A CATALOG OF NEW FRUITS 
common storage without shriveling, shelling, or decaying until March— 
truly remarkable for late keeping. 
Van Buren —the best very early, black grape so far introduced. Cluster me¬ 
dium to above, compact; berry little smaller than Concord, and equal ii 
not superior to Concord in quality. For roadside markets and home, it 
should prove most valuable. 
Watkins —is noteworthy for high quality. The vine is vigorous and produc¬ 
tive; clusters medium to above, slightly tapering and loose; berries reddish 
black, medium in size, oval; flesh meaty, juicy, sweet. Promising for home 
use and roadside markets. 
Wayne —is strong, vigorous, and productive; clusters medium in size, com¬ 
pact; flesh firm, slightly tough, juicy, sweet, vinous; quality very good; its 
keeping quality is impaired by a tendency to shell. Well worthy of trial. 
Westfield —a Herbert by Concord Seedless cross. Ripens before Concord. 
Resembles Concord in color but clusters are medium and very compact. 
Berries are medium and firm. Juice exceptionally highly colored. Very 
promising for juice purposes. 
Yates (Sta. 11683)—Mills and Ontario have been excellent parents. This red 
seedling is a cross between these two fine grapes. Vine is vigorous, pro¬ 
ductive; clusters large, conical, medium compact; berries large, attractive, 
medium red; flesh juicy, nearly melting, sweet, vinous, pleasing, good. 
Ripens about with Concord. Well worthy of trial for table and wine uses. 
ELDERBERRY 
The elderberry of the fields and fence-rows has always been popular for 
pies and home-made wine. It grows readily under domestication as a beautiful 
ornamental and is as easily improved in the breeder’s hand as any other 
native fruit. 
Adams —is a selection made by the late William W. Adams, Union Springs, 
New’ York. The bush is strong, vigorous, and productive, and the fruit 
clusters and berries are exceptionally large. This fruit is a splendid ex¬ 
ample of what the plant-breeder can do in improving native fruits. 
GOOSEBERRIES 
In order to stimulate the culture of gooseberries the Experiment Station at 
Geneva has aimed to obtain gooseberries with larger fruits, better flavor, 
and of better plant characters. Poorman was intr^pduced a number of years 
ago as a better gooseberry, and where it succeeds it is a most admirable sort. 
Unfortunately it does not do well on sandy soils, thriving only on clays and 
fertile loams. 
Fredonia —is a very large, late, dark red gooseberry of the English type. The 
fruit is good in quality and attractive in appearance, and keeps and ships 
w’ell. The plants are vigorous, productive, and of an open habit of growth 
that makes harvesting easy. Every garden should have a few Fredonias. 
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