372 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



pact; berry large, black, with heavy white bloom. Flesh juicy, 

 sprightly, tender; quality better than good. One of Munson's hybrids; 

 popular Southwest, and grown profitably in Missouri and South 

 Illinois. Does best with mixed planting. Texas. 



Beauty. Bunch medium, compact, shouldered; berry of size and 

 color of Catawba, oblong, well covered with lilac-colored bloom. 

 Flesh sweet, tender, delicious. In Georgia claimed to be as good in 

 quality as Delaware, and Hussman, of California, sustains this opinion. 

 A cross between Delaware and Maxatawney. Missouri. 



Belvidere. Bunch medium to large, cylindrical, shouldered, quite 

 compact; berry medium size, round, black, with light blue bloom. 

 Flesh quite tender, greenish, sweet, juicy; quality good. Season, 

 early September in Michigan and Ohio. Of the Hartford type, but 

 better in quality. Labrusca. 



Berckmans. Bunch medium, round, compact; berry round, 

 dark wine color. Flesh juicy, vinous, rich, tender, very good. A 

 cross between Clinton and Delaware much grown in Maryland and 

 Southeast to Georgia. Georgia. 



Bertha. Bunch medium to large, compact, shouldered; berry 

 medium to large, round; skin green and yellow. Flesh quite firm, 

 meaty, juicy, sweet, with slight trace of muskiness, but it makes 

 fine white wine and is very good for dessert or market. Illinois. 



Black Eagle. Bunch large, long, shouldered, not very compact; 

 berry roundish oval, black, with some blue bloom. Flesh greenish, 

 vinous, high-flavored, with tender pulp, but not very juicy. Does 

 well in Michigan, also East and South to Maryland. New York. 

 Hybrid. 



Black Defiance. Bunch large to very large; berry larger than 

 Concord, black, with fine bloom. Flesh sweet, vinous, juicy, good 

 to very good. Season, three weeks later than Concord. Only grown 

 where Catawba and Herbemont ripen properly. Profitable South. 

 New York. Hybrid. 



Brighton. Bunch medium to large, shouldered sometimes 

 doubly quite compact; berries medium to large; color when ripe 

 dark crimson or brownish red. Flesh rich, sweet, refreshing, with 

 tender flesh to the center, very good to best. Requires mixed plant- 

 ing. New York. Hybrid. 



Brilliant. Bunch large, conical, shouldered, quite compact; 

 berry medium to large, roundish; color brownish black. Flesh 



