self-sterile, open in midseason ; stamens reflexed. 

 Fruit midseason, keeps well. Clusters large, broad, 

 tapering, 2-3 clusters per shoot, heavily single- 

 shouldered, loose ; pedicel thick with small russet warts ; 

 brush yellowish-green. Berries large, round-oval, flat- 

 tened, dull black, covered with thick bloom, persistent, 

 firm ; skin thick, tough, adherent, astringent ; flesh 

 light green, translucent, juicy, tender, fine-grained ; 

 very good. Seeds adherent, 3-6, large, broad, notched, 

 long with swollen neck, blunt, brown with yellow tips. 



HERCULES. V. Labrusca X V. vinifera. 

 Hercules is characterized by very large berries, 

 which are handsomely colored, and large, well- 

 formed clusters. The flavor, while not of the 

 best, is good. In addition to the desirable 

 qualities of the fruit, the vines are hardy, 

 vigorous, and productive. These good char- 

 acters, however, cannot make up for the sev- 

 eral defects of the variety. The grapes drop 

 and crack badly, and the pulp is tough and 

 adheres too firmly to the seed for a dessert 

 grape, so that the variety is worthless except 

 for breeding purposes. Hercules was intro- 

 duced by G. A. Ensenberger, Bloomington, 

 Illinois, about 1890. 



Vine very vigorous, hardy, very productive. Cane9 

 long, dark reddish-brown ; nodes enlarged, flattened ; 

 internodes long ; tendrils continuous, bifid. Leaves 

 large ; lobes 1-3, terminus acute ; petiolar sinus deep, 

 narrow ; basal sinus usually absent ; lateral sinus shal- 

 low ; teeth shallow. Flowers self -sterile, open in mid- 

 season ; stamens reflexed. Fruit midseason, keeps well. 

 Clusters very large, broad, tapering, 1-3 clusters per 

 shoot, compact ; brush pale green. Berries very large, 

 round, black, glossy with heavy bloom, firm ; skin 

 adherent, astringent ; flesh green, translucent, juicy, 

 very tough, coarse, stringy, foxy ; fair in quality. Seeds 

 adherent, 1-5, large, broad, deeply notched, blunt, brown. 



HICKS. V. Labrusca. Hicks is a remark- 

 ably good grape, and, but for the fact that the 

 fruit is almost identical with that of Concord, 

 ripening with it or a little earlier, the variety 

 would have a place in the viticulture of the 

 country. However, since it was introduced 

 some years ago and has not found great favor 

 with growers, it seems that Hicks cannot make 

 headway against Concord, with which it must 

 compete. In many localities the vines are 

 more prolific than those of Concord and of 

 stronger growth. Hicks was introduced in 

 1898 by Henry Wallis, Wellston, Missouri. 



Vine very vigorous, hardy, very productive. Canes 

 medium to long, numerous, reddish-brown, covered with 

 thin bloom ; tendrils continuous, bifid or trifid. Leaves 

 large, thick. Flowers self-fertile, open early ; stamens 

 upright. Fruit midseason, keeps well. Clusters large, 

 long, broad, tapering, often single-shouldered. Berries 

 large, round, purplish-black with heavy bloom, shatter 

 when over-ripe, firm ; skin tender with dark wine-colored 

 pigment ; flesh green, juicy, tough, fine-grained, faintly 

 foxy ; good. Seeds adherent, large, short, broad, blunt, 

 brown. 



HOPKINS. 7. rotundifolia. Hopkins is 

 named by grape-growers in the South Atlantic 



