22 THE GRAPE IN KANSAS. 



Early Victor. In bunch the berry is rather below the average, but ripens 

 very early ; is very pure in flavor, with very little pulp ; is exceedingly sweet, 

 sprightly, and vinous; never cracks, and adheres firmly to the bunch. [Self- 

 fertile.] (Sedgwick Nursery Company.) 



Eaton. Bunch large, shouldered; berry large, round, black, blue bloom; 

 juicy, tender. Uncertain ripener in some localities. Seedling of Concord. [Self- 

 sterile.] (Thomas.) 



Eclipse. Bunch large, double shouldered, not very compact; berry very 

 large, tender, rich, sweet, sprightly, vinous, and of excellent quality ; vine hardy, 

 healthy, very vigorous and productive. (Sedgwick Nursery Company.) 



Eldorado. Vine strong, only moderately productive; bunches loose and 

 quite susceptible to insect attacks and rot; berry of medium size, golden green; 

 pulp sweet, tender, and of excellent quality. Ripe last week in August. [Self- 

 sterile.] (Bulletin No. 92, Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station.) 



Elvira. Bunch medium; berry medium, round, pale green, tender, sweet; 

 hangs well to the vines and is improved by slight frost. Missouri. [Self- fertile.] 

 ( Thomas.) 



Empire State. Bunch rather large, shouldered; berry medium, yellowish 

 white, rich, sweet, sprightly, very good. Early. A cross of Hartford and Clin- 

 ton. Newburg, N. Y. A promising new sort. [Self -fertile.] (Thomas.) 



Eumelan. A chance seedling, originated at Fishkill, N. Y. Vine hardy, 

 productive, and ripens early; bunch of good size, compact, shouldered; berry 

 medium size, nearly round, of a deep purple or bluish black color, covered with 

 a light bloom; flesh tender, melting, ripening to the center, sweet, sprightly, 

 vinous. [Nearly self-sterile.] (Downing.) 



Geneva. A good grower and fairly productive. It has beautiful white ber- 

 ries, of good size ; skin tender, very sweet, and one of the best half-dozen in 

 quality. Its chief fault upon our grounds is that, on account of its tender skin 

 and pulp, it is almost ruined by June-bugs, wasps, and bees, which swarm upon 

 the beautiful fruit. [Nearly self-sterile.] (Bulletin No. 92, Kentucky Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station.) 



Green's Golden. Bunch medium, long stem, compact, regular; berry 

 large, round, greenish white, very juicy, acid; a handsome grape; poor shipper. 

 [Self -sterile.] (Thomas.) 



Green Mountain ( Winchell ). Bunch small, compact, sometimes shouldered ; 

 berry medium, oval, greenish white; thin bloom; pulp tender, juicy, very sweet 

 and rich; free from rot and mildew. The berries hang well to the stem. An 

 excellent grape, with a future. (Thomas.) 



Goethe (Rogers's No. 1). Bunch rather large, moderately compact, shoul- 

 dered : berry quite large, oval, yellowish green, often more or less blotched or 

 shaded dull red; flesh tender, with no pulp, sweet, slightly aromatic, and, when 

 well ripened, of excellent quality ; rather late, occasionally ripening well at the 

 North, better at the South; vine vigorous and productive. This has more of 

 the exotic character than any other of Rogers's hybrids, and, therefore, less reli- 

 able, and more subject to mildew. (Thomas.) 



Hartford Prolific. Bunches large, shouldered, rather compact; berries 

 rather large, round; skin thick, black, with a bloom; flesh sweet, rather juicy, 

 with some toughness and acidity in its pulp ; ripens one week before the Con- 

 cord. Hardy, vigorous, productive. Valued for its earliness and easy culture. 

 [Self-fertile.] (Thomas.) 



