DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 35 
Adelaide. One of Jas. H. presser 8 new grapes; 
pie ie between Concord i res burg. It 
escribed as of medium oval shape, 
fae: with light blue Sieh: et a arth ae sprightly 
flayor; purplish red flesh. 
~ roe ae ae great of UsEWDS; bebe ent 8 ae 
tawa, Ill.; ripen 
Prolific. ‘Described in Pratris Farmer: aad 
dium size, stem long; berries hanging sas Joosely: 
skin thick, color dark purple; juice nearly black, stain- 
a wine grape for northern localities. 
Not yet disseminated, which is not to be regretted, 
judging from the above description. 
:G ARBER’S ALBINO. (Zabdr.) Raised 
slightly oval; yellowish or amber color. Flesh ac 
tough; too late for the north.— Chas, Downing. 
Allen’s Hybrid. Raised by J. F. Allen, 
Salem, Mass. ; a cross between the Golden Chas- 
selas and the Isabella; the first of American hy- 
brid grapes. Ripens early, about with the Con- 
cord. Bunches large and long, moderately 
compact; derries full medium to large; skin 
thin, semi-transparent; color nearly white 
tinged with amber; flesh tender and delicate, 
without pulp, juicy and delicious; has a mild, 
muscat flavor; quality best. The leaves have 
a peculiar erumpied eae and partly for- 
It is apt to mild 
anid, 
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collections. 
Alvey. Syn: i. Introduced by Dr. 
rag of Pa orhaag d. Generally classed 
h st., but its shittedcoriehll point to a dif- 
wens Sena Its erect growth, soft and short 
to the conclusion that Alvey originated from an 
intermixture of Vinifera and Aistivalis, crossed 
natural hybridization. Bunches medium, 
loose, shouldered; berries small, round, black; 
sweet, juicy and vinous, without pulp; a slow 
grower, making a stout short-jointed wood; 
moderately productive; roots medium thick, 
more inclined to the wiry character of the Aist- 
ivalis class, with a medium smooth liber. Canes 
remarkably straight and upright, gradually 
ng, and not inclined to ram ike most 
American varieties. Laterals few and feeble; 
wood rather soft, and with a large pith. These 
characteristics, together with its thin skin and 
total absence of pulp, strongly indicate a ja 
character. t in quality, and makes 
one of the best red wines, but is apt to drop its 
leaves on southern slopes; seems to prefer the 
deep rich, sandy loam of ae Bagg otic cep or 
even northern slopes. Must 85°—91° 
Fema i in our former edi- 
tally apa from the gg pic 
we obtained from a of 8 
friend Sam. Miller, at Bluffton, ; said he says : cht : a 
large black, thi 
our expe- 
d we discard it, It may be the same as ‘‘ Au- 
gust Phoned 
Aminia. (Supposed Rogers’ No. 39.) In 
Fall of 1867 we tried to get those of Rogers’ un- 
named hybrids, which we had not yet tested, 
and aware of the confusion existing as to their 
numbers, we obtained a few of each No. from 
different sources at the same time. Of those 
which we planted as No. 39 three survived, but 
not two of them were alike. 
proved especially valuable. To ascertain if 
this were the true No. 39 we addressed Mr. E. 
S. Rogers, to let us have a plant or a graft of 
the original stock of his No. 39, but were in- 
formed that the original stock was lost! 
One of our vines No. 39 proved so valuable, 
that we determined to propagate it, and planted 
fifty vines thereof, while we destroyed the other 
two. rom the commendation given to No. 39 
at the quarter-centennial session of the Am. 
Pomol. Society, by its president, the Hon. M. P. 
Wilder, we have the more reason to sup 
that ours is the true No. 39; but to avoid con- 
which may or may not be the same, we gave 
the name Aminia. Bunches medium, slightly 
shouldered, gemederaials compact, more even, 
and better on an _— than Rogers’ grapes 
generally ma 2 berries full medium to large, 
dark purple, neacis black, with a fine bloom. 
Flesh melting, with but little pulp, sweet and 
of fine flavor, ripening very early, about with 
the Hartford Prolific. We consider it one of 
our earliest good grapes. Vine moderately vig- 
rous, quite hardy, productive. Deserves to be 
extensively cultivated as a table grape. 
a. Seedling of 
brouck, Newburg, 
Delaware, Ohio, describes it as very aiid and healthy 
and of a moderat rather loose, of 
medium size; berries medina color light amber, with 
small dark specks, covered with white ‘ecan: 
Rather pulpy.. Ripens with the Catawba.—Not worth 
planting here; unhealthy and feeble. 
