Lenoir, 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



or Jacques. 115 



LENOIR. (Syn., Black-Spanish, Jacques, etc.) 



times even larger than Concord ; in size of clus- 

 ter, rather small. In quality it is better flavored 

 and more delicate than Concord. In color, light 

 greenish-yellow, covered with white bloom. 

 Seeds few and small ; skin thin ; pulp tender ; 

 flavor sweet and rich, slightly vinous, and the 

 foxy aroma of its class considerably chastened 

 down. Although very early in ripening, it is 

 late in starting its buds in spring, and thereby 

 escapes the evil effects of late spring frosts. 



Lenoir. Syn., BLACK 

 SPANISH, EL PASO, BUB- 

 GUNDY, JACK or JACQUES. 

 (^Est.) A southern grape of 

 the Herbemont class, from 

 Lenoir Co., N. C. Bunch me- 

 dium to large, shouldered ; 

 under unfavorable circum- 

 stances, or on badly pruned, 

 overloaded vines the bunch- 

 es are loose and not shoul- 

 dered ; berries small, round, 

 dark bluish-purple, nearly 

 black, covered with light 

 bloom; flesh tender, no pulp, 

 juicy, sweet and vinous ; 

 very rich in coloring matter ; 

 a magnificent grape for the 

 south, but too tender and 

 too late in ripening for the 

 north. In favorable locali- 

 ties it will be found desira- 

 ble for wine and table. Vine 

 a fine grower, but a tardy 

 bearer; foliage deeply lobed. 

 This variety is mainly 

 cultivated in Texas under 

 different names, as BLACK 

 SPANISH, EL PASO. BURGUN- 

 DY. Many years ago (about 

 1859), some few vines, under 

 the name of JACQUEZ or 

 Jacques, were sent to France 

 by Berckmans, of Georgia. 

 In 1869 and following years, 

 when the Phylloxera com- 

 menced to devastate the 

 vineyards of south 'n France, 

 these few Jacques vines con- 

 tinued in luxuriant growth 

 and perfect health. This 

 caused a great demand for 

 Jacques vines, the more so 

 as its grape, on account of 

 its pure vinous taste and 

 deep rich color, pleased very 

 much the French vignerons. 

 But in vain did they apply 

 to American grape-growers 

 and nurseries for vines of this variety. Berck- 

 mans himself stated (in 1871) that he had none, 

 and that, so far as he knew, the culture of this 

 variety had been entirely abandoned in this 

 country. No one then knew that the Lenoir 

 and the Black Spanish, cultivated in Texas, 

 were identical with the Jacques. 



After considerable research for this variety, 

 WE found that G. Onderdonk, describing in his 

 Catalogue the Lenoir, made the following re- 



