338 CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 



oval, greenish-white, with a tinge of rose in the sun; 

 flesh sweet and excellent ; ripens with the Delaware. 



Mcixatawny. Originated at Eagleville, Penn., and 

 is a healthy, hardy, and vigorous variety of excellent 

 quality, but is too late for Northern culture. Bunches 

 medium, compact, without shoulder; berries medium, 

 oval, greenish-white ; flesh tender, sweet, and delicious, 

 without pulp; ripens Oct. 1. 



Mead's Seedling. By John Mead, of Lowell, Mass., 

 from the Catawba, which it resembles. Bunch above 

 medium ; berry of the size of the Catawba, darker, with 

 a fine blue bloom; flesh juicy and very sweet, and bet- 

 ter than the Catawba. It was found in the summer of 

 1847, and taken to Illinois in 1850, where it is received 

 with favor. 



Miles. A recent variety from Pennsylvania, said to be 

 the earliest of grapes, ripening before Canby's August. 

 Vine vigorous, healthy, and hardy ; fruit of medium size, 

 black, oval ; flesh sweet and rather buttery, but of fair 

 quality. 



Rebecca. A chance seedling, found in the o-arden of 



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E. M. Peake, Hudson, KY. It is subject to mildew when 

 young, and its foliage also suffers from the burning rays 

 of the sun. Yet it becomes more vigorous with age, and 



