38 ELLWAXGER & BARRY'S 



NEW GRAPES AND OTHERS NOT SUFFI- 

 CIENTLY TESTED HERE. 



Downing' (Rickett's), (Xew)— "Vine very vigorous ; productive, short jointed ; bunch 

 very large (ten to twelve inches long), compact, shouldered ; berry large to very 

 large, black ; flesh firm ; meaty, tender, sweet, rather rich ; very good. A promis- 

 ing market grape/' 1 year §1.50, 2 years, $2 each. ' "' 



Earlj" Victor — Bunch medium, compact ; berry medium, round, black, covered with 

 bloom ; flesh sweet, pleasant. Yine vigorous and productive. Ripens with Hart- 

 ford. 25 cents. 



Eaton (New) --Described as "Bunch very large, compact. Berries very large, round, 

 black, covered with a thick blue bloom. In general appearance of the bunch and 

 berry it strongly resembles Moore's Early. Skin thick; very juicy with some pulp. 

 A very showy grape." 1 year, $1 ; 2 years, $1.50 each. 



Elvira — A white grape of medium size and fair quality. Yine remarkably productive ; 

 highly esteemed for wine in Missouri. It may be valuable at the east for a similar 

 purpose, but the fruit sets so closely and the skin is so thin that the berries crack. 

 20 cents. 



Empire State (Rickett's) — Bunch long ; berry medium to large, roundish, oval ; skin 

 white with a slight tinge of yellow ; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, sprightly. Ripens 

 with Concord. Yine vigorous and productive. 75 cents. 



Excelsior (Rickett's) — " Yine vigorous ; bunch large to very large, often double 

 shouldered ; berry medium to large, roundish oval ; pale red, sweet with a rich 

 aromatic, muscat flavor. A fine long keeper ; ripening a little before the Catawba. 

 75 cents. 



Francis B. Hayes — Described as " Bunch medium to large ; berry medium, globu- 

 lar ; color greenish white, changing" to amber yellow ; skin firm ; flesh tender, 

 juicy and fine flavor, no foxiness. Foliage healthy ; vine vigorous and prolific. 

 Ripens from seven to ten days before the Concord." 50 cents. 



Golden Drop — A native raised by Pringle in 1869. Resembles Delaware in bunch 

 and berry ; color yellowish white with a tinge of red in the sun ; flesh tender, 

 juicy, rich, delicate, without the slightest foxiness ; vine a good grower and bearer. 

 Ripens with Delaware. Promising as an amateur grape. 50 cents. 



Jefferson — Bunch medium, shouldered, compact; berry medium to large ; skin thick, 

 light red, covered with bloom ; flesh meaty, tender, sprightly, rich, fine quality. 

 Yine \'igorous, healthy. Resembles lona. (ine of the most promising of the newer 

 grapes, but we fear it is too late for this locality, as it seems to ripen only in very 

 favorable seasons. Farther south it will be valuable. 25 cents. 



Jessica — Originated in Canada. Bunch and berry of medium, or small size ; color 

 yellowish green, mellowing to a clear amber ; flesh with very little pulp, sweet, 

 sprightly and aromatic. Yine hardy and productive. Ripens early. 25 cents. 



Jewel (New) — Described as follows : A seedling of the Delaware. Bunch medium, 

 often shouldered, compact ; berry medium, black with bloom ; skin thin, tough ; 

 pulp tender, rich, spicy, quality best equal to Delaware ; vine vigorous, hardy and 

 productive. Season a week before Victor. One year plants $2 each, 2 years $3 each. 



Moore's Diamond (New) — Originated by Jacob Moore. Described as "a pure 

 native, bunch large, compact ; berry about the size of Concord ; color greenish 

 white with a yellow tinge when fully ripe ; flesh juicy and almost without pulp ; 

 quality very good. Yine \igorous and productive." $1.50. 



Poug'likeepsie Red— Described as averaging larger than Delaware, and to be of 

 finer ciuality ; vine resembling Delaware in wood and foliage, but a much better 

 grower, and it is said succeeds where the Delaware will not. Ripens early. $1. 



Trinnipli (Campbell's)— A large fine, white grape, requiring a long season, and suited 

 to Southern latitudes. 50 cents. 



