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s;reen, tender, vinous, rich, with raucli juice, rinil shght aroma. Sea- 

 son in Oliio, early Septeniljer. ('ommercially _i;to«u I'or market in tlie 

 Southeastern States. Xew Yorlc. Labrusea. 



America. — Bunch conical, quite com])act ; l)erries medium, 

 round, with slight bloom, dotted by black sjiots with white speck in 

 the center. Flesh melting, juicy, rich in sugar, and fruit acid, very 

 good. Season some later than Concord. < Irown in the Southwest. 

 Hybrid. Texas. 



Amber {RDiiuiifT.^ .[mhcr). — Hunch long, shoulden^d, quite com- 

 pact; berry medium, o^'al, or oblong; color pale amber. Flesh 

 sweet, juicy, tender, vinous. Season, quite late, t'onunercial in 

 Ohio and Southeast to ( leorgia. Missouri. Riparia. 



Amber Qaeen. — Bunch medium to large, shouldered; Ijerry 

 large, round, or roimdish oblong, amber-colored, but when mature 

 purple. Flesh tender, rich, ver^' good; a g(Hjd keeper. Conunercial 

 in the Southeastern States. Laljrusca. 



Antoinette. — Bunch large, quite compact; berrv large, white. 

 Flesh sweet, rich, with few seeds and but little of tlie foxy aroma of 

 the Labrusea. A vigorous, healthy, productive variety of the South 

 and in Ohi(i. Season, earlier than Concord. Laljrusca. 



August Giant. — ])Unch very large, very long; stem strong, often 

 with short double shoulder; berrj' very large, oval or (iblong. Flesh 

 juicv, high-flavored, vinous, half tender. Season, first of Sepitember. 

 A hybrid with vinifera that does well over a large part of the South 

 and fairly well in Michigan. Xew York. 



Bacchus. — Bunch medium, compact, shouldered; berry small to 

 medium, black, with blue bloom. Flesh juicy, s]irightly, good when 

 fully ripe. CJf Clinton type, mainly used in wine-nud^ing. Xew York. 

 Eiparia. 



Barry (Rugcrs' No. 43). — f-!imch medium, compact, shouldered, 

 but it is wider than long; berrj' large, round; color black, with blue 

 bloom. Flesh tender, juicy, sweet, pleasant; quality good; ripens 

 with Concord. Requires mixed planting. Jfassaclmsetts. Hybrid. 



Bailey. — B>uncli large to very large, roundish, often branched, 

 usually quite comjiact; berry large, ])lack, with slight bloom. Flesh 

 firm, meaty, juic3', sprightly; quality ver}- good. Cro\^Ti to best 

 advantage in dry climates in the Southwest, where it does not mildew 

 or rot. Does best with mixed [ilanting. Hybrid. Texas. 



Beacon. — Bunch large, roundish, often shouldered, quite com- 



