THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Niagara Grape was raised by C. L. Hoag, of Lockport, New York, 

 from seed of the Concord sown in 1868. In 1872 it bore frnit of such 

 marked excellence that he resolved to test it more fully. Having 

 propagated a few vines, lie distributed them at various points for trial, 

 and such was the uniform quality of the fruit, and vigor and endurance 

 of the vine, that he decided both to plant and propagate it largely. 

 At present he has a vineyard of several hundred vines, just beginning 

 to come into bearing. No plants of this variety have been as yet 

 offered for sale, but Mr. Hoag is now propagating it extensively, and 

 in due time it will be in the market. The vine is an unusually strong, 

 vigorous grower, as we had ample opportunity of observing when 

 passing through Mr. Hoag's young vines, while the leaves are large 

 and leathery, well calculated to endure our sudden alternations of 

 temperature, and resist the attacks of mildew. We were not able to 

 find a leaf that showed any symptoms of suffering from any cause 

 whatever. What extremes of cold the vine is able to endure unharmed, 

 and hence how far to the northward it can be safely planted, it is not 

 possible to say without more extended trial, but the early ripening up 

 of the wood, which was a marked feature, gives promise of hardiness, 

 and leads to the expectation that it will endure without injury the 

 severe frosts of our higher latitudes. 



The fruit is well represented in the cut which is here given; drawn 

 from nature, without any attempt to stretch the truth. As will be 

 seen, the bunches are of good size, and very compact, The berries are 

 of the same size as the Concord, and when perfectly ripe of a light 

 greenish amber color. The skin is tough, does not crack, so far as we 

 can discover, and seems likely to bear handling and carriage unusually 

 well. The pulp is soft, juicy, sweet, of good flavor, with a little touch 

 of that peculiar muskiness which shows its American origin. The 

 fruit begins to ripen with the Hartford Prolific, and will continue to 

 hang on the vines not only without injury but gradually improving in 

 sweetness and richness until hard frosts indicate the near approach of 

 winter. This shows that it has no tendency to drop from the bunch. 

 At the time of our visit the Hartford Prolific was just being cut for 

 market, but we are confident they would have found but few purchasers 

 had as many baskets of the Niagara accompanied them. 



We shall be very much disappointed if this grape does not take 

 the same place among white grapes as the Concord has taken among 



