DESCRIPTIONS OF INDIGENOUS GRAPES. 



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Elsinbnrgli, small, round, black with blue bloom, thin skin, no pulp, sweet, melting, excel- 

 lent for table; bunch long, loose, shouldered ; vine makes slender shoots, but is very hardy and 

 productive ; ripens end of August. 



Empire (N. Y.), one-third larger than Catawba, skin rather thicker, some pulp, berry very 

 dark not black, blue bloom, very sweet when fully ripe with a peculiar rose flavor; cluster very 

 large, shouldered, larger than Concord, compact ; vine remarkably vigorous and rampant, exceed- 

 ingly hardy and a very great bearer; ripens same period as Catawba ; foliage very large, the 

 berries adhering strongly ; the fruit can be preserved well through the winter in a fresh state. It 

 is valuable lor preserves, and the vine is suited to this latitude and to the South. 



Estelle, seedling of Alexander, large, round, black, pulpy, acid, becoming sweet at maturity, 

 foxy, juicy, vinous ; vine very hardy, vigorous, productive ; ripe beginning of September. 



Eagenia, seedling of Catawba, early, medium, round, dull, dark or blackish red, thick skin, 

 good, vine hardy, vigorous, very productive, ripens 12 days before the Catawba. 



Eareka (Prince), a seedling whose fruit is entirely distinct from any other Native Grape. 

 Berry medium, round, pale pink, very sweet and remarkably juicy, with an exquisite perfumed 

 vinous flavor, but one seed, very thin skin, as free from pulp and foxy flavor as the most delicate 

 foreign grapes. It not only surpasses all Natives, but is superior in sprightliness and flavor to any 

 of the Chasselas varieties; cluster medium, not shouldered, berries sufficiently apart to mature per- 

 fectly ; vine very hardy, more so than Isabella or Catawba, and more vigorous, with very large 

 foliage ; exceedingly productive ; ripens from the 5th to 10th of September, A weak layer of 

 1858 has now (Oct. '59.) six shoots measuring 10 to 12 feet, in all about 64 feet of wood, being 

 more than 12 times the weight of wood and foliage that Delaware vines have of the same age. 

 This grape is not only suitable for the table, but combines in a pre-eminent degree all the estimable 

 qualities requisite for making as delicious, sprightly, aromatic wine as the best foreign varieties 

 have ever produced. A Committee of Horticulturists of universally acknowledged ability and 

 judgment will be solicited to investigate the merits of this Grape, and vines will be offered by 

 subscription in the autumn of 1861 at $10 per pair. 



Fox — White, Red, and Black, — Yitis labrnsca. There are several varieties of each of these, 

 difi'ering in size and flavor, and usually remarkable for their thick skin, tough pulp, and strong 

 foxy flavor. Some are tolerable table grapes, but the most of those found in a natural state are 

 useful only for cookery and preserves. Some ripen very early in August, and others in September. 

 It is a character natural to this species to shed the fruit as soon as ripe, but some seedling varieties 

 are not subject to this defect. 



Fragrant Harrison, a seedling from Isabella. Berry and bunch rather large, amber white, 

 ripens before Isabella. 



Franklin (Penn.), precisely like the Clinton, with the exception that the fruit is sweet ; ripens 

 early, small, black., superior to Alexander, highly esteemed ; vine hardy, vigorous, holds fruit and 

 foliage late. Some seedlings of it grown by Dr. J. B. Garber seem of great promise. 



Garrignes (Del.), large, oval, dark purple, thick bloom, very much resembles Isabella, of which 

 doubtless it is a seedling; quality not quite equal, juicy, sweet, rich, some toughness of pulp, 

 cluster large, shouldered, loose ; vine hardy, very vigorous, productive ; ripens ten days before 

 Isabella. The tale about planting a raisin seed is of course mere nonsense. 



Godman (Virginia), nearly as large as Isabella, round, black with bloom, sweet, good flavor, 

 pleasant for table ; cluster medium, branched, sometimes equally divided, vine very hardy, vigor- 

 o^as, productive, valuable for its earliness ; ripens 10th or 15th of September. 



Golden Clinton (N. Y.), a seedling of Clinton, berry and bunch small, amber white, tender, 

 thin skin, juicy, mild acid, very good flavor, no pulp, estimable; vine very hardy, vigorous 

 growth, very productive ; ripens middle of September. 



Graham, medium, round, purple with bloom, juicy, sweet, pleasant, slight pulp, excellent ; 

 cluster medium, shouldered, loose. 



Gridley, small, round, blue, juicy, pleasant, not high flavor, pulpy, not foxy, better than Clin- 

 ton ; cluster large, shouldered ; vine very hardy, extremely vigorous and very productive. 



Halifax (N. Ca.), medium, round, black, juicy, vinous, pulpy, unpleasant flavor, makes good 

 wine; vine very hardy, vigorous, exceedingly productive; ripens end of September. 



Halifax Seedling, early, medium, black, blue bloom, pulpy, peculiar huckleberry flavor, makes 

 very good wine; vine vigorous, immensely productive. 



Hannah (Ohio), a seedling of the Catawba, oval, dark purple, beautiful, sweet, musky, very 

 good; cluster medium to large, branched, rather compact; vine hardy, vigorous, productive; 

 ripens at the same period with the Isabella. 



Harris (Southern), medium size, round, black with blue bloom, sweet, juicy, pleasant, a little 

 pulp, not subject to rot at the South, valuable ; vine extremely vigorous and productive, ripens 

 beginning of September. 



Hartford Prolific, rather large, round, black with bloom, thick skin, considerable foxiness till 

 fully ripe, but less than the Concord which it surpasses in quality ; sweet, juicy, good flavor, some 

 pulp, estimable for table, nearly equal to Isabella, bunch large, shouldered, rather compact; vine 

 very hardy, exceedingly rampant and vigorous as well as greatly productive ; succeeds with but 

 slight attention, and is well suited to the extreme North. The berries are subject to drop when 



