lona. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



Ives. Ill 



In some localities it is still a favorite market grape. 

 Must at Hammondsport 60 -79; acid 12)^ to 8 per m. 



The Isabella has a host of children, few of whom, 

 it seems, have survived her. Those of her seedlings 

 which acquired some repute are described under their 

 proper names in this Catalogue see Adirondac, Eure- 

 ka, Hyde's Eliza, Israella, Mary Ann, To-Kalon, Union 

 Village. 



Many of her seedlings differ so little in form, size, or 

 quality of fruit, in growth and productiveness (some 

 differ only in name), that we prefer to class them as 

 sub-varieties. They are Aiken, Baker, Hague's Eureka, 

 Brown, Cloanthe, Carter(t), Hudson, Louisa, Lee's Isa- 

 bella, Payne's Early, Pioneer, Nonantum, Sanbornton, 

 Trowbridge, Wright's Isabella, &c. 



J 011:1. Originated by Dr. C. W. Grant, of lona 

 Island, near Peekskill, N. Y. It is a seedling 

 of the Catawba, and the leaf somewhat resem- 

 bles that variety. Wood soft, short-jointed, 

 with a pith above average size ; vine a strong 

 grower, but not very hardy ; roots very few, 

 straight, of medium thickness, and of no very 

 firm texture. Canes straight, not inclined to 

 ramble, and of medium thickness, with few 

 laterals. Here it is subject to mildew and rot, 

 and requires careful protection in winter. 



The lona is a fine grape for the garden, and 

 suited only to specially sheltered and protected 

 localities ; it requires rich soil and good cultiva- 

 tion ; in regions which are not subject to mil- 

 dew (or leaf-blight, as it is sometimes called), 

 the lona will yield a fine crop of large, splendid 

 and well-developed clusters, especially when 

 trained against buildings. We arj sorry to 

 know that in open-field culture it does not ripen 

 uniformly, and in some years entirely fails, in 

 many localities. Wherever it will succeed, it 

 is a most desirable variety, also for the vine- 

 yard. 



Bunch usually large, long, and shouldered, 

 not very compact ; berries medium to large, 

 slightly oval; skin thin, but tenacious ; pale 

 red, with numerous deep red veins, which be- 

 come quite dark when fully ripe ; fine bloom. 

 Flesh tender, with uniform character and con- 

 sistence to the centre. Flavor rich, sweet, 

 vinous ; quality BEST, equalling the Delaware. 

 Ripens with or a few days after Concord,, con- 

 tinues a long time in use, and does not dete- 

 riorate in keeping as most other grapes will ; 

 with proper care it can be kept until spring, 

 and still be good. Magnificent specimens 

 were grown in a cold-house by Saunders, at 

 the Experimental Gardens at Washington. 

 Must 88 to 92, and some recorded as high as 

 101; acid 6 r %. 



Iowa-Excelsior(?). Raised by Prof. Mathews, 

 of Iowa, six or eight years ago. Sam. Miller 

 describes it to us as "a LARGE BED grape, fair- 



sized bunch, ripens before Concord, and to 

 my taste as good as Rogers No. 15 (Agawam), 

 which it slightly resembles." This grape 

 might become valuable for the West, and we 

 are surprised that no effort has been made to 

 introduce it. 



Israella. Originated with Dr. C. W. Grant, who 

 claimed for it that it was ' ' the earliest good grape in 

 cultivation"; but later he himself admitted that it was 

 not as good as his " Eumelan." With us it proved 

 later than Hartford Prolific. Vine a moderate grower ; 

 foliage subject to mildew ; bunches large, shouldered, 

 compact, and very handsome when well ripened: berry 

 black with beautiful bloom, rather large, slightly oval, 

 pulpy, not above second-rate in quality. It is now 

 generally discarded. 



The Israella is probably a seedling of the Isabella, 

 which it resembles in habit of growth and character 

 of fruit. 



Ithaca. A Hybr. seedling, raised by Dr. S. J. Par- 

 ker, Ithaca, N. Y.; described by its originator as larger 

 than Walter in bunch and berry ; a pure greenish- 

 yellow ; a rose-like smell, a high, Chasselas-Musque- 

 like flavor, and claimed to be a cross of Chasse- 

 las on Delaware, ripening before Delaware. Said 

 to be hardy, healthy and vigorous. Not disseminated. 

 We only place it on record as one of the new varieties 

 likely to be brought forward. 



Ives. Syn., IVES' SEEDLING, IVES' MADEIRA, 

 KITTREDGE. (Labr.) Raised by Henry Ives, of 

 Cincinnati (probably from the seed of a Hart- 

 ford Prolific, certainly not from a foreign 

 grape as supposed). Col. Waring and Dr. Kit- 

 tredge were the first to make wine from it 

 about eighteen years ago (1865) and now it is 

 a popular red wine in Ohio. While we do not 

 deem it entitled to the first prize "as the best 

 wine-grape for the whole country" (awarded 

 to the Ives at Cincinnati, Sept. 24, 1868), we do 

 accord to it the great merit of having given 

 a new impulse to grape-growing in Ohio, at a 

 time when the repeated failures of the Catawba 

 vineyards made it most desirable that a more 

 reliable and productive grape should be in- 

 troduced. 



Bunches medium to large, compact, often 

 shouldered ; berries medium, slightly oblong, 

 of a dark purple color, quite black when fully 

 ripe. Flesh sweet nnd juicy, but decidedly 

 foxy, and rather pulpy. Not desirable as a 

 table grape, being of very poor quality, but 

 nevertheless a popular mai ket grape, as it bears 

 transportation better than most other kinds. 



It colors very early, but its period of ripening 

 is later than the Concord. The vine is remarka- 

 bly healthy and hardy ; generally exempt from 

 mildew and rot ; a strong, coarse grower, in 

 general habit and appearance closely resem- 

 bling the Hartford Prolific. Hoots abundant, 



