red, covered with delicate bloom, persistent, skin tough; pulp juicy, rather tender, of very good 

 quality, ripens late. 



LINDLEY. Rogers No. 9, a combination of a large Massachusetts Labrusca with Golden 

 Chasselas. (,f). Vine vigorous, prolific, foliage mildews less than Delaware; cluster above me- 

 dium cylindrical, with long peduncle; berries large, brick-red, skin thin, tough; flesh tender, juicy, 

 with distinct, agreeable flavor, not in the least foxy; quite resistant to Black Rot, ripe about 

 with Delaware; for pollination, plant near such as Delaware and Brilliant. 



NIAGARA, produced by Hoag and Clark, of Lockport, N. Y., in 1872, and introduced by 

 them. ( * I). It is a cross of Concord with Cassady (the latter having an element of Vinifera 

 in its composition, and it is a white grape), vine of medium vigor, foliage mildews about same 

 as Brighton, prolific of large, compact clusters, berry large, yellowish-green at full maturity; 

 skin tender, juicy, of considerably better quality than Concord, but not quite so good as Diamond. 

 Very subject to Black Rot, and easily damages itself by overbearing. Succeeds better in the 

 South than Concord. 



NORFOLK, produced by N. B. White, of Norwood, Mass. ('f). Vigorous, prolific, 

 cluster large, shouldered, compact, berry large, globose, red, skin thin, does not often crack, 

 pulp tender, good, with a little Muscat flavor; inclined to drop in basket; ripe nearly with Moore 

 Early; very subject to Blg.ck Rot. 



PRESIDENT, a sister of Hemito, every way quite similar, but berry not quite so large, about 

 a week or ten days earlier, about with Moore Early and better. ( ' f ) . 



TRIUMPH, a Concord-Muscat hybrid, produced by G. W. Campbell, of Ohio, early in the 

 seventies of last century. ( ' ^). Vine of good vigor, foliage smaller than Concord, with teeth 

 resembling Muscat, and of good firm texture, stocky, very prolific, of very large, compact clusters, 

 of large, globular, yellowish-green berries; skin thin, tender, sometimes cracking; pulp melting, 

 sprightly, much like Muscat, less meaty, with similar flavor ; seeds small. Succeeds well in Western 

 Texas, and has been quite profitable at Denison, Texas; ripens as late or later than Catawba. 



WOODRUFF, a supposed cross of Concord and Catawba, by C. H. Woodruff, of Ann Arbor, 

 Mich., in 1874. ('f)- Vine vigorous, healthy and excessively prolific; cluster medium, shouldered, 

 very compact, causing the berries to almost invariably crack, if a rain strikes them near ripening 

 time; berry Targe, globular, red, resists rot well, skin thin, pulp tough, juicy, of good quality, 

 but considerably foxy; ripens early and keeps well, when not cracked. Not adapted South. 



Labrusca- Vinifera-Bourquiniana Hybrids 



BRILLIANT, T. V. M. 1883 (Lindley x Delaware). ( ' f)- Growth strong. Vine endures 

 winters anywhere up to 15 degrees below zero. Endures Texas climate well. Clusters large, 

 cylindrical, or somewhat conical, often shouldered, open to compact. Berries large, globular, 

 light to dark red, translucent, with a thin bloom, very handsome when well ripened; skin thin, 

 rather tender, but seldom cracks; pulp meaty, yet very tender, melting and delicious, usually 

 preferred for table and eating fresh, to Delaware, with which it outsells 5 to 10 cents per eight- 

 pound basket in the markets where it is known. Seeds readily part from the pulp; ripens just 

 before the Delaware and yields on an average fully twice as much. It ships about equally as 

 well or better than Concord. Its foliage is less attacked by mildew than Delaware, and spraying 

 with Bordeaux mixture will entirely prevent this. Endures heat and drouth fairly well, much 

 better than Concord. Making a fine record in Georgia, as well as in Texas. Adapted South and 

 North. Fine reports of it from New York. Eight feet, short arm pruning. Well adapted to 

 Kmy as well as sandy soils. (See Plate LIIL, page 163.) 



CAPTIVATOR, T. V. M. 1902 (Herbert x Meladel). ( • |). (The Meladel is a seedling of 

 Delago crossed with BrilHant, a large fine red variety.) Vine of good,' vigorous' growth, similar 

 to Brilliant, but of a more Hvely green and less attacked by mildew, short jointed. Cluster large, 



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