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Isabella* 



us a number of new grapes, of fair quality, 

 said to be perfectly hardy and good bearers ; 

 he named them Margerith (No. 6), Illinois City 

 (No. 8), and Braendly (No. 14). 



Humboldt. (Rip. X) A very interesting seed- 

 ling of the Louisiana, raised by Fr. Muench, 

 who observed himself that it has no resem- 

 blance to Louisiana ; it has much more of the 

 Riparia character, and most probably is an 

 accidental cross between a Louisiana and some 

 belated Riparia blossom. Fine of very vigor- 

 ous growth, healthy and hardy, free from rot 

 or leaf blight ; bunch below medium; berries 

 medium, of light green color, changing to a rose- 

 tint, almost like Delaware, when fully ripe and 

 exposed to the sun. It is sufficiently produc- 

 tive and of fine quality. 



I.JYINC. 



Huntingdon. ( Rip.) A grape of the Clinton 

 class. Bunch small, compact, shouldered ; berry 

 small, round, black, juicy and vinous. Ripens 

 early. Vine a vigorous grower, healthy, hardy 

 and productive, but unworthy of propagation. 



Hyde's Eliza. See "York Madeira." 



Imperial. (Hybr.) A white seedling* from lona 

 and Sarbelle-Muscat, by Ricketts, of Newburgk, X. Y. 

 Bunch large with slight shoulder; berry very large, 

 white with considerable bloom ; no pulp ; no seeds(?) ; 

 splendid flavor with traces of the lona-Muscat aroma. 

 Vine a vigorous grower, hardy ; ripens about time of 

 the Isabella. The finest white grape of Ricketts' col- 

 lection, according to Williams, editor Horticulturist. 



Irving. (Underbill's 8-20.) (Hybr.) A fine, 

 most showy and attractive white grape, 

 grow-n from Concord seed crossed with White 

 Frontignan, which was planted by 

 Steph. W. Underbill, of Croton Point, 

 N. Y., in the spring of 1863; fruited 

 first in 1866. 



The character of the very large clus- 

 ter is seen by the engraving (about 

 one-half reduced in size). The berry 

 is large, considerably larger than 

 Concord, of a yellowish-white color, 

 slightly tinged with pink when very 

 ripe. The vine is a moderately vigorous 

 grower ; has large, thick foliage, with 

 "down" on the under-side. Fruit 

 ripens rather late, between the Isa- 

 bella and Catawba, and keeps well in 

 winter ; it has a vinous flavor, and is 

 quite fleshy when perfectly ripe. We 

 consider this far more deserving of 

 dissemination than his "Croton." 



Isabella. Syn., PAIUN'S ISABELLA, WOOD- 

 WARD, CHRISTIE'S IMPROVED ISABELLA, 

 PAYNE'S EARLY, SAKBORTOX(?). (Labrusca.) 

 Probably a native of South Carolina. About 

 the year 1816 it was brought to the north and 

 introduced to the notice of cultivators by 

 Wm. Prince, who obtained it from Mrs. Isa- 

 bella Gibbs, in honor of whom it was named. 

 In the East, its great vigor, hardiness, and 

 productiveness have caused it to be widely 

 disseminated , but in the West it was found 

 to ripen unevenly, and to be very liable to 

 mildew, rot and leaf-blight. It has justly, we 

 think, been discarded by our western grape- 

 growers since better and more reliable varie- 

 ties have taken its place. Bunches large, 

 loose, shouldered ; berries oval, large, dark 

 purple, nearly black when fully ripe, and 

 covered with a blue-black bloom. Flesh 

 juicy, with a rich, musky aroma; tough 

 pulp, and a great deal of acidity. Ripens 

 irregularly, and the leaves seem to fall just 

 at the time when they are needed to aid in 

 ripening the fruit. 



