VARIETIES OF GRAPES 377 



skin thick, tough, unpigmented ; flesh pale green, tender, soft, vinous, 

 sweet at skin but tart at center ; fair to good. Seeds of medium size 

 and length. 



GOETHE 



(Vinifera, Labrusca) 



Of all Rogers' hybrids, Goethe shows Vinifera characters 

 most, resembling in appearance the White Malaga of Europe, 

 and not falling far short of the best Old World grapes in quality. 

 But the variety is difficult to grow, especially where the seasons 

 are not long enough for full maturity. The vine is vigorous to a 

 fault ; it is fairly immune to mildew, rot and other diseases : 

 and, where it succeeds, the vines bear so freely that thinning 

 becomes a necessity. Added to high quality, which makes it an 

 excellent table-grape, Goethe keeps well. Goethe was first 

 mentioned in 1858 under the name of Rogers' No. 1. 



Vine vigorous, hardy. Canes short, dark brown ; nodes enlarged, 

 flattened ; internodes short ; tendrils continuous or intermittent, long, 

 bifid to trifid. Leaves irregularly round, thin ; upper surface light 

 green, glossy ; lower surface pale green, pubescent ; leaf usually 

 not lobed, terminus broadly acute ; petiolar sinus narrow, closed and 

 overlapping ; basal sinus usually lacking ; lateral sinus shallow, 

 often a notch ; teeth shallow, narrow. Flowers partly self -fertile, 

 open in mid-season ; stamens upright. 



Fruit late, keeps well. Clusters short, broad, tapering, frequently 

 single-shouldered, usually two bunches to shoot ; pedicel long, thick 

 with numerous conspicuous warts; brush long, slender, yellowish- 

 brown. Berries very large, oval, pale red covered with thin bloom, 

 persistent ; skin thin, tender, adherent, faintly astringent ; flesh pale 

 green, translucent, tender with Vinifera flavor ; very good. Seeds 

 adherent, one to three, large, long, notched, blunt, brown. 



GOLD COIN * 



(JSstivalis, Labrusca) 



In the South, where alone it thrives, Gold Coin is a handsome 

 market variety of very good quality. The vines are productive 

 and are unusually free from attacks of fungal diseases. The 



