Triumph. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



Undine. 183 



or fox flavor, or smell. Bunch and berry 

 are very large ; color white, or, more cor- 

 rectly, PALE GREEN tO GOLDEN-YELLOW, nearly 



transparent with delicate bloom ; skin thin, 

 no pulp ; flesh sweet, meaty ; in unfavorable 

 weather the berries are apt to crack (like 

 Elvira) ; small seeds and few of them ; it is a 

 late grape, requiring a long season ; ripens 

 quite as late as Catawba, and on that account 

 not recommended for the North or for any 

 locality where the season is too short to ripen 

 the Catawba or Herbemont, but the more 

 valuable farther South ; quality first rate ; 

 vine healthy and hardy, very productive and 

 free from disease. Unfortunately the vines 

 of this variety proved somewhat tender with 

 us, suffering during severe winters if left 

 unprotected. In favorable seasons the "Tri- 

 umph" fully justified its name in our vine- 

 yards ; it is by far the most attractive of all 

 our white table grapes. Its bunches, grown 

 in open air, with ordinarj^ vineyard culture, 

 are very heavy; those exhibited by us at the 

 Miss. Valley Fruit Exhibition, in Sept., 1880, 

 at the St. Louis Merchants' Exchange, were 

 so much admired as to be honored with the 

 premium for '■'■the best plate of grapes for the 

 table, and there were over 200 varieties on 

 exhibition. Samuel Miller, of Bluff ton. Mo., 

 writes that it is the finest table grape we have 

 for open air cultivation. Yet we cannot re- 

 commend it for general cultivation in our 

 variable climate, but oul}^ for those who have 

 the proper location and will give it proper 

 care and attention. We know of no grape 

 more worthy of it than the '■'Triumph." 



P. J. BercJcmans, Augusta, Ga. , writes us : 

 * ' Triumph is truly well named ; for years 

 past it has proven to be the handsomest white 

 grape we have, and of very good quality." 



T. V. MuMSon, of Denison, Texas, pro- 

 nounced it a great acquisition to the grapes 

 of the South. "Had bunches weighing one- 

 and-a-half pounds each, fine as Golden Chas- 

 selas in quality, vigorous and productive." 

 One of these bunches was drawn from nature 

 b}" his sister, Miss M. T. Munson, an excel- 

 lent amateur artist, and kindly presented to 

 us. The annexed illustration is an exact 

 copy, slightly reduced in size, showing also 

 partly two leaves, one upper and the other 

 lower face. But, it can give only a faint idea 

 of the beauty of this fine American grape. 



T. V. Munson raised a number of seedlings 

 and hybrids between Triumph and other var- 

 ieties. (See Early Golden, Gov. Ross, Rom- 

 mel, Big P^xtra, Baile}^ Carman, Newman, 

 Big Hope, etc.) 



Trowbrldgre. (Labr.) See Isabella, page 141. 

 Tryon. See York Madeira, page 191. 

 Tnley. {^Est.) See Devereux, page 116. 



U. B. {Lahr.) See Marine's Seed!., page 151. 



Uhland. {Bip.yC) A seedling of TVjy/or, grown 

 by William Weidemeyer at Hermann, Mo. Vine 

 a strong grower; long-joiuted, grayish wood, with 

 foliage resembling Taylor, but less vigorous; in 

 some seasons of defective inflorescence a shy 

 bearer, in others abundantly productive of excel- 

 lent fruit, richer in sugar and flavor than most 

 other Taylor seedlings, thus making a superior 

 wine; but also more delicate, less robust, and 

 requiring better soil and culture to obtain best 

 results. Bunch medium, compact, sometimes 

 shouldered ; berry medium, slightly oblong, 

 GREENISH-YELLOW in the shade, pale amber in 

 the sun; skin thin, almost transparent, pulp ten- 

 der, juicy, very sweet, of fine flavor. Eipens a 

 few days after Concord. 



Ulster. (Labr. X) Syn., Ulster Prolific. 

 A seedling of Catawba, said to be crossed with a 

 variety of the JEstivalis class. Originated by A. 

 J. Caywood, of Marlboro, Ulster Co., N. Y., 

 attracted a great deal of attention at the meeting 

 of the Am. Pomol. Society, held in Sept. 1883, at 

 Philadelphia. The one branch there exhibited 

 held fifty bunches fine red grapes, weighed 

 twentj'-two pounds, and was then considered a 

 desirable red variety. Plant vigorous and very 

 productive, inclined to set too much fruit, so 

 much so, that it cannot ripen any, and being a 

 feeble grower cannot recover afterwards ; wood 

 short-jointed, foliage thick, leathery, medium 

 size. Bunch and berry of medium size, color red, 

 bright and attractive, of greenish color when 

 shaded from the sun; quality good, very sweet; 

 ripens with the Concord, keeps and carries well; 

 skin thin, but tough. Has not been tested in the 

 West. EUwanger and Barry commend it as "one 

 of the most promising sorts." In the East it 

 appears to retain the favorable impression made 

 upon its first appearance. J. C. Burrow who 

 fruited it for years, at Fishkill, N. Y., finds it a 

 good profitable market sort, but requires good 

 culture and a fair amount of feeding (fertilizers.) 



L. R. Taft, the Horticulturist of the Michigan 

 Experiment Station reports (1894) "Ulster is 

 high in quality and very productive, though' 

 slightly lacking in vigor. 



Una. (Labr.) A white Concord seedling, raised by 

 E. W. Bull, the originator of the Concord. Not as good 

 nor as productive as Martha. Bunch and 6erry small, 

 of a very foxy flavor. (See also ipage 107.) 



Underbill. (Labr.) Syn., Underhill's Seedt.ing, 

 Underbill's Celestial. Originated at Charlton, Sar- 

 atoga Co., N. Y., by Dr. A. K. Underbill; pronounced as 

 "of no more value than many other Fox-grapes" by 

 Fuller, but considered by G. W. Campbell to be "of 

 more value than the lona for general cultivation." 

 Now discarded by him also. Bunch medium to large, 

 moderately compact; berries full medium, round, of 

 Catawba color; pulp tender, sweet, rich and vinous, 

 slightly foxy; ripens early, about with the Concord; 

 vine a strong grower, hardy, healthy and productive. 



Undine. (Labr. X Rip.) Originated by J. H. Ricketts, 

 by crossing Concord and Clinton. Vine a vigorous 

 grower with healthy foliage; bunch and berries size of 

 Concord; color pale green, turning yellowish-white as 

 it ripens; quality very fine, as most of his productions. 

 See remarks on " Ricketts' Seedlings," p. 172. 



Union Village. (Labr.) Syn., Shaker, On- 

 tario. Originated among the Shakers at Union 

 Village, O. One of the largest of the native 

 grapes we have, very showy, and one of the 

 strongest growing vines. It is said to be a seed- 

 ling of the Isabella, scarcely better in quality, 

 but the bunches and berries are of the size of the 

 Black Hamburgs. Bunches large, compact, should- 

 ered ; berries very large, black, oblong; skin 



