200 AMERICAN GRAPE CULTURE. 



The vine is not very hardy, but a fair grower, 

 though the wood is not large. It is easily 

 trained. The bunch is of medium size, very 

 compact, and usually shouldered, except on 

 young vines. The color is green, tinged with 

 amber, which becomes quite deep on the sunny 

 side, and has a fine white bloom. The berry 

 is of good medium size, roundish oval, with a 

 thin skin. The flesh is tender and juicy, with 

 very little fiber. The juice is sweet and a 

 little vinous, with a very pleasant flavor. 

 There* is a slight trace of the native odor in 

 the unripe fruit. The Rebecca ripens quite to 

 the center, and has consequently been much 

 esteemed as a table grape. In some localities, 

 generally where the soil is clayey, it has done 

 well ; but it is not recommended for vineyard 

 culture, and often fails in the garden. It 

 ripens nearly two weeks before the Isabella. 



YORK MADEIRA. 



The York Madeira is an old variety, and 

 originated at York, Pa. It may be remarked 

 here that there are two grapes known by this 

 name, a large and a small one, the latter being 

 the true York Madeira. The vine is not veiy 

 hardy, often losing its leaves, and consequently 



