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Golden. It might be tried with some show of success in favored 

 grape regions in the East. The description is compiled. 



Vine of medium size, vigorous, healthy ; canes strong, spreading, 

 reddish-brown with short internodes. Leaves of medium size, thin, 

 five-lobed ; glabrous except on the lower sides of the well-marked ribs 

 where a few hairs show. Bunches long, cylindrical, regular, compact ; 

 berries round, golden-yellow becoming amber ; flavor sweet, rich, 

 aromatic, peculiar ; quality very good. Season late mid-season, keeps 

 and ships well. 



MUSCAT HAMBURG 



(Vinifera) 



Muscat Hamburg (Plate XXV) is an old European grape well 

 known in some parts of America in greenhouse graperies, since 

 it is one of the best for forcing. All who know the beautiful 

 fruits of this variety grown in forcing-houses will want to test 

 it out of doors, where at the Geneva, New York, Experiment 

 Station, they have done well, many clusters attaining a 

 weight of a pound and a half to two pounds. The accom- 

 panying plate, the fruit much less than half natural size, 

 shows what a fine grape Muscat Hamburg is. One is struck 

 with wondering admiration at a vine laden with these grapes 

 growing alongside Concord, Niagara or Delaware. The quality 

 is delectable, the quintessence of the flavors and aromas which 

 make the grape a favorite fruit. The grapes keep long and 

 retain their form, size, color and rich, delicate flavor almost to 

 the end. This variety is a treasure to the amateur; and the 

 professional who wants another grape for local markets should 

 try grafting over a few vines of some native to this sort, fol- 

 lowing the directions given in Chapter X in caring for the 

 vines. 



Vines vigorous, tender, need protection during the winter ; canes 

 long, numerous, slender to medium, light brown, darker at the nodes 

 which are enlarged and flattened. Leaves medium to large, inter- 

 mediate in thickness ; upper surface light green, dull ; lower surface 

 pale green, faintly pubescent, densely hairy. 



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