Eaton. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



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Eaton. (Lnhr.) A Concord seedling, grown 

 by the late Calvin Eaton, of Concord, Mass. 

 Vine vigorous and productive, strong and 

 healthy, like its parent, but not as hardy in win- 

 ter; with large foliage, resembling the old Union 

 Village. Bunch and berries large and showy, 

 making it attractive as a market grape or for ex- 

 hibition; but in some localities it is a poor 

 grower, ripens very irregularly and is hardly 

 worth growing. The Eaton is not as high flav- 

 ored nor as sweet as Concord; color, black with 

 blue bloom; skin thick, with tender pulp when 

 fully ripe, juicy and pleasant with less of the 

 native odor; ripens somewhat later than Concord 

 which it resembles in foliage; yet in appearance 

 of bunch and berry more to Moore^s Earlij (q. v.), 

 but sometimes with much larger double shoul- 

 dered bunches. 



Twenty years ago we received from a neigh- 

 boring grape grower a vine undtr the name of 

 Mammoth Concord, which we have growing since 

 then in our experimental vineyard. This has 

 now proven to be identical with the Eaton, or at 

 least, if not the same grape and origin, it is so 

 much alike in all characteristics, habits of growth, 

 foliage, fruit, time of ripening and quality, that 

 the two grapes cannot be distinguished. As our 

 neighbor could tell us nothing about the origin 

 of his grape, he claiming merely to have received 

 it among a lot of Concords, we have never dissem- 

 inated it nor offered it for sale. 



The Bural Xew Yorker says : The quality of 

 Eaton is, as we have often stated, not high, but 

 the iireat berries are full of juice and a tender 

 pulp. )iearly fi"ee of foxiness, and release the 

 seeds readily. But for the bees a crop of wonder- 

 fully showy fruit would be gathered; but the 

 berries are attacked by the bees. ... It must 

 be remembered, however, that this was an excep- 

 tional season (1893; when their grapes suffered 

 more loss from the insect, or bird which first 

 punctures the berries, than ever before, so that 

 -carcely a perfect bunch of red or black grapes 

 has been gathered that season ; white grapes are 

 rarely attacked as black ones are. 



Eclipse. {Labr. X ?) A peculiar grape, some- 

 what like Rogers' Goethe, yet quite distinct and 

 superior in quality (VI) in the opinion of some 

 connoiseui's, who tasted it. It originated from 

 mixed seed, raised b\' the late John Burr, of 

 Leavenworth, Kan. Vine, as all his seedlings 

 which he produced and selected, verj^ vigorous, 

 hardy and productive. The original Vine never 

 rotted nor mildewed and none were propagated 

 and disseminated as far as w-e know. Bunch 

 large double shouldered, not very compact; berr}^ 

 very large, w'hite with a distinct black spot; 

 flesh tender, juicj^ sprightly, vinous sweet, of best 

 quality, similar to a European grape. 



Mr. Van Trump, reporting for the St. Louis 

 Journal of Agriculture, wrote: "The Eclipse is 

 as much superior to Goethe as the Concord is to 

 the Fox grape: it is a beautiful transparent 

 white. ... It is impossible to form an idea 

 of the exquisite quality of this grape till you have 

 tasted it." 



Eden. See Scuppernong Seedling (illustrated). 



Eclnieston. (Labr.) One of the hundreds of Concord 

 Si-edlinsrs. This one originated iu Adrian, Mich., by D. 

 (J. Edmeston, in ISyo. 



Edward. {Labr.) raised by Theophile Huber of 

 Illinois City. Vine vigorous; bunch large, compact, 

 shouldered; berries size of Concord, color goldeu yel- 

 low with shining skin; pulp tender, sweet. 



Elaine. (Hybr.-Labr. X Vm.) Raised by C. 

 Engle, of Paw Paw, Mich., from seed of Rogers' 

 Salem. Vine a very strong grower, hardy and 

 healthy. Bunch long, loose, berry large, ma- 

 KOON, or the color of a fully ripe Catawba, ripens 

 early. This is one of the best grapes, but un- 

 fortunately it is a shy bearer. 



El Dorado. (Labr.-Hybr.) Another of Rick- 

 etts' seedlings, produced by crossing Concord 

 with Allen's hybrid. Vine partakes strongly of 

 the parent Concord in every particular, while in 

 fruit the bunch is larger. A handsome white 

 grape, but does not always set fruit perfectly. 

 Berry large, round, clear golden yellow Avith a 

 thin white bloom and few seeds. It is a full sister 

 to the Lady Washington (see portrait of Lady 

 Washington) between which there exists a strong 

 resemblance ; ripens very early, and is perhaps 

 the highest flavored grape in existence — possess- 

 ing a delicate though decided aroma, resembling 

 pineapples; foliage and habit of growth good. 

 Like most of Ricketts' varieties, it is not doing 

 well with us in the west, and we can recommend 

 it only as a garden variety to the amateur. 



Elizabeth. (Labr.) Originated on the farm of Joseph 

 Hart, near Rochester, N. Y., and described in the Rural 

 New Yorker: Bunches large, compact; berries large, 

 roundish-oval, greenish white with a purple tinge in 

 the sun ; flesh rather pulpy and acid. 



Elsinburgh. (yEst.) Syn., Elsinboko, Smart's 

 Elsinborough. Supposed to have originated in 

 Elsiuburgh, Salem County, N. J. An amateur 

 grape of fine quality; ripens early. Bunches 

 medium to large, rather loose, shouldered; 

 berries small, round; skin thick, black, covered 

 with a thin bloom ; flesh without pulp, sweet. 

 vinous. Leaves deeply five-lobed, dark green, 

 smooth; wood long-jointed and slender, resem- 

 bles Eumelan, (q. v.) Subject to mildew. 



Elvicand. {Cand.yQ A combination of three 

 pure Am. species of grapes; a cross of Elvira, 

 {Rip. X Labr.) and Candicans, the Mustang grape 

 of Tex. Originated by T. V. Munson, Denison, 

 Texas. Vine vigorous and productive; foliage 

 good; late in leafing out and flowering; flowers 

 perfect; bears medium handsome clusters of 

 beautiful dark red berries covered with lilac 

 bloom. Skin thin with slight astringency; pulp 

 separates readily from the few small seeds and is 

 tender, juicy sweet and sprightly with excellent 

 flavor. Ripens about same time as Concord, or 

 but very little later. The reliable Horticulturist 

 of the X. Y. Experiment Station, S. A. Beach, 

 who tested it recommends this in 1892 and again 

 1893 as a promising acquisition for more extended 

 trial. — "I find 'Elvicand' one of the hardiest of 

 Munson's." It is the pioneer of a distinct new 

 family of grapes. 



