40 AMERICAN" GEAPE GROWIi^G 



smaller than Concord, round, greenish-yellow, with white 

 bloom ; skin thin, pulp softer than in Concord, juicy and 

 sweet; good when just colored; when dead ripe it be- 

 comes somewhat insipid and foxy. Vine a strong, 

 healthy' grower, succeeding on almost any soil; fruit less 

 liable to rot than Concord, and containing more sugar ; 

 also retains but little of its foxy character in its wine, 

 which resembles good Catawba. Specific gravity of must 

 85°. This is certainly a valuable grape, as it is also even 

 hardier than the Concord, but will now, it is very likely, 

 be superseded by the Elvira. 



Massasoit. — A very early grape of excellent quality. 

 Bunch medium, compact, shouldered ; berry above 

 medium, pale red, with lilac bloom, slightly oblong, very 

 juicy, sweet and fine flavored ; the best early grape I 

 know, ripens about as early as Hartford Prolific, and 

 when merely soft, is better than Hartford at its prime. 

 Is full as early as Delaware, to my taste better, and will 

 succeed more generally than that. A beautiful and good 

 market and table grape, and also makes a very fine wine. 

 Vine a good grower and bearer. Specific gravitv of must 

 85°. 



Perkixs. — Those who do not object to a good deal of 

 foxy aroma, will be pleased with this, as it is very early, 

 hardy, and productive. Bunch medium, rather loose, 

 shouldered ; berry oblong, pale red, with fine lilac bloom, 

 sweet, but foxy; apt to drop from the bunch when very 

 ripe. Eipens as early as Hartford Prolific, healthy, 

 hardy, and very productive ; generally sells well in mar- 

 ket ; a strong grower, with thick, leathery leaves. 



Salem. — Bunch full medium, compact, shouldered ; 

 berry large, round, of a peculiar brownish color, with 

 lilac bloom ; juicy and sweet, with a peculiar pleasant 

 aroma ; considered by Mr. Rogers to be the best of his 

 Hybrids, but it is not so generally successful here as Goethe, 



