Pizarro. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



PocMington. lOi* 



PERKINS 



Pizarro. iBip.-Hybr.) One of Kicketts' Clinton seed- 

 lings crossed with foreign (Vinefera); foliage I'esenibling 

 the Clinton : productive. Bunch long, rather loose ; berry 

 medium, oblong, black, juicy and spicy, with a very 

 fine aroma. 



.1. H. Ricketts says: "T have fi-uited tlie Pizarro 

 many years and thoroughly tested it for wine-making 

 purposes. It makes a light red summer wine of great 

 richness." Not very desirable in the West. 



Planet. (Labr.-IIybr.) Mentioned by Prof. Husmann 

 as one of the foremost of Kiclcetts' .seedlings, otlierwise 

 entirely unknown. I)oscril)ed in liis "American Grape- 

 gi'owing" as follows: Concord and Black Muscat of 

 Alexandria — healthy and productive; bunch large, 

 loose, shouldered; berry large intermixed with smaller 

 ones which have noseea,ol)long, very tender pulp, juicy, 

 sweet, tine flavor with slight taste of the Mu.scat. 



Pockliugton. (Labr.) Syii., "Golden 

 PocKLiNGTOx." A seedliiig from Concord, 

 originated by Jno. Pocklington, at Sifndy 

 Hill, Washington count}', N. Y., first exhib- 

 ited at Rochester, N. Y., in 1877; one of the 



largest and most attractive white 

 grapes of purely native origin. 

 Vine a strong grower and very 

 hardy, with large, leathery, pubes- 

 cent foliage similar to Concord ; 

 free from mildew. Clusters large 

 and showy, weighing sometimes 

 as much as one pound each. Ber- 

 ries very large, vale green with 

 yellow tinge, a golden color when 

 fully ripe, round and thickly set 

 on the bunch ; flesh tender, juicy 

 and sweet, with little pulp. Seeds 

 small for so large a grape. Ripens 

 a week or ten days later than the 

 Concord, and when fully ripe i.s 

 better flavored than Concord, but 

 is too late for far Northern re- 

 gions. It has less of the Labrusca 

 character (foxiness) in the taste 

 than in the smell, and seems to 

 have better keeping and shipping 

 qualities than the parent. Being 

 considerably larger in bunch and 

 berry than Martha, more attract- 

 ive to the eye, of good quality 

 (though not best) and very pro- 

 ductive, this is one of the most 

 popular varieties for vineyard cult- 

 ure; a very satisfactory and 

 profitable grape for market. 



Samuel Miller says: ""While 

 the Martha has done nobly — 

 thousands of acres are planted 

 with it, and I need not be 

 ashamed of having originated it 

 — I now resign and give the 

 palm to Mr. Pocklington." 

 P. ,/. Berckmans, on the other hand, con- 

 sidered it worthless in his locality. He writer 

 now in ( 1894) : "Pocklington has latelj^ done 

 better, given more favorable results in many 

 local ties than when first introduced." 



It was first exhibited at the New York State 

 Fair held in Rochester in 1877, and has been 

 justly awarded first premiums at various ex- 

 hibitions every year since. From what we 

 have seen and heard of this grape, we are 

 satisfied that it will become a favorite among 

 grape-growers, for market and family use, 

 wherever the Concord is successfully grown. 



Pollock. (Labr.) Kaised by Mr. Pollock, Tremont, 

 X. Y. Bunches large as Concord, compact; berries large, 

 DARK prRPT>E or BLACK; flcsh f rse f Fom pulp, vinous, 

 not too sweet.— Stro7ig. 



Potter. (Labr. 7) Syn., Potter's Early. Origin un- 

 known. Said to be a chance seedling from Rhode Isla nd : 

 resembles Cottage quite closely. Bunch compact, me- 

 dium size, not shouldered; berry large, skin thick, 

 BLACK and pulp rather tough. A grape for the far 

 Noi'th, ripening about with Champion; much Vietter i u 

 (|uality. 



