Ladji Washington. 



dp:scription of varip:ties. 



Leavenworth. 147 



color, light GRKENisii-YELLOw, coveied with 

 white bloom. Seed few and small ; skin thin ; 

 pulp tender; flavor sweet, slightl}^ vinous, 

 and the foxy aroma of its class considerably 

 chastened down. Although extra early in 

 ripening, it is late in starting its buds in 

 spring, and thereb}^ escapes the evil effects 

 of late spring frosts. 



I^ady Charlotte. {^Est. X Labr.) This white grape 

 was raised by PriiiKle, of Vermont, in 1869, from the 

 Dehiwiire fertilized by the lona. It is described l)y the 

 originator as follows: "Color light green, beco'min.ir 

 amber or golden, with a reddish tinge in the sun; hunch 

 large, very broadly shouldered, narrow and pointed 

 below, compact; berry oi medium size, globular. Flesli 

 with some pulp, but juicy and very sweet, without the 

 least acidity in the centre or harshness or foxiness in 

 its flavor, vine a rampant grower and a great bearer, 

 healthy; leaves very large, bearing much resemblance 

 to those of the lona. Time of maturity about with the 

 lona." 



K.a(ly Dnnlap. One of Ricketts' Seedlings, first ex- 

 hibited in 1881. Berry medium, amber, vinous, cjuality 

 very good. {Report on New Fruits, Amer. Pom. Soc.ety, 

 1881.) See Ricketts' Hybrids. 



l<ady Helene. (Undetermined.) Originated by Fred 

 Roenbeck, of Bergen, N. J. Vine a good grower and 

 prolific ; cluster large, shouldered, compact; Ijerry large, 

 WHITE, (luality fair; I'ipens late, after Concord. 



iady Washington. (Labr.-Hybr.) One 

 of Ricketts' choicest seedlings (^ foreign), 

 produced by crossing Concord (/) with 

 Allen's hybrid (»t). Vine a rank grower, 

 very vigorous, short-jointed ; leaves large, 

 roundish, coarsely serrated, occasionall}^ 

 lobed, thick and downy, luxuriant and healtliy, 

 but inclined to mildew Bunches large, shoul- 

 dered, often double-shouldered, moderately 

 compact ; berries fully medium in size, round ; 

 skin PALE AMBER, yellowish with a delicate 

 rosy tint where exposed to the sun, having a 

 thin whitish bloom ; ^ffesh tender, juicy, sweet, 

 of ver}' good qualitj^ and delicate aroma. The 

 l)erries adhere well to the peduncle, and the 

 fruit continues a long time in use. Ripens 

 usually soon after Concord. A most beauti- 

 ful variety. Requires a good gardener's care 

 and attention, favorable soil and location to 

 produce the very line results of which it is [ 

 capable. Succeeds by far better than most ' 

 of Ricketts' line grapes in some parts of Mis- ; 

 souri and Illinois. In favorable seasons we 

 and others raised Iniuches like the one shown ' 

 in the illustration. ! 



Lady Younarlove. (Labr.X) Originated by John | 

 Sacksteder, of Leavenworth, Crawford county, 

 lud., a cross between Missouri Riesling and Per- ' 

 kins. Vine and root healthy, hardy and a heavy 

 cropper, with vigorous, mildew resisting foliage; ! 

 bu7irh medium, generally shouldered; />em/ above ! 

 medium, oval, color gkeenish, light red when 

 ripe, season of ripening mediuin ; best for table 

 when turning from transparent green to pink; 

 when over-ripe it gets the foxy Perkins flavor. 



l,a Marie. (Labr.) A seedling of Willie, produced 

 by L. C. Chisholm, of Spring Hill, Tenn. Vine of good ' 

 strong growth, healthy and hardy; bunch and berries 

 above medium: handsomly shouldei-ed; color "ashes 

 OF roses;" an atti'activ>* market grape, ripens with 

 Concord and will hang on vine much later; but while 

 .some seedlings from "Willie (q. v.) seem to be entirely 

 free from its native aroma, La Marie returned to the 



strong foxy type of its grandparents; hence is used 

 mostly for further improvement Ijy hybridizing. 



Laura.* {^-TJst. ■:) Syn., Watertown; across 

 of Eunjelan wiih Delaware. Originated by D. 

 S. Marvin in 1880; but while at its home (_ Water- 

 town) the clusters were emasculated, so that he 

 dug it up. years ago ; Munson^, of Denison, Texas, 

 to whom he sent it for testing, and who cultivated 

 it since 1882, reports it of considerable value 

 there, and Marvin refers us to him for its descrip- 

 tion, saying; "Munson knows more about Laura 

 than I do. He is a better grape botanist than I 

 am, and has done much for grape culture. I am 

 glad to learn that you consult him. We are good 

 friends; he has aided me greatly, and I consider 

 him and his work of great value." The follow- 

 ing is the description friend Munson sends us. at 

 our re(]uest: 



The vine is similar in habit to the Delaware, 

 having somewhat stronger growth, longer joints. 

 but young wood, leaf stems and peduncles of 

 clusters crimson; the leaves are generally three- 

 lobed, as in Delaware, sometimes five-lobed and 

 a little larger than in Delaware, and have the 

 same or a slightly darker, lively tint of green, 

 showing in this respect the character so well de- 

 veloped in the Herbemont. It flowers and ripens 

 about with Delaware and has clusters of similar 

 shape, except that they are longer and more 

 conical. The best developed bunches are shoul- 

 dered same as in Delaware ; the herries are persis- 

 tent of nearly same shape and si/e, averaging a 

 little larger than Delaware. Color dark purple, 

 when fully ripe nearlij black, with delicate bloom • 

 skin thin, tough, pulp tender, juicy, of excellent 

 (juality, about equal with Delaware; juice white; 

 seeds one to three, small, similar in sbape to those 

 of Delaware. With me this variety has borne 

 abundantly of compact, beautiful clusters. My 

 vines stand suj-rouuded by other perfect flowered 

 varieties, blooming at same time, hence do not 

 know whether it is fully self-fertilizing or not,, 

 yet I think it is. as it has hermaphrodite perfect 

 flowers. As to its specific make up I am strongly 

 of the opinion that it is a cross between Emnelan 

 and BelauHtre. 



Eumelan is certainly a hybrid between V. La- 

 brusca and V. Vinfera, and Delaware between V. 

 ^Estivalis, V. Labrusca and V. Bourquiniana 

 (some form of the so-called Southern .Estivalis). 

 The Laura is more subject to black rot than Dela- 

 ware, but less than Eumelan. 



Laiissel. {Line X (ruhl Coin.) ,See Munson's 

 Hybrids, page 159. 



Lieader. (Labr.) Similar to Niagara; originated by 

 B. F. Meriimai), Ohio. Vine vigorous, healthy and pro- 

 ductive: bunch not as large nor as compact as Niagara, 

 of same color, white, and native aroma. 



Leavenworth. (Labr. X ) Originated in that 

 city by Francis Godard, from Concord seed; the 

 vine is vigorous, hardy and tolerably productive, 

 free from mildew and not prone to rot. Bunch 

 large, compact, handsome; berry large, aviiite, 

 or uiLL GREEN with thin bloom, very Arm but 

 not pulpy, spriglitly, sweet, or nearlv so ; of 

 agreeable flavor with some of the native aroma, 

 which is pleasant; It resembles the Ladj' of our 

 friend Campbell, not of as high quality, and ripens 

 about the same time, fully one week before Con- 

 cord, may re(iuire winter protection. 



* Not "Lama"; no grape by tliat name exists; it was a 

 typograpliical blunder, which escapetl correction in oui- 

 last edition. But it did not escape l)eing copied in other 

 "descriptive lists of our Native Grape," without ques- 

 tioning its correctness and, as usual, without giving us 

 credit— for wliich we were thankful. 



