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Janesville. Bunch medium to large, short, shouldered, com- 

 pact; berries medium to large, round, black, with slight blue bloom. 

 Flesh greenish, tender, vinous; quality rather poor. The hardiness, 

 vigor, and productiveness of the vine has led to its extended planting, 

 especially far North. Wisconsin. Hybrid. 



Jefferson. Bunch large, short, shouldered, quite compact; berry 

 medium size, round, wine-colored, with slight blue bloom. Flesh 

 tender, light amber color, sprightly, vinous; seeds quite large; very 

 good. A noted home variety, and is commercial in the Southeastern 

 States. New York. Labrusca. 



Jessica. Bunch medium, roundish, shouldered, quite compact; 

 berry medium to large, round, white to golden yellow in color, with 

 some whitish bloom. Flesh tender, green, very sweet, juicy, good. 

 Is prized as a home variety, but as yet not much grown for market. 

 Canada. Hybrid. 



Jewell. Bunch small, roundish, shouldered, quite compact; berry 

 small, round, black, with blue bloom. Flesh a little tough, whitish, 

 vinous, sprightly, juicy; quality good. A thrifty hardy produc- 

 tive vine, and by many regarded the best, purest flavored early 

 black variety. Missouri. Hybrid. 



Lady. Bunch medium, oblong, somewhat conical, slightly shoul- 

 dered, fairly compact; berry medium to large, white or greenish 

 yellow, with some whitish bloom. Flesh tender, vinous, juicy; 

 quality good. Season, earlier than Concord. An amateur variety 

 mainly, but is grown commercially in some sections. Ohio. La- 

 brusca. 



Laussel. Bunch medium, ovate, compact; berry medium, round; 

 color purplish, nearly black. Flesh firm, juicy, sprightly, sweet, 

 good. One of Munson's hybrids, prized in the Southwest. Texas. 

 Hybrid. 



Lenoir (Black Spanish}. Bunch medium to large, shouldered if 

 well grown; berry small, round, dark purple, nearly black, with 

 light bloom. Flesh tender, without pulp, juicy, sweet, vinous. 

 Grown South for dessert use and making red wine of exquisite 

 flavor. It is also grown in Europe for wine-making. North Carolina. 

 ^Estivalis. 



Lindley (Rogers' No. 7). Bunch large, long, quite compact; 

 berry medium, round, color pale, with violet bloom. Flesh sweet, 

 juicy, high-flavored, very good. Needs mixed planting. Planted 

 well across the continent. Massachusetts. Hybrid, 



