DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 71 
days after Hartford Prolific and before Dela- 
ware; vine a vigorous grower, healthy and 
productive. 
Pollock. (Zabr.) Raised sei Pollock, Pvc 
N. Y. Bunches large as Concord, compact; berrie. 
large, dark purple or ag iach free of pulp, oa 
not too sweet.—Sitro 
Putnam, or Bee iy Delaware Seedling No. 2. 
Cross between Delaware and Concord; very early; said 
to be sweet, as an re ey must stood 80° saccharome- 
ter; 41¢ per mill. 
Quassaick. A Hybrid of Clinton and Muscat- 
Hamburg, by Mr. Rickett, of sap eit N. Y. It has 
medium, oval, 
ack, with a blue bloom and 
rich; vine healthy and productive.—F. BR. Zi 
e. Some say it is a Hybrid between Labrusca 
oe A#stivalis or Vinifera, but Strong describes it asa 
eross ote a a a and a w beget is probably 
corr: Raised by Peter Raahe, hiladelphia; 
es to be hardy, sg was only lecsicty vigorous 
rarely shouldered; berry below m 
ark red, thickly covered with bloom; flesh very juicy, 
with scarcely any pulp; flavor saccharine, with a good 
deal of the Catawba aroma; quality “ best.”—Ad. Int. 
Rep. 
Raritan. Rickett’s Delaware Seedling No.1. A 
lobed, veined or corrugated; flesh juicy and vinous; 
ripens about the time of Paola Hei commences to 
originator, Mr. J. H. Rick- 
burg, N. Y., presi: that ‘ti is a superior 
© on Oechsle’s 
105° saccharometer; 91g acid; ‘“‘of course too mu 
acid.’ 
Rebecca. (Zabdr.) An accidental seedling, 
found in the garden of E. M. Peake, of Hudson, 
N. Y. Itis one of our finest white grapes, but 
unfortunately very tender in winter, subject to 
mildew, of weak growth, deficient foliage, not 
ductive. On south walls, in well protected 
situations, with dry soil and good culture, it 
succeeded, however, very well, and produced 
most delicious white grapes in some localities. 
pis medium, compact, not shouldered; 
medium, obovate; skin thin, pale green 
aged with yellow or pale amber olor at fall 
maturity, covered with a thin white bloom, con- 
b Flesh tender, juicy, free 
a peculiar musky and 
size, 
very ara lobed, and sharply serrated. “Suited 
only to amateur culture 
(Labr.) <A Cincinnati seedling, 
oe oe by the late Sebastian Rentz, a most 
successful vintner. Claimed to be equal, if not 
superior to Ives. A large, rather coarse black 
grape, very vigorous and healthy in vine and 
foliage, and very productive. Bunch large, 
compact, often shouldered; berry large, round, 
black; flesh rather py musky, with 
abundant sweet juice. Ripens earlier than Ives 
seedling, but is not good enough to be recom- 
mended. Valuable as a stock for grafting. 
Roots thick, with a smooth, firm liber, readily 
ushing young rootlets, of strong resistance to 
Phylloxera; canes thick, but not very long nor 
eeenbilangy Wood hard, with a medium pith. 
Requa. (Rogers’ No. 28.) A fine, table 
grape. Mr. Wilder, who ai a betes Peas aeial 
nity than most men, to form opin 
of the merits of these Hybr ds. 
doubt the most reliable source, described it in 
the Grape Culturist as follows: 
‘¢ Vine tolerably vigorous, and quite produc- 
tive; bunch large, shouldered; berry medium 
season middle of September. A e of fine 
- but subject to rot in unfavorable sea- 
Riesenblatt. (Giant-leaf.) A chance wicaseade “ed 
ome Aistivalis grape that grows on Mr. M. 
iden ard at Hermann, Mo he vine is ie paiittey 
and productive; an enormous gro 
gantic leaf. 
grape by Mess. 
character, resemblin ng Hermann; color dark bri 
y has not been disseminated and conse- 
quently has not been tried outside of Hermann. 
Poors snags or St. Genevieve. Syn. 
OUREUX D ELBEN. hat we call here 
om ne es is not the same vine known by 
that name in the neighborhood of Metz, Ger- 
be a seedling from a 
Ponce grape brought by the sigs French set- 
rs to the Western bank of the lower Missis- 
pair (Ste. Genevieve). Mr. Hu eek how- 
ever, believes it to be a native belonging to the 
southern division of the stivalis class, entirely 
different in foliage, wood and fruit from the 
Vitis Vinifera. Be this as it = it certainly 
is one of our most valuable wine grapes. Bunch 
rather small, very compact, Tea aE berry 
small, dark purple, black, without pulp, ane 
sweet and delicious; not subject to rot or mi 
dew. Vine a strong, vigorous, short jointed 
grower, with heart-sh _ green, smooth 
and is aiihcet : 
