Niagara. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



Noah. 125 



Exhibitions and on the markets of great cities, a desire 

 "will spring up to grow the same, and thus enable 

 them to introduce it 011 a large scale, at a high price, 

 with far greater success. For this purpose, and to still 

 further test this grape, the proprietors now propose to 

 furnish vines for vineyard planting on special terms, 

 "payment for 95 per cent, of the cost of such vines 

 made contingent on one-half the net sales of fruit 

 therefrom, and all the wood to be returned to them up 

 to and including 1888." While these terms are, in 

 one point of view, very liberal, we doubt that they will 

 have the desired result. We believe that the Pockling- 

 ton, which equals the Niagara in quality, size and 

 beauty, and is now liberally disseminated without 

 restrictions, promises to become a more popular grape 

 and to make the introduction of the Niagara hereafter 

 less called for. 



Noah. (Rip.X) Raised from TAYLOR seed 

 by Otto Wasserzieher, Nauvoo, Ills., in 1869; 

 then twice transplanted, sent to us for testing, 

 and fruited first in 1873. 



Bunch medium, shouldered, compact (yet not 

 too closely compact, well-filled, but not over- 

 crowded) ; berry medium to above medium in 

 size, being but slightly smaller than Con- 

 cord ; of green color, turning yellowish when 

 fully ripe;, skin thin but firm, transparent; 

 not very juicy, pulp firm yet melting, and of 

 excellent quality. Its must-weight is 10 above 

 that of Concord grown and pressed in same lo- 

 cality ; time of ripening about ten days after 

 the Concord. Foliage large and firm, glossy, 



