Montefiore. 
DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 
Neosho. 123 
ae a Saas 2a 
14 
orous in gro t very alt y and 
hardy ; sufficiently productive. . Both 
wood foliage show considerable ad- 
0. a 
few days) roe Concord, and before Nor- 
ton’s Va. 
his unos a atioas grape attracted 
where the Am. Pomol. Society met, Aug. 
nile and we at once s d the wood of 
is new variety is far in advance of the 
Ssuppty 
sn Hermann fair, 1882, this grape 
wa arded an extra premium as the 
sid i new no Seadling Sor Red Wine. 
Must 8 
iow t Lebanon. Vee ) Originat ed by 
eorge 
‘Lebawn: Gohanli ia Go: NOY: supp 
e a cross of Spanish Amber "end Teabela. 
Bunch larger "ae —— Muscadine; berry 
round, reddish. pulpy, tough, though sweet, 
perhaps a little better than Northern Muscadine. 
Vot tried here. 
Neosho. (#st.) Found growing w wild on the farm 
ve 0, 8 a 
Mitrich’é patasrtyn every year. 
i n 1873: “The fragrance of the Neosho 
So also thought nae enthus 
Minch; but in 
factorily, and the yu: and bouquet of its wine fo 
no favor. Miinch described it as follows: 
und 
iastic, now lamented, fiend 
her localities it produced unsatis- | 
MONTEFIORE. 
Bunch and berries are of the same size as Norton’s— 
= ———* eee eS heart-shaped. The 
thin, black 7k tae bloom: very 
dark, yet contains bat very li ris coloring matter and 
less tannin; the pulp is meaty, very sweet and spicy, 
with but —_ er: — datheek bigs: The wood 
of the Neos xtremely hard and tough ; it cannot 
be propagated from cuttin gs. The vine is a most vig- 
orous grower when once established on its own seca: 
or successfully grafted ; requires plenty of room, and 
prefers spur-pruning on old wood. It is so handy 
chat it may be said to resist all the extremes = our 
renga climate i in Missouri. The 
wiry xempt from injury by Ph 
foliage Za coarse, but of beautiful color — dark and 
glossy green — and retains its freshness til ii frost sets 
in. The must, though fermented on the husk for two 
days, produces a wine of a beautiful greenish-yellow 
color, and has a most peculiar aroma. It ripens with, 
Norton’s Virginia. 
