Elvira. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



Elvira. 97 



Elvira, a seedling of the Taylor, raised by 

 Jacob Rommel, of Morrison, Mo., first intro- 

 duced and disseminated by us in 1874-75, is 

 now one of the leading white-wine grapes. 

 The accompanying illustration was made for 

 this Catalogue from a photograph of a medi- 

 um cluster. Bunches small to medium, shoul- 

 dered, very compact ; berry medium, considera- 

 bly larger than Taylor, its parent, round, pale 

 green with white bloom, sometimes tinged with 

 red streaks when fully ripe ; skin very thin, 

 almost transparent ; it sets so very closely and 

 the skin is so thin as to cause some of the ber- 

 ries to crack ; pulp sweet, very tender and 



juicy, fine flavor. Ripens about ten days later 

 than Concord. 



Vine a most vigorous, stocky grower, emi- 

 nently productive, often bearing four to six 

 consecutive bunches from one eye ; exceeding- 

 ly healthy and hardy, having stood the hard 

 winter of 1872-73, and even that of '1880-81, 

 without protection. No rot to speak of, so far; 

 foliage free from mildew in most unfavorable 

 seasons. Roots like those of Clinton and Tay- 

 lor, with the same immunity from attacks of 

 the Phylloxera. Canes stout and long with 

 well-developed laterals. Wood harder than 

 the Taylor, with a medium pith. Foliage large 



