Jefferson. 
fferson. (Labr. X) 
H. Ricketts, Newburgh, N. Y.. 
between the Concord and Iona. .The foliage 
seems strong and healthy, not liable to mil-_ 
? 
ous in 
Pp ve m, 
roundish- oval; skin rather thick; 
LIGHT RED. with a thin lilae 
bloom ; flesh meaty yet tender, 
juicy, ‘sweet, i 
aromatic. T 
oe, to the peduncle, and 
ie annex 
illustration shows the form of the bunch, eon- 
siderably reduced in size. 
It is one of the finest red grapes, and VERY 
PROMISING either for market or for home use. 
It ripens about the time of the Concord or soon 
after. Its beauty and very high character make 
it worthy of extensive trial. M. P. Wilder, 
in his address, as President of the. Am. Pomol. 
iraiede peeiahers of 1881, said, ‘‘the Jefferson of 
i might with propriety be denominated 
isti as the Muscat 
paper on the ** Improvement of our native Grapes 
by Crossing,” ‘Concord and Iona are said to be 
of the charming Yona. If we really have the 
DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 
This new, + headend, ; 
J 
N. Reduced 3. 
<n Jona grape upon a Concord vine, it 
cS is an achievement whose value can 
hardly be over-estima 
ica. A new very early white grape 
7. in seregong 8 TT , Nov. 1882, 
cate apparently 
ing from 
pring well. gate oa peo 
| Kal oo. (Labr.) Raised se 
seed of apse by a Mr. Dixon, 
Englishman, at Steubenville, Ohio. 
The fruit is large rt than the Catawba, 
larger. than 
deep hsseny bloom; skin thi 
so t quite tender all cae 
cat ‘but not as rich as Catawba. 
Aceording to the Amer. engin: an 
Society Report (1871), it is 
ripen ten days earlier, and saves 
to the Dep't of Agriculture Report 
vigorous presi: 
ly, and very pict: 
Kay’s Seedling. See Herbe- 
mont. 
Kilvingten(?). Origin unknown. Bunch medium, 
tolerably compact ; berry small, round, dark red with 
a bloom; flesh pulpy, half tender, vinous.—Downing. 
rey eek (Labr.) Bunch long, loose, shoul- 
dered ; be ium, round, pale red with a bloom ; 
flesh pulpy. teins 
“Kitchen. (Rip.) Seedling of Franklin; bunch 
and berry medium ; berry round, black ; fasts acid, 
juicy.— Downing 
Labe(?). Bunch rather small, short, oblong ; berries 
medium, loosely set, black ; flesh! ——— pulpy. 
sharp, oe 
Lama. between Eumelan and some 
- Yiety of the Sree lately originated by D. 8. Man- 
Berries biack ; clusters small ; 
vin, Watertow “i k Z 
of fine high flavor, vino A vigorous grower, with 
g, heal foliage ; ripens about same time as 
thy 
Delaware. Not yet disse 
