Prentiss. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



Purity. 131 



Branch 20 inches. Weighing 7 

 pounds. Exhibited at meeting of 

 Am. Pom. Society, Rochester, N. Y. 



From a Photograph by 



G. W, Godfrey, 



Rochester, N. Y 



P. J. Berckmans, on the other hand, consid- 

 ers it worthless in his locality. He writes us : 

 "It may do well north, but is so far of no \alue 

 here" (in Augusta, Ga.) 



It was first exhibited at the New York State 

 fair held in Rochester in 1877, and has been 

 justly awarded FIRST premiums at various 

 exhibitions every year since. From what we 

 have seen and heard of this new grape, we 

 are satisfied that it will rapidly become a fa- 

 vorite among grape-growers, for market and 

 family use, wherever the Concord is success- 

 fully grown. 



"The Pocklington, in size and beauty, is an 

 approach to the Canon Hall or other Mus- 

 cats. Marshall P. Wilder. 



(See the chromo-lithograph illustration op- 

 posite the title page.) 



Prentiss. (Labr.) One of the best native 

 white grapes, where it succeeds ; raised about 

 16 years ago, by J. W. Prentiss, Pultney, N. Y., 

 from seed of Isabella. Vine hardy, endur- 

 ing uninjured down to 20 below zero, and a 

 good grower, very productive, inclined to over- 

 bear; wood rather short-jointed. Leaves large, 

 yet tender here ; slightly downy ; as healthy 

 as those of Catawba, Isabella, or Diana, re- 

 sembling the latter. Bunch medium, not often 

 shouldered, compact. Berry medium round, 

 inclined to oval ; skin not very thin, but very 

 firm ; greenish-white, pale yellow when fully 

 mature, sometimes with a slight rosy tint on 

 side most exposed to the sun, with a thin whi- 



tish bloom ; seeds few, small, dark ; flesh with 

 a slight pulp, tender, juicy, sweet and pleasant; 

 a musky aroma, free from coarse foxiness ; 

 fruit very similar to Rebecca, and Hubbard 

 himself "thought it had traces of Rebecca 

 blood in it." The berries adhere well to the pe- 

 duncle and keep well. Ripens at same time as 

 Concord. A valuable and profitable market 

 grape where it succeeds. Selling in large quan- 

 tities at 15 cents per pound in New York mar- 

 kets when Concords were selling at 4 to Gets. 



T. S. Hubbard, Fredonia, N. Y., who intro- 

 duced this grape, says : " We do not expect it 

 will succeed everywhere, nor do we claim it to 

 be a grape that will succeed over as wide a 

 range of territory as the Concord, but we re- 

 commend it as a VERY PROFITABLE market 

 grape for good grape localities." 



How it will succeed in vineyards of the lower 

 Missouri and Mississippi valleys we cannot 

 tell, as it has not been sufficiently tested, and 

 its parentage does not encourage extensive tri- 

 als in this section. Testimonials as to the 

 growth and health of tbis variety are, so far, 

 favorable. 



The annexed beautiful chromo-lithograph of 

 the Prentiss was furnished us for this Illustra- 

 ted Catalogue by Mr. Hubbard. 



Purity a cross upon Delaware, produced by 

 Geo. "VV. Campbell, is a small white grape of the finest 

 quality. It is claimed to be a stronger grower and to 

 have healthier foliage than the Delaware. It ripens 

 its fruit a few days earlier than that variety. Camp- 

 bell gave it that name on account of the Qiirity of its 



