
A CATALOG OF NEW /F ReUtiaa 

Sheridan—is a promising late-keeping grape to extend the season of Concord. 
Compared with Concord, the plants have been found to be just as vigorous, 
healthy, hardy, and more productive; the bunches are larger and more 
compact; the berries firmer and as large; the flavor sweeter and richer; 
the season a week later and the grapes less subject to shelling. Sheridan 
is popular where it ripens. 
Steuben—appears to have real commercial possibilities for eastern grape 
growers. Its blue black fruit ripens a day or two after Concord or 
October lst 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. 
Urbana—requires a long season and cannot be grown with certainty where 
Catawba does not ripen. The vines are vigorous, healthy, and productive, 
and will withstand as much cold as Catawba. Bunch and berry are large 
and very attractive. The berries are light red with skins which cling to the 
pulp like that of a vinifera, and the flesh separates readily from the two 
or three small crackling seeds. The flesh is firm but tender, juicy, aromatic, 
and has a rich, sweet, vinous, spicy, refreshing flavor. The grapes keep in 
common storage without shriveling, shelling, or decaying until March— 
truly remarkable for late keeping. 
Van Buren—most promising, very early, black grape introduced. Cluster 
medium to above, compact; berry little smaller than Concord, and equal if 
not superior to Concord in quality. For roadside markets and home, it 
should prove most valuable, 
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—Mills and Ontario have been excellent parents and this red seedling 
is a cross between these two fine grapes. Vine is vigorous, productive; 
clusters large, conical, medium compact; berries large, attractive, medium 
red; flesh juicy, nearly melting, sweet, vinous, pleasing, good. Ripens after 
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. 
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