NEW VARIETIES 
+Interlaken Seedless—promises to be the best seedless grape yet introduced for 
growing in the eastern United States. Its medium sized clusters are well 
filled with berries about the size of Delaware. The fruit ripens to a rich 
golden yellow color. At Geneva it ripens about September 1 or a full month 
before Concord. The fruit is very sweet and the flavor blends that of Ontario 
and Thompson Seedless. The flesh is meaty and crisp and adheres to the 
skin (like that of Thompson Seedless). The fruit keeps well in cold storage. 
The vine compares favorably with that of Golden Muscat, Seneca, Delaware 
and Dutchess in hardiness. Temperatures of —20°F may be expected to 
injure the wood of Interlaken Seedless. 
+Schuyler—has large, cylindrical and well filled clusters. The fruit ripens to 
a blue, black color at Geneva about September 5 or more than three weeks 
before Concord and has an attractive, heavy bloom. The skin is tough enough 
to withstand handling but is not objectionable from the standpoint of eating 
since it is not a “slipskin” variety. The flavor is sweet with a vinous tang 
resembling that of Zinfandel. Schuyler bears heavily on spur and sucker 
shoots and must be pruned more closely than most American varieties to 
avoid overbearing. The foliage is susceptible to downy mildew and requires 
thorough spraying to control this pest. The vine is less hardy than many 
American varieties but compares favorably with Seneca, Golden Muscat and 
Dutchess. Temperatures of —20°F have injured ‘the wood of this variety. 
tSteuben—appears to have real commercial possibilities for eastern grape 
growers. Its blue black fruit ripens a day or two after Concord or 
October Ist at Geneva. It bears long tapering clusters which are compact 
and often shouldered or double.. The berries are of medium size and have 
a very heavy bloom. The flavor is sweet and free from foxiness but has 
a distinctive spicy tang. The skin is tough and the variety keeps very 
well in cold storage. The vines are vigorous, productive and hardy. A 
full crop of fruit was borne by Steuben in 1943 after exposure to —20°F 
the preceding winter. Neither mildew nor black rot have been observed 
to be a problem on the-fruit or foliage of Steuben in plantings at Geneva 
and Fredonia. 
+September—a new autumn fruiting red raspberry is offered this year— 
1947, for the first time. The fall crop begins ripening in early September 
or about a month earlier than Indian Summer and continues until frost. 
The summer crop is as early as Indian Summer. The berries are of 
medium size, or about as large as Latham, bright red, firm, not crumb- 
ling, but showing a tendency to cling to the torus until fully ripe. The 
quality is fair in the summer and good in autumn. The plants are vigorous, 
healthy, hardy and productive at Geneva. This variety is introduced for 
trial for home use. 
