Lady Washington. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



Lindley. 117 



bearer, healthy : leaves very large, bearing much re- 

 semblance to those of the lona. Time of maturity 

 about with the lona." 



Lady Dunlap. One of Ricketts' new Seedlings, 

 first exhibited in 1881. Berry medium, amber, vinous, 

 quality very good. (Report on New Fruits, Am. Pom. 

 Society, 1881.) 



Lady Washington. (Hybr.) One of Ricketts' 

 choicest and most promising seedlings (% for- 

 eign), produced by crossing Concord (/) with 

 Allen's hybrid (m). Vine very vigorous, short- 

 jointed; leaves large, roundish, coarsely ser- 

 rated, occasionally lobed, thick and downy, 

 luxuriant and healthy. Bunches very large, 

 shouldered, often double-shouldered, moder- 

 ately compact; berries fully medium in size, 



round ; skin pale amber, yellowish with a deli- 

 cate rosy tint where exposed to the sun, having 

 a thin whitish bloom ; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, 

 of very good quality and delicate aroma. The 

 berries adhere well to the peduncle, and the 

 fruit continues a long time in use. Ripens 

 about the same time as Concord, or soon after. 

 A most beautiful and promising variety. 



We have some vines of the Lady "Washing- 

 ton fruiting for the first time this season. We 

 found it a strong grower, hardy, the foliage 

 very good ; but the fruiting season was very 

 unfavorable for all varieties. 



Laura. (Hybr,) One of Marvin's new grapes, 

 hardly as good as most of his other seedlings. Bunch 

 small, not very compact ; berry small, light amber, 

 pulpy. (Am. Pomol. Society, New Fruit Rep., 1881.) 



Lindley. (Rogers' No. 9.) This 

 beautiful and valuable grape 

 originated by hybridizing the 

 wild Mammoth-grape of New 

 England with the Golden Chas- 

 selas. Bunch medium, long, 

 shouldered, somewhat loose; 

 berries medium to large, round ; 

 color quite peculiar, and distinct 

 from any other variety, rather 

 more of a brick-red than Cataw- 

 ba color ; flesh tender, sweet, 

 with scarcely a trace of pulp, 

 possessing a peculiar, rich, aro- 

 matic flavor. Pres't Wilder de- 

 nominates this and the Jefferson 

 grape the Muscats of America. It 

 resembles the Grizzly Frontig- 

 nan in appearance of bunch, and 

 is regarded by some as fully 

 equal to the Delaware in quality. 

 The engraving represents a me- 

 dium sized bunch of this variety. 



Soots long and straight, with 

 a smooth liber of medium firm- 

 ness ; canes slender for their 

 length, with few laterals, and 

 large, prominent buds ; vine of 

 very vigorous growth, making 

 rather long-jointed wood, medi- 

 um in hardness and size of pith. 

 The foliage when young is of a 

 reddish color; the fruit ripens 

 very early and drops from the 

 bunch. It makes a splendid 

 white wine. Specific gravity of 

 must 80. 



We recommend It as a fine 

 table grape one of the best of 

 the red Hybrids. 



LINDLEY. (Rogers' No. 9.) 



