Rulander. 
DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 
Salem. 135 
of the lower Mississippi (Ste. Genevieve). 
Others consider it as a native belonging to the 
southern division of the Mstivalis class; and, 
while we ourselves incline to this view, we 
must admit that its short-jointed growth, ten- 
derness, and liability to suffer from diseases 
and Phylloxera, support the claim of its hav- 
ing originated from foreign (Vinifera) seed. 
Bunch rather small Paiute compact, shoulder- 
ed; berry small, dark purplish-black, without 
pulp, j juicy, sweet and 7 Vine a strong, 
vigorous, short-jointed grower, with heart- 
shaped, light green, smooth leaves, hanging 
THE SECRETARY GRAPE. 
on till late in November; Moped healthy, but re- 
q inte 
seems nevertheless subject to injury by Phyl- 
loxera; wood hard, with a small pith and firm 
outer hexk ; and although it will not bear big 
crops, it inakes up in quality as a witie grape 
what it may lack in quantity. It makes an 
excellent pale red or rather brownish wine 
losely resembling sherry, which was repeat- 
edly awarded a first premium as the best light 
colored wine. Must 100°-110°. 
. (See also LovursranA, page 118.) 
St. Catherine. (Labr.) Raised by Jas 
or, rather sweet, tough, foxy. Not of much 
value.—Downing. 
Secretary. Obtained by J. H. Ricketts, 
Horticultural Exhibition of 1872, and pro- 
nounced by Downing to be one of Ricketts’ 
st in quality: but, being very much in- 
clined to iatidew, it will remain a superb 
amateur variety only 
Vi : bunch large, mod- 
erately compact, taoolinted: with a large, 
ith — 
m the berry; flesh Siiey, sweet, 
i ; char: 
sivas tel like 
same 
een & dukive 
he grape | of excellent sananiese 
, €O 
and shouldered; berry large as Ham- 
burg, } inch in diameter, of a dark 
chestnut or catawba color; flesh toler- 
is 
taste; considered in 
best; skin rather thick; seeds large 
ripens nearly as = as Concord ; 
we Py 
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