Exquisite. 



])ESCRlFnON OF VARIETIES. 



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adhere well to the peduncle, and continue a long 

 time in use. Ripens a little before the Catawba. 

 Kicketts saj'S that this is the finest grape in his 

 collection; that it withstood severe winter frost 

 without any protection, but gives better results if 

 protected. It is inclined to overbear, so much so, 

 that every other eye of the fruiting-cane should 

 be rubbed out; to produce bunches of the highest 

 quality and beauty, the fruit should be thinned 

 to one bunch to a shoot. As all of Ricketts fine 

 hybrids it is suitable only for careful amateur 

 culture, in favorable localities. 



Exquisite. (^Est. X ) Originated by Dr. J. 

 Stayman, of Leavenworth, Kansas, from seed of 

 Delaware (see note on production of new Seed- 

 lings by him under Description of Delaware, 

 page 114.) Vine not verj^ vigorous, but produc- 

 tive and free from rot. Bunch medium, compact; 

 berry small black, very tender, juicy, rich vinous 

 sweet; qualitj^ best, ripens about with Delaware 

 and is a delicious little grape; for amateurs only. 



Faith. (Bip.X) One of Jacob Rommel's Tay- 

 lor Seedlings. Vine a vigorous, healthy grower, 

 sulticiently productive, o^ long-shouldered me- 

 dium size bunches; berries small to medium, 

 WHITE or PALE AMBER colored ; juicy, sweet and 

 pure flavored. Ripens early, with or before the 

 Hartford. An excellent grape, not suflicientlj'^ 

 appreciated. 



Fancher. (Labr.) See Catawba. 



Farrell. {Labr. X) Origin obscure; said to 

 have been found In Dr. FarrelPs garden, as a 

 chance seedling. It was named by Dr. J. Stay- 

 man and disseminated by him, the vine being 

 very vigorous, healthy, hardj' and prolific; and 

 so far free from rot and mildew. The bunch is 

 verj^ large, long, shouldered, rather compact ; the 

 berries above medium, white^ ver}^ tender, juicy, 

 sprightly, vinous, sweet; quality excellent, ripe 

 about with Concord, 



Far West. (uEst.) The Nestor of Western 

 grape culture, the late Frederick Muench (died 

 in 1881), received form time to time grafts, for 

 testing, of Mr. Hermann Jaeger (Neosho, Mo.), 

 who made it his task to explore the forests of 

 south-west Missouri for wild vines. Among these 

 was a feeble graft which fruited after several 

 years, and astonished him by the delicacy of the 

 aroma of the wine made from same, so much so 

 that he honored it by the name ^'Far West,'^ his 

 own literary nom deplume. 



Muench described it as follows : '* Vine of 

 vigorous growth, with unusuallj^ large, healthy 

 foliage, perfectly hardj^, resisting (in ray ex- 

 perimental vineyard) all diseases in the most 

 unfavorable seasons. Bunches shouldered and of 

 good size. Berries somewhat larger than Nor- 

 ton's; skin very tough, black with fine blue 

 bloom. The pulp of its berries is soft, meaty, 

 melting; is of dark rich color, with few seeds, 

 sweet and spicy; making a wine so mild, and yet 

 at the same time fiery and aromatic, as to surpass 

 (to mil taste) other known wines. Requires a 

 long season, blooming and ripening its fruit very 

 late, contemporaneously with Norton's. Its prop- 

 agation from cuttings seems almost impossible 

 except by layering; layers not separated from 

 the mother- vine until after the second summer."' 



Fena. {Labr. X) Produced by Ludwisr Hencke, Col- 

 liiisville, Ills. A seedling of .Jewel (.lohii Burr's) similar 

 to that excellent variety, hut vine a more vigorous 

 frrowei- and fruit larger in bunch and berry than its 

 parent, yet only medium iu size, black, (luality fine. 



Fern or Fern Miinson. (Linc-Hi/br.) A Hybrid 

 of the Texas Post-Oak grape and the Triumph, 

 produced by T. V. Munsou of Texas. Vine vig- 

 orous, late in leafing out, flowering and ripening 

 of fruit; flowers perfect, cluster and berry large; 

 berry persistent, color dakk pikple — almost 

 black; skin thin, tough; pulp tender, juicy and 

 sprightlj', of fine quality ; ripens long after Con- 

 cords are gone, when tlie market is bare of other 

 grapes; considered very valuable. 



Flora. (Ldbr.) Origin l^hiladelphia. Pa. Bunch small, 

 compact; ben-y small, roundish, oval, purplish-red. 

 Flesh somewhat nulpy, acid at centre, juicy, vinous. 

 Ripens about witn Isabella. Vine hardy and produc- 

 tive. — Doicning. 



Florence. {^Est. X) Probably a cross between Un- 

 ion Village m. and Eumelan /., originated by Marine. 

 A very handsome showy grape, of good quality; bunch 

 large, with some of the Isabella character. Discarded. 



Florence. (Z«6r. X) Another duplicated name! A 

 seedling of Niagara, produced by the late A. J. Cay- 

 wood, of Mai-lborough, N. Y., by crossing the former 

 with Duchess. We have been unable to get a descrip- 

 tion or criticism of this variety. It is, of course, a 

 WHITE grape, and, though almost unknown, may be an 

 improvement even on his " Duchess." The enthusiastic 

 originator died in 1889, and, owing to some unfortunate 

 circumstances, his once celebrated establishment was 

 discontinued. 



Florence. {Labr. ?) And this is a third 1)y that name, 

 a BLACK grape, earlier than all ; ripening at Ottawa, Can- 

 ada, before thu Champion even. John Craig, tlie eminent 

 horticulturist of that experiment station, describes it 

 as follows: Vine a short jointed, slow grower: leaves 

 small, very pubescent: bunch and berry medium to 

 small. Quality only medium; the fruit is very perish- 

 able, shrivelling on the vine soon after maturing. As a 

 grape for garden culture in the colder sections it is 

 valuable. Not a market grape in any respect. 



Flower of Stissoiiri. A Delaware seedling, grown 

 by Wm. Poeschel, Herman, Mo. Not disseminated, and 

 probal)ly never will be. It possesses both the excel- 

 lence and the defects of "Walter." 



Flowers. (F. Botund.) Syn., Black Musca- 

 dine. A variety of the Scupperuong tj^pe. Ber- 

 ries large, growing in clusters of 10 to 15; black, 

 sweet. Ripens very late ; h.angs upon the vine 

 until frost. Said to make a rich, red, and de- 

 licious wine. Never fails to produce a crop, and 

 perfectly free from and kind of disease. It is 

 much esteemed (in Georgia, Alabama, and South 

 Carolina) on account of its lateness, as it does 

 not come in until the Scuppernong is gone. 



Berckmans, of Georgia, says it is not quite as 

 good as the Scuppei-nong and of about the same 

 size. 



Francis B. Haye.s. (Labr.) See Hayes. 



Framing-ham. Peihaps not identical with, but only 

 a reproduction of, the Hartford— at least so closely re- 

 sembling it that it should n(jt have been introduced as 

 another variety. 



Franklin. {Hip.) Vi)ie has much tlie habit and 

 growth of Clinton: not as good a bearer. Bunch small, 

 not very compact : berry .^mall, black, juicy, quite acid, 

 austere ; unworthy. — Doirning. 



Cfaertner. (Labr.-IIiibr.) Rogers' No. 14. Hy- 

 brid between White Chasselas and a wild Labrus- 

 ca. The late Marssall P. Wilder described it as 

 follows: Bunch good size; ?*ern/ medium to large; 

 color LIGHT BUOWN or KEU; skin thin; flavor 

 pleasant and aromatic ; season rather early ; vine 

 healthy and productive. One of the best and 

 most valuable of Rogers' Hybrids. It has been 

 somewhat neglected, but receives now deserved 

 attention, being an excellent grape, almost trans- 

 parent, and the most showy, perhaps, in our col- 

 lection among the red varieties. Resembles Mas- 

 sasoit, but of finer quality. 



