DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



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days after Hartford Prolific and before Dela- 

 ware; vine a vigorous grower, healthy and 

 productive. 



Pollock. (Labr.) Raised by Mr. Pollock, Tremont, 

 N. Y. Bunches large as Concord, compact; berries 

 large, dark purple or black; flesh free of pulp, vinous, 

 not too sweet. Strong. 



Putnam, or Rickett's Delaware Seedling No. 2. 

 Cross between Delaware and Concord; very early; said 

 to be sweet, rich and good; must stood 80 saccharome- 

 ter; 4% per mill. acid. 



Quassaick. A Hybrid of Clinton and Muscat- 

 Hamburg, by Mr. Rickett, of Newburgh, N. Y. It has 

 a large bunch, shouldered; berries above medium, oval, 

 black, with a blue bloom; flesh very sweet, juicy and 

 rich; vine healthy and productive.^. JS. Elliott. 



Kua be. Some say it is a Hybrid between Labrusca 

 and JEstivalis or Vinifera, but Strong describes it as a 

 cross between Elsinburg and Bland, which is probably 

 correct. Raised by Peter Raabe, near Philadelphia; 

 thought to be hardy, but was onlv moderately vigorous 

 and proved quite unprofitable. Bunches small, compact, 

 rarely shouldered; berry below medium size, round, 

 dark red, thickly covered with bloom; flesh very juicy, 

 with scarcely any pulp; flavor saccharine, with a good 

 deal of the Catawba aroma; quality "best." Ad. Int. 

 Rep. 



Raritan. Rickett's Delaware Seedling No. 1. A 

 cross of Concord and Delaware. Plant moderately vig- 

 orous, hardy, short jointed; lunch medium, shouldered; 

 berry medium, round, black; leaves of medium size, 

 lobed, veined or corrugated; flesh juicy and vinous; 

 ripens about the time of Delaware, and commences to 

 shrivel as soon as ripe. Its originator, Mr. J. H. Rick- 

 ett, of Newburg, N. Y v claims that this is a superior 

 wine grape, its must coming up to 114 on Oechsle's 

 scale, and 7 mill, acid by Twitchell's Acidometer. In 

 1871 Mr. Rickett reported to the Am. Pom. Society, 

 105 saccharometer; 9> acid; "of course too much 

 acid." 



Rebecca. {Labr.) An accidental seedling, 

 found in the garden of E. M. Peake, of Hudson, 

 N. Y. It is. one of our finest white grapes, but 

 unfortunately very tender in winter, subject to 

 mildew, of weak growth, deficient foliage, not 

 productive. On south walls, in well protected 

 situations, with dry soil and good culture, it 

 succeeded, however, very well, and produced 

 most delicious white grapes in some localities. 

 Bunches medium, compact, not shouldered; 

 berries medium, obovate ; skin thin, pale green, 

 tinged with yellow or pale amber color at full 

 maturity, covered with a thin white bloom, con- 

 siderably translucent. Flesh tender, juicy, free 

 from pulp, sweet, with a peculiar musky and 

 luscious aroma, distinct from any other grape ; 

 seeds small; leaves of scarcely medium size, 

 very deeply lobed, and sharply serrated. Suited 

 only to amateur culture. 



Rentz. (Labr.) A Cincinnati seedling, 

 produced by the late Sebastian Rentz, a most 

 successful vintner. Claimed to be equal, if not 

 superior to Ives. A large, rather coarse black 

 grape, very vigorous and healthy in vine and 

 foliage, and very productive. Bunch large, 

 compact, often shouldered ; berry large, round, 

 black; flesh rather pulpy and musky, with 

 abundant sweet juice. Ripens earlier than Ives 

 seedling, but is not good enough to be recom- 

 mended. Valuable as a stock for grafting. 

 Roots thick, with a smooth, firm liber, readily 

 pushing young rootlets, of- strong resistance to 

 Phylloxera ; canes thick, but not very long nor 

 rambling. Wood' hard, with a medium pith. 



Requa. (Rogers' No. 28.) A fine, table 

 grape. Mr. Wilder, who had a better opportu- 

 nity than most men, to form an accurate opinion 

 of the merits of these Hybrids, and is without 

 doubt the most reliable source, described it in 

 the Grape Culturist as follows : 



" Vine tolerably vigorous, and quite produc- 

 tive ; bunch large, shouldered ; berry medium, 

 size, roundish; skin thin ; flesh tender and sweet 

 with a trace of the native flavor ; color bronzy 

 green, assuming a dull brown red at maturity; 

 season middle of September. A grape of fine 

 quality, but subject to rot in unfavorable sea- 

 sons." 



Riesenblatt. (Giant-leaf.) A chance seedling of 

 some ^Estivalis grape that grows on Mr. M. Poeschles' 

 vineyard at Hermann, Mo. The v^ae is hardy, healthy 

 and productive; an enormous grower and a truly gi- 

 gantic leaf. A small quantity of wine made from its 

 grape by Messrs. Poeschel and Sherer has a Madeira 

 character, resembling Hermann; color dark brown. 



This variety has not been disseminated and conse- 

 quently has not been tried outside of Hermann. 



12 11 1 a Eider, or St. Gene vie ve. Syn. 

 AMOUREUX, RED ELBEN. What we call here 

 the Rulander is not the same vine known by 

 that name in the neighborhood of Metz, Ger- 

 many, but is claimed to be a seedling from a 

 foreign grape brought by the early French set- 

 tlers to the Western bank of the lower Missis- 

 sippi (Ste. Genevieve). Mr. Husmann, how- 

 ever, believes it to be a native belonging to the 

 southern division of the .^Estivalis class, entirely 

 different in foliage, wood and fruit from the 

 Vitis Vinifera. Be this as it may, it certainly 

 is one of our most valuable wine grapes. Bunch 

 rather small, very compact, shouldered ; berry 

 small, dark purple, black, without pulp, juicy, 

 sweet and delicious ; not subject to rot or mil- 

 dew. Vine a strong, vigorous, short jointed 

 grower, with heart-shaped, light green, smooth 



