Walter. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



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Walter. (Labr. X) Raised by that enthusi- 

 astic horticulturist, A. J. Caywood, of Pough- 

 keepsie, N. Y., crossing the Delaware with the 

 Diana. From the many premiums awarded to 

 this grape, from the favorable reports by all 

 who have seen or tested it for wine, it might 

 well claim to be a first-class grape, and to 

 merit a trial. It labors yet under the disad- 

 vantage of having been represented as the cli- 

 max of perfection by its originator. In justice 

 to the latter, however, it must be admitted 

 that he honestly believed all he claimed for 

 his seedling, and has distributed the same with 

 a liberality and a disinterestedness scarcely 

 ever equaled by any originator of a new va- 

 riety. It is now growing in almost every soil 

 and location of this Union, and the opinions on 

 its true merits and adaptability for general 

 cultivation widely differ according to localities. 

 In those where vines are much subject to mil- 

 dew, the Walter cannot flourish, it drops its 

 foliage, and is far from desirable ; but in favor- 

 able localities, especially where the Delaware 

 succeeds well, there the Walter may also prove 

 desirable a fair grower and a good bearer. 

 Even in less favored localities it proved healthy 

 and gave, for a few seasons, splendid results 

 when grown on Concord or other vigorous 

 roots, while on its own roots it failed. 



In general appearance the characters of both 

 parents, the Diana and Delaware, are discerni- 

 ble. The bunch and berry are in shape and 

 color similar to Delaware, somewhat larger in 

 size. The illustration was made after a perfet 

 bunch, rarely equaled, exhibited by the origin- 

 ator. Flesh tender, rich, and sweet, with an 

 agreeable spicy flavor, strongly reminding one 

 of the Diana. The fruit is possessed of a most 

 exquisite and delicate aroma, and a bouquet 

 equaled by no other American grape that we 

 know of. Quality best, both for table and for 

 wine. Ripens very early, about the same time 

 as Delaware. Vine, in moderately rich sandy 

 soil, where free from mildew, a very fair grow- 

 er, with dark brown short-jointed wood ; large 

 tough leaves, green on the upper and lower 

 surface, not perceptibly woolly. Must 99 to 

 105 C ; acid 5 to 8 per mill. 



Wilding. (Rip. X Labr.) One of Rommel's 

 new seedlings, quite different from all his other 

 grapes. . Vine of a vigorous growth, hardy and 

 healthy ; bunch small to medium in size, loose, 

 shouldered ; berries very pale green, almost 

 white, transparent, round, of full medium size, 

 juicy, very sweet, no pulp ; skin very thin and 

 tender. Ripens with Concord. It is an exqui- 

 site grape for family use, yet unfit for market- 

 ing ; it makes a very good wine. 



Willis. Claimed to be from Delaware seed by its 

 originator. W. W. Jones, Camargo, Ills., who sent this 

 new grape to the 13th Ann. Meeting of the Ohio State 

 Horticul. Society, Dec. 1879. The bunches of fair to 

 good size, very compact, often conspicuously shoul- 

 dered, and the berry of full medium proportions, round, 

 and from pale green to amber yellow ; flavor good ; 

 flesh very tender, no pulp, rich and sweet. It was con- 

 sidered promising, though as yet nothing is known, 

 experimentally, of its behavior as to growth and pro- 

 ductiveness in different soils. 



On the fruit farm of the originator it has now yield- 

 ed the tenth crop without rot or mildew, and went 

 through the severe winter of 1880-81 unprotected ; and 

 in September, 1881, Prof. T. J. Burrill testified that not 

 the least appearance of injury could be found. He de- 

 scribed the Willis, as there seen : '* of vigorous growth, 

 not so rampant as Concord but producing about an 

 equal amount of fruit ; wood hard, joints inclined to be 

 short ; leaves remarkably thick and leathery, with a 

 dense, dark-colored tomentum beneath. The vine has 

 nothing of the appearance of foreign parentage the 

 fruit certainly has." 



Wilmington (?). A white grape, originated near 

 Wilmington, Del. Vine very vigorous, hardy ; bunches 

 large, loose, shouldered ; berries large, round inclining 

 to oval, greenish-white, or, when fully ripe, yellowish ;. 

 flesh acid, pungent. Not desirable at the north ; may 

 be better south. Ripens late. Downing. 



Wilmington, Red. Syn., WYOMING, RED. (La- 

 brusca.) Raised and disseminated by Dr. S. J. Parker, 

 Ithaca, N. Y., and, according to Fuller, ' nothing 

 more than an early red Fox-grape, but little better 

 than the old Northern Muscadine." The Horticultu- 

 rist, of Nov. 1874, speaks of the Wyoming Red (probably 

 the more correct name of Dr. Parker's red Fox-grape 

 seedling) as being rapidly diffused and much in de- 

 mand there as an early profitable grape. Said to be 

 double the size of Delaware, which it resembles in ap- 

 pearance. Bunch small, compact, and handsome. 

 Berry small to medium, bright red ; skin thin and firm; 

 flesh sweet, a little foxy, but not enough to be objec- 

 tionable. Vine good grower, and very healthy and 

 hardy. Unknown in the west. 



Winslow. ( Rip, ) Originated in the garden of 

 Charles Winslow, Cleveland, O. The vine resembles 

 Clinton, is hardy and productive ; the fruit mature* 

 very early , and is less acid than Clinton ; bunch medi- 

 um, compact; berry small, round, black. Flesh red- 

 dish tinge, some pulp, vinous, juicy. Downing. 



Woodriver Grape. Said to have originated near 

 Woodriver, in Washington Co., R. I., by Mr. Brown. 

 (See letter of Chas. A. Hoxie, Carolina, R. I., Sept, 13, 

 1880.) White, very early, fine quality. 



Woodruff's Red. (Labr. X) Originated with C. 

 H. Woodruff, Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1874; a chance 

 seedling, supposed to be a cross between Catawba and 

 Concord. Ripens a little ahead of Concord. Vine a 

 very strong grower, healthy and hardy ; leaf as large 

 as that of any known variety(?), leathery ; free from 

 disease in its original location ; but little tried outside ; 

 bunch large, shouldered ; berry in color and size similar 

 to Salem. Said to be very promising. 



