THE NATTONAT. NURSERYMAN 
A NEW GRAPE 
The illustration will ^iive a fair idea of the new grape 
originated hy T. S. linhhard Goinj)any. Fredoiiia, N. Y., 
and naiiK'd the linhhard. It has hetni under ohserva- 
tion sinee 1903 and sinee that tiiiK' it has been eoinpared 
desiral)le grape to ])lant than either the Concord or the 
Niagara. Its color is black, the clnst(*rs are of good 
size and shape. th(‘ h(M i i('s nniforin. av(M'aging with wcdl- 
grown (a)ncords. It adhei'(‘s w('ll to the sIcmii. skin is 
.1 iieu' t/jyijX’, “The linhhard.'' Or'aj'iaated 
with many new varieties, hnt nom' have' beem found with 
so many (‘xcelleni [)oints. The linhhard grape has 
j)roven itsedf of line (|nality. It is a better shippi'r. more 
h(*althy foliage, and is a slrong('r grow(‘r than all it has 
Ix'en comj)ared with. Its early l ipening mak(‘s it a more 
r. S. Uuhhard Co., Fredoma, Xeu' York. 
thin and tongh. w hich mak('s it an (‘xcelh'iil shijtp('r. It 
does not ci'ack V(My laaidily. The scmmIs ai'i' lew and 
small and s(‘paralt‘ (Msily from lh(‘ |)nl|). It is sw(M't 
and Juicy, approaching the vinilera lyp(‘s. It ripens 
about t(Mi days Ixd ore I In' Com'ord. 
