Walter. 
DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 
Woodriver. 145 
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Walter. (ZLabr. X) Raised by that enthusi- 
astic horticulturist, A. J. Caywood, of Pough- 
this grape, from the favorable reports by all 
who have seen or tested it for wine, it might 
well claim to be a first-class grape, and to 
merit atrial. It labors yet under the disad- 
vantage of having been represented as the cli- 
max of perfection by its originator. In justice 
tothe latter, however, it must be admitted 
that he honestly believed 
his seedling, and hee distributed the same with 
a liberality and i tedness scarcely 
ever equaled wy any originator of a new va- 
prore Walter cannot flourish, it drops its 
and is far from desirable ; but in favor- 
where the Delaware 
and gave, for afew seasons, —_ results 
. Concord or ee 
ator. ! 
agreeable oils favor, = ae 
of the Diana. enced of a ea 
exquisite and are aroma, and a bouquet 
equaled by no other 
wine. Ripens beef early, about the same time 
as Delaware. in moderately rich sandy 
soil, where free pon mildew, a very fair grow- 
tough lea 
105°; acid 5 to 
Wilding. (Bip. x Labr.) One of _Rommel’s 
grapes. “Vine of @ vigorous hardy and 
healthy ; bunch small to medium in size, loose, 
dered ; berries very pale green, almost 
hite, transparent, round, of full medium size, 
all he claimed for | 
surface, atti t perceptibly woolly. Must 99° to | 
8 per mill. 
Willis. Claimed to be from Delaware seed by its 
originator. W. W. Jones, Cam: , Ills., who sent this 
new grape to the 13th Ann. ations the Ohio State 
Horticul. Society, Dec. 1879. fair to 
aot size, very compact. often conspicuously s veneer 
sea from pale green to amber yellow; A 
flesh a ee no pulp, rich and sweet. It was con- 
sidered prom , though as yet nothing is kno 
experime: cahaith ot of - —* as to growth and pro- 
ductivences: in a <a 
tor it has now _— 
ed the tenth crop without pear Seam and we 
the severe winter of 1880-81 unprotected ; ree 
= meebo 1881, caer T. iw Burrill t testified that not 
ppearan d. He de- 
scribed the ase as there seen : “‘ of vigprous gro 
not so rampant as Concord but producing about an 
equal amount abe fruit ; wood hard, joints inclined to be 
short; leaves remarkably thick and leathery, with a 
dense, dark-col |tomentum beneath. yine has 
nothing of the apprerinet of foreign parentage—the 
fruit certainly has.” 
Wilmington(?). A white grape, originated near 
Wilmington, Del. Vine Modes age bunches 
Pics shouldered ; berries large, round inclining 
oval, greenish-white, or, when fully ripe, yellowish ; 
per te yearn Not desirable at the north; may 
be better south. Ripens late —Downing. 
Red. ri Wromrne, rep. (La- 
ed hy Dr. S. J. Parker, 
nothing 
nigh acme but not enough to be objec- 
tionable. ee healthy and 
American grape that we ode Ua) ‘tee unt 
know of. Quality best, ‘both for table and for | 
a the garden of 
oO 
um, compact; berry small, round, black. Flesh red- 
dish tinge, some pulp, vinous, juicy.— Downing. 
Woodriver Grape. Said to have originated near 
Woodriver, in Washington Co., R. I., by Mr. Reon: 
cpcpeonter is A. Hoxie, Carolina, R.I., Sept, 15, 
1880.) White, very early, fine quality. 
Woodruff’s Rea. (Labr. x) Originated with C. 
H. oe Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1874; a chance 
peasant a 
Tinea sa little _ ahead of Concord. Vine a 
ere e 
ae ee healtl thy and hardy 
as that of any known variety(?), I -: free from 
disease in its original l - put little tried ou itside: " 
bunch large, harry in color and size similar | 
uldered 
to Salem. Said to be very promising. 
