42 2 THE GRAPE. 



Hosford. Bunches large, shouldered ; berry very large, round, 

 black ; flesh tender, juicy ; flavor sweet. Good. Michigan. 



Isabella. Bunches rather large, shouldered ; berries round oval, 

 rather large ; skin thick, dark purple, becoming nearly black ; 

 bloom blue ; tender, with some pulp, which lessens as it ripens ; 

 when fully ripe, juicj', sweet, rich, slightly musky. Ripens in 

 favorable aspects as far north as 43° lat. , except in cold seasons. 

 Very vigorous ; profusely productive. Origin, South Carolina. 

 The Garrigttes, Payn' s Early, and Louisa claim to be earlier 

 than the Isabella, but differ from it little if any. 



Israella. Bunches medium, shouldered, very compact ; berries 

 medium, slightly oval, black ; flesh tender to the centre, with a 

 peculiar, rich, and pleasant flavor. Early, ripening with Con- 

 cord. Vine vigorous, healthy, and hardy. Peekskill, N. Y. 

 Keeps well. 



Ives.* Bunch medium, compact, shouldered; berry rather small, 

 roundish oval, black, with some pulp; of moderate quality; its 

 chief value for wine. Origin, Cincinnati, Ohio. Season medium, 

 or rather early. 



Lawrence. Bunch large, conical ; berry medium, round, purple to 

 black; pulp firm, breaking; flavor sub-acid, free from mildew. 

 Pennsylvania. 



Lenoir. Bunches large, handsome, compact, little shouldered ; 

 berries small, round; skin thin, dark purple ; bloom slight; ten- 

 der, with no pulp ; melting, sweet, excellent. Wood long-jointed ; 

 leaf three-lobed. Origin, Carolina. Closely resembles Herbe- 

 mont. 



Logan. Bunches medium, shouldered, compact ; berries rather 

 large, oval, black ; flesh juicy with little pulp, and a moderate 

 flavor. Vine a slender grower ; leaves small, three-lobed. Early. 



Merrimack. (Rogers' No. 19.) Bunch medium, rather short; 

 berry large, round, black ; flesh tender, sweet, of good quality. 

 Mid-season. Massachusetts. 



Miles. Bunch and berry small ; juicy, vinous, good. Hardy . 

 moderate grower ; productive. 



Mills. Bunch large, long, shouldered ; berry large, round, black ; 

 thick skin ; flesh juicy, rich, vinous. Ripens with Concord. 



Missouri. Bunches loose ; berries small, round ; skin thin, nearly 

 black ; tender, sweet, pleasant, with little pulp ; moderately pro- 

 ductive ; growth slow ; wood short-jointed ; leaves deeply three- 

 lobed. 



Moore's Early.* Bunch medium, berries large, black, with a 

 heavy bloom ; quality only fair. Ripens about two weeks before 

 Concord. One of the most largely grown and profitable early 

 market grapes. Massachusetts. 



