THE MINOR VARIETIES OF AMERICAN GRAPES.
=Abby Clingotten.= (Lab.) Noted by Prince in 1863 as a worthless
Labrusca.
=Ada.= (Vin. Lab.) _Valk's Seedling._ (See page 56.) Originated in 1845
by Dr. Valk, of Flushing, Long Island, from Isabella fertilized by Black
Hamburg. Vigorous, hardy; bunches very large, compact to loose; berries
large; skin thin, almost black; vinous flavor. This is the first
recorded hybrid between Labrusca and Vinifera.
=Adelaide.= (Vin. Lab.) A hybrid between Concord and Muscat Hamburg, by
Ricketts; brought to notice in 1870. Bunch shouldered, loose; berries
large, oval, black; sweet and sprightly.
=Adelia.= (=Rip.=?) _Petit Noir._ Noted in the _United States Patent
Office Report_, 1859, as a small black native grape, raised in Orange
County, New Jersey.
=Adeline.= (Lab.) One of T. B. Miner's seedlings of Concord. Vigorous;
berry large, light green.
=Admirable.= (Linc. Aest.) From Munson; introduced in 1894. Vigorous;
leaves large, smooth; stamens reflexed; bunch medium, shouldered,
moderately compact; berry small, black; sweet and sprightly.
=Adobe.= (Long.) A wild variety of _Vitis longii_; found by Munson in
Hutchinson County, Texas. Stamens reflexed; cluster small; berry small,
black; ripens early.
=Aiken.= (Lab. Vin.?) Closely resembles Isabella and is the same variety
or a seedling.
=Albaiis.= Noted by Warder in 1867 as follows: "Vine thrifty, hardy;
bunch large; berry large, round, black; good."
=Albania.= (Linc. Aest. Lab. Bourq.) Parents, Post-oak, Norton, and
Herbemont; from Munson. Very vigorous, prolific; cluster large to very
large, shouldered; berry medium, translucent white; juicy, tender,
sprightly; very late.
=Albert.= (Lab.) From Theophile Huber, of Illinois City, Illinois.
Vigorous; leaf large, healthy; bunch small, compact; berry very large,
round, red with bluish bloom; skin thin, tender; sweet, spicy, vinous;
season about with Concord.
=Albino.= (Lab. Vin.?) _Garber's Albino_; _Garber's White_. From J. B.
Garber, Columbia, Pennsylvania, previous to 1830, from the seed of York
Madeira. Bunch medium; berry medium, oval, greenish-white; sweet.
=Aledo.= (Lab.) From B. F. Stinger, Charlottesville, Indiana, about
1887. Bunch medium, compact; berry medium to large, green, tinged with
yellow, nearly round, oblate; ripens with Concord.
=Aletha.= (Lab. Vin.) Brought to notice about 1870, at Ottawa, Illinois;
said to be a Catawba seedling. Bunch medium; berries purple, nearly
black; flesh pulpy, foxy; early.
=Alfarata.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Brighton crossed with
Delaware; from Henry B. Spencer, Rocky River, Ohio, about 1890. Berries
small, dark red with a rich, vinous flavor.
=Alice Lee.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Lady Washington; from W. H.
Lightfoot, Springfield, Illinois. Vigorous, moderately productive;
clusters medium, compact; berries large, golden yellow; very good;
ripens with Concord.
=Allair.= Described by Downing in 1869. "Bunch small, loose; berry
medium, reddish-brown; flesh pulpy, harsh, poor."
=Alma.= (Rip. Lab. Vin.?) A seedling of Bacchus fertilized with a
doubtful hybrid seedling; from Ricketts. Vigorous, healthy; bunch
medium, compact, seldom shouldered; berry medium, black, blue bloom;
spicy, very sweet; season with or after Hartford.
=Alphonse.= (Lab. Rip. Vin.) From Theophile Huber, Illinois City,
Illinois. Strong open grower; leaf subject to disease; a shy bearer;
bunch medium, loose; berry large, oval, yellowish; later than Concord.
=Aluwe.= (Linc. Vin. Lab. Bourq.?) A seedling of Lucky pollinated by
Carman; from Munson in 1899. Stamens reflexed; cluster large; berry
medium, black; ripens late.
=Alvey.= (Aest. Vin.) _Hagar._ From Dr. Harvey, of Hagerstown, Maryland.
Brought to notice about 1860; in 1867 listed by the American Pomological
Society but dropped in 1883. Medium in vigor, uncertainly productive,
mildews; stamens reflexed; bunches medium, loose, shouldered; berries
small, round, black; juicy, sweet, vinous; very good; skin thin; ripens
early.
=Amalia.= (Lab. Rip.) _Amelia._ A cross between Rommel's Faith and Ives;
from F. E. L. Rautenberg, Lincoln, Illinois. Very hardy, healthy;
leathery foliage; bunch above medium; berries medium, round, black; good
quality; almost like Rogers' Aminia.
=Amanda.= (Lab.) From Missouri, about 1868. Strong grower, productive;
bunches large, compact, shouldered; berries large, black, blue bloom,
hard pulp, thick skinned; poor quality; may be the same as August
Pioneer.
=Ambecon.= (Linc. Lab. Rup.) Parentage, America crossed with Beacon;
from Munson in 1897. Stamens reflexed; cluster large; berry medium,
black; ripens late.
=Amber.= (Rip. Lab.) _Rommel's Amber._ The same parentage as Elvira;
from Jacob Rommel. Vigorous, hardy, moderately productive; bunches long,
shouldered, somewhat loose; berry medium, oblong, pale amber; pulp
tender, sweet, juicy; skin thin; season between Concord and Catawba.
=Amberbonte.= (Bourq. Linc. Rup.) A cross between America and Herbemont;
from Munson. Vigorous and prolific; cluster very large; berry small to
medium, dark red; skin thin, tough; flesh tender, juicy; fine quality;
ripens with Herbemont.
=American Hamburg.= (Lab.) A large black grape pronounced a worthless
Labrusca by Prince in 1863.
=Amersion.= (Linc. Lab. Rup.) Parentage, America pollinated by
Profusion; from Munson in 1899. Stamens reflexed; cluster large; berry
medium, black; ripens late.
=Amonta.= (Mont. Rup. Linc.) A seedling of _Vitis monticola_ pollinated
by America; from Munson in 1899. Cluster medium; berry medium, black;
ripens late.
=Amos.= (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) A Delaware seedling grown in 1865 by W. W.
Jones, Douglas County, Illinois. Vigorous, productive; berry medium;
good keeper.
=Amy.= (Lab.) A seedling of Concord; from W. H. Lightfoot, Springfield,
Illinois. Healthy, hardy; berries greenish-yellow; ripens with parent.
=Andover.= (Lab.) According to Mitzky, 1893, a black fox grape of no
value.
=Anida.= Mentioned in the _Arkansas Experiment Station Report_ for 1890
as "a variety, the foliage of which was but little affected by the grape
leaf folder."
=Anna.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Catawba; from Eli Hasbrouck, of
Newburgh, New York, fruited in 1851 and later introduced by Dr. Grant of
Iona. Resembles the Catawba in appearance of vine but is unhealthy and
feeble; bunches medium, loose; berries medium, pale amber; meaty,
vinous; ripens with Catawba.
=Annie M.= (Lab.) A chance seedling from L. C. Chisholm. Vigorous,
unproductive; stamens upright; bunch medium, compact; berry medium,
whitish-green; sweet; ripens with Diamond.
=Anuta.= (Linc. Rup. Lab.) Parentage, America crossed with Beacon; from
Munson in 1899. Stamens reflexed; cluster large; berry large, black;
ripens medium late.
=Arbeka.= (Linc. Lab. Rup.) Parentage, America crossed with Profusion;
from Munson in 1899. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry medium, black;
ripens late.
=Archer.= (Vin. Lab.?) A chance seedling which fruited about 1851 in the
garden of Ellis S. Archer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Foliage shows
Vinifera; bunch above medium; berry medium, round, inclining to oval,
greenish-white to amber; juicy, sweet; very good; ripens late.
=Ariadne.= (Vin. Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Clinton and a Vinifera; from
Ricketts. Vine moderately vigorous; bunch small to medium, compact;
berry small, round, black.
=Arkansaw.= (Lab.) _Wells Seedling._ From Joseph Hart, Fayetteville,
Arkansas, in 1893. Vigorous, productive; bunch medium, moderately
compact; berry medium to large, round, dull pink with minute red dots;
sweet, very foxy; hardly fair in quality.
=Armalaga.= (Vin. Linc. Lab.) From Munson, about 1907, who gives it as a
hybrid of Armlong and Malaga. Very vigorous, healthy; cluster large,
compact; berry large, yellowish-green.
=Armbrilong.= (Linc. Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Armlong crossed
with Brilliant; from Munson in 1899. Stamens erect; cluster very large;
berry medium, red; ripens late.
=Armlong.= (Linc. Vin. Lab.) A hybrid of Ten-Dollar-Prize crossed with
Black Eagle; from Munson. On account of its large clusters, used largely
by the originator in crossing.
=Aroma.= (Lab.) Noted in the _Hermann Grape Nurseries Catalog_ for 1906
as a new red variety; bunches medium; berries very large; fine aroma.
=Arrold.= (Lab. Vin.) According to Husmann in 1870, "so much like
Cassady that it will not pay to cultivate the two."
=Atavite.= (Lab.) A Concord seedling; from Munson, in 1885. Lacks vigor,
unproductive; stamens erect; cluster small, irregular; berries small,
black; good; very early; now discarded by Munson.
=Atoka.= (Linc. Rup. Bourq. Lab.) A cross-breed of America and Delaware;
listed by Munson in 1899. Vigorous, healthy; clusters large, often with
short shoulder, moderately compact; berries small to medium, globular,
dark purplish-red; skin thin; juicy, sprightly; good.
=Auburn Pearl.= (Lab.) Noted by Dr. Parker of Ithaca, New York, as from
a Mr. Cox of Auburn, New York. White; mild, sweet; early.
=Aughwick.= (Rip.) Found wild in the Aughwick Valley, Pennsylvania, by
William A. Fraker of Shirleysburg. Resembles Clinton; berries larger and
vine less productive.
=August Coral.= (Lab.) Noted by Prince in 1858 as from North Carolina.
Hardy; berries bright red; early, sweet.
=August Pioneer.= (Lab.) Origin unknown; introduced about 1867. A
coarse, large, black grape with firm, hard, pulpy flesh; early.
=Augusta.= (Lab.) A seedling of Concord; from T. B. Miner. Vigorous,
hardy, unproductive; bunch medium; berries medium, white; fair quality;
early.
=Augusta.= (Lab.) From a Mr. Broderick of St. Catherines, Ontario. Noted
only as having been exhibited by Ontario at the World's Fair in 1893.
=Augustina.= (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) By Munson; from Delaware, Goethe and
Brilliant. Introduced in 1901 under the name Augusta but changed to the
above. Vigorous, very prolific; cluster large; berry very large,
translucent, carmine; pulp meaty, tender, juicy.
=Australis.= (Long.) A wild variety of _Vitis longii_ found by Munson on
the Red River in Texas. Stamens reflexed; cluster small to medium; berry
very small, black; ripens very early.
=Auteonello.= Mentioned in the _Ontario Fruit Growers' Association
Report_ for 1887 as a variety of medium vigor.
=Avery Prolific.= (Lab.?) Noted in the _American Horticultural Annual_
for 1870 as a black grape received from John P. Avery, Norwich,
Connecticut, and as very early, a great bearer, and of poor quality.
=Avilla.= (Aest.) Noted in the _Missouri Horticultural Society Report_
for 1891 as a black grape of the same type and character as Cynthiana; a
native of southern Kansas. Vigorous, productive, hardy, healthy; fruit
black; sweet, sprightly, vinous.
=Ayres Pride.= (Lab. Vin.) From E. J. Ayres, Villa Ridge, Illinois,
about 1890. Healthy; bunch large; berry large, black; quality best;
resembles Norfolk.
=Azure.= (Aest.) Noted in the _United States Department of Agriculture
Report_ for 1893, as from J. S. Breece, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Cluster medium, cylindrical, small shoulders, moderately compact; berry
medium to below, roundish, adhering firmly, black; meaty, sweet with
pleasant aroma; season with Catawba.
=Badart.= (Linc. Lab. Vin.) Parentage, Ten-Dollar-Prize crossed with
Triumph; from Munson in 1899. Stamens reflexed; cluster large; berry
large; ripens late.
=Bailey Prolific.= (Lab.?) A Mr. Weis, in the _Illinois Horticultural
Society Report_ for 1865, speaks of Bailey Prolific. Productive, hardy,
healthy, superior in flavor to Hartford. May be the same as Avery
Prolific.
=Bailie.= From Samuel Bailie, of Virginia, about 1830. Fruit of medium
size, red, free from pulp.
=Baker.= (Lab. Vin.) Mentioned by Mitzky in 1893 as a seedling of
Isabella which it resembles.
=Baldwin Lenoir.= (Bourq.) A supposed seedling of Lenoir from
Westchester, Pennsylvania. Foliage and habit of growth like Lincoln;
bunch small, loose; berries small, black, sugary; a wine grape.
=Balziger.= (Lab. Aest.) A cross between Norton and Martha; from J.
Balziger, Highland, Illinois. Of agreeable taste, ripens very late.
_Balziger's Concord Seedling No. 2._ (Lab.) Resembles Concord; ripens
later.
_Balziger's No. 32._ (Lab.) A fine-flavored white Concord seedling; must
84°.
=Baltimore Seedling.= Noted in the _United States Patent Office Report_
for 1845 as from Sidney Weller, Brinkleyville, North Carolina.
=Barbara.= From Theophile Huber. Moderately vigorous; shy bearer; bunch
small and irregular; berry medium, greenish-white; sweet, rich, tender
pulp; ripens with Agawam.
=Barnes.= (Lab. Vin.) From Parker Barnes, Boston, Massachusetts, about
1864. Bunches shouldered; berries medium, oval, black; sweet; good; in
season with Hartford.
=Barnes.= (Champ.) A wild vine of _Vitis champini_; found in Bell
County, Texas, by Munson. Stamens reflexed; clusters small; berry
medium, black; ripens mid-season.
=Baroness.= (Lab.) From Dr. H. Schroeder, Bloomington, Illinois.
Resembles Moore Early in vine and fruit.
=Bartlett.= (Lab.) A pale red variety found in the woods at Lexington,
Massachusetts, by Elias Phinney. Pronounced a worthless Labrusca by
Prince in 1863.
=Bates.= (Lab.) Given in the _United States Department of Agriculture
Report_ for 1869 as a Labrusca.
=Bauchman Red Fox.= (Lab.) Prince states in 1830 that he received this
vine from C. Bauchman of Pennsylvania. Fruit of large size, resembling
the common red fox in flavor and color.
=Baxter.= (Aest.) A southern grape considered worthless by Prince in
1863. Clusters large; berries small, black; season very late.
=Bay State.= (Vin. Rip. Lab.) From N. B. White; parents, Marion crossed
by Black Hamburg. Vigorous, hardy; bunch medium, shouldered; berry
slightly oblong, red; juicy, sweet, sprightly; season early.
=Beach.= (Linc. Lab. Vin.) Parentage, Post-oak No. 3 crossed with
Triumph; from Munson in 1889. Stamens reflexed; clusters large; berry
medium, black; ripens early.
=Beagle.= (Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Elvira crossed with Ives; from
Munson, about 1888. Vigorous, moderately productive; bunch medium,
sometimes shouldered; berry small to medium, oblong, black with heavy
bloom; pulp firm, sweet; ripens about with Moore Early.
=Beansville.= Mentioned by William Saunders of the United States
Department of Agriculture in 1864, as not being worthy of further
attention.
=Beaufort.= (Rot.) Given in the _United States Department of Agriculture
Report_ for 1871 as a cultivated variety of Rotundifolia.
=Beauty of Minnesota.= (Lab. Bourq.) From J. C. Kramer of La Crescent,
Minnesota, about 1866; supposed parents, Delaware and Concord. Vigorous,
healthy; bunch large, compact, often shouldered; berry greenish-yellow;
good; ripens early.
=Beaverdam.= (Lab.? Vin.?) Prince, in 1830, gives this variety as from
Virginia, and states that vine and fruit resemble Bland.
=Beeby Black.= Described in the _Illinois Horticultural Society Report_
for 1897 as more productive than Moore Early; bunch and berry not as
large; ripens a little earlier; hardly as good.
=Belinda.= (Lab.) From T. B. Miner; a white seedling of Concord with
large, juicy, sweet, slightly foxy fruit; ripens shortly after Lady.
=Belton.= (Champ. Vin. Lab. Bourq.) Parentage, De Grasset crossed with
Brilliant; from Munson. Stamens erect; cluster medium; berry medium,
black; ripens medium early.
=Belvidere.= (Lab.) Supposed to be a seedling of Concord or Hartford
from Belvidere, Illinois; brought to notice by Dr. L. L. Lake in 1870.
Resembles the Hartford in vine and fruit; early.
=Belvin.= (Linc. Rip. Lab.) From Munson. Very strong grower; large,
loose, oblong bunches; berries medium, black with blue bloom; quality
fair; ripens very late.
=Ben.= (Linc. Aest. Lab.) A seedling of Ten-Dollar-Prize crossed with
Norton; from Munson in 1889. Stamens reflexed; cluster large; berry
medium, black; ripens late.
=Ben Hur.= (Linc. Aest. Lab. Bourq.) A combination of Post-oak with
Norton and Herbemont; from Munson. Exhibited at the American Pomological
Society in 1903 and introduced about 1904. Vigorous, prolific, healthy;
cluster large, rather loose; berry small, black; shells; good; ripens
late.
=Benjamin.= (Lab.) From W. H. Lightfoot, Springfield, Illinois;
offspring of Northern Muscadine. Vigorous; cluster large, loose to
compact; berry large, black with blue bloom, pulpy; flavor similar to
Woodruff; ripens with Concord.
=Berks.= (Lab. Vin.) _Lehigh._ A seedling of Catawba; from Berks County,
Pennsylvania, about 1863. Vigorous, vine similar to parent; bunch large,
shouldered, compact; berry large, red; of Catawba flavor.
=Berlaussel.= (Berland. Linc. Lab.) A seedling of _Vitis berlandieri_
and Laussel; from Munson. Stamens reflexed; clusters large; berry
medium, purple; ripens very late.
=Berlin.= (Lab.) A seedling of Concord; from Geo. Hosford, Ionia,
Michigan. Vigorous, hardy, unproductive; bunch large, small-shouldered;
berry medium to large, round, greenish-yellow; sweet, vinous, with
slight foxiness; quality fair to good; ripens mid-season.
=Bertha.= (Lab.) From Theophile Huber, Illinois City, Illinois; about
1892. Vigorous; self-fertile; clusters medium to large, compact; berry
medium, white with yellowish tinge; of fair quality; ripens with Worden.
=Bertha.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Roenbeck; from Fred Roenbeck,
Bayonne, New Jersey. Bunch and berries not as large as the parent;
white; sweet; of fair quality.
=Beta.= (Lab. Rip.?) A cross between Carver and Concord; from L.
Snelter, Carver, Minnesota. Very hardy, productive; fruit of fair
quality; early.
=Beta.= A Labrusca-Vinifera hybrid given by the _Canada Experimental
Farms Report_, 1896, as originating in London, Ontario. A table grape,
neither large nor attractive.
=Bettina.= (Vin. Lab. Rip.) Parentage, Hartford crossed with Muscat
Hamburg; from G. W. Campbell, Delaware, Ohio. In appearance and quality
intermediate between the two parents.
=Big Berry.= (Linc.) _Big Bunch; Great Cluster?_ A variety of the north
Texas glaucous form of Lincecumii considerably used by Munson in his
breeding work. It is characterized by great vigor of vine and large
bunch and berry. One parent of Bailey, Collier, R. W. Munson, and many
others.
=Big Black.= (Linc. Lab.) From Munson. Vigorous; bunches large, loose to
compact, shouldered; berries very large, black, similar to Concord in
appearance; poor in quality; ripens after Concord; good shipper.
=Big Cluster.= (Mont.) A variety of _Vitis monticola_; found by Munson
in Bell County, Texas. Stamens reflexed; cluster large to medium; berry
small, purple; ripens very late.
=Big Hope.= (Linc. Lab. Vin.) From Munson, about 1889; parents, Big
Berry crossed with Triumph. Vigorous; clusters medium to large, variable
in compactness; berries small to medium, purplish; fair in quality.
=Big Ozark.= (Lab.) In 1863, Prince noted this as a worthless Labrusca.
=Bird's Egg.= (Lab. Vin.) Downing, in 1869, described Bird's Egg as
follows: "Bunch long, pointed; berry long, oval, whitish, with brown
specks; flesh pulpy; only good as a curiosity." Resembles Catawba.
=Bishop.= (Lab. Vin.) A chance seedling from D. Bishop, Leavenworth,
Kansas, about 1905. A supposed offspring of Brighton fertilized by
Diamond. Fruit much like Diamond in color and size but less compact;
ripens with Winchell.
=Bismarck.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Brighton; produced by F. E. L.
Rautenberg, of Lincoln, Illinois. Almost a reproduction of its parent
except that it is hardier.
=Bismarck.= (Lab.?) A chance seedling from Fred Roenbeck, Bayonne, New
Jersey. Healthy, vigorous, productive; bunch large; berries large,
black, agreeable aroma.
=Black Bear.= Mentioned in _Texas Station Bulletin No. 48_, 1898, as
"hardly desirable"; bunch oblong, loose; berries size of Lenoir, black
with blue bloom; acid but rather pleasant; self-sterile; ripens
mid-season.
=Black Claret.= (Lab.) Noted by W. R. Prince in 1863 as a worthless
Labrusca.
=Black Cluster.= A very hardy, very productive, black, medium-sized
native raised at an early day in the Northwest.
=Black Delaware.= (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) A seedling of Delaware raised by
Rommel of Missouri over thirty years ago. Fruit resembles Delaware very
closely except for the color which is black. Vine mildews in some
neighborhoods.
=Black Heart.= (Vin. Rip. Lab.) Parentage, Marion crossed with Black
Hamburg; originated by N. B. White of Norwood, Massachusetts; exhibited
at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1872. Berry medium; sweet
and juicy.
=Black Herbemont.= (Bourq. Aest.? Lab.?) Either a Herbemont seedling or
Herbemont crossed with Norton; from Munson, in 1893. Vigorous,
productive, healthy; stamens upright; clusters large, loose; berry
small, black; poor quality; ripens late.
=Black King.= (Rip. Lab.?) First noticed by Prince in 1863, who
describes it as an early, small, good table and wine grape. Fuller
received the variety from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and in _Record of
Horticulture_ for 1868 he writes: "Said to be a fox grape; but the
specimen vines we received from a very reliable source, have persisted
in bearing Clinton grapes."
=Black Madeira.= (Vin. Rip. Lab.) _Madeira_. Parentage, Marion crossed
with Black Hamburg; originated by N. B. White; exhibited before the
Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1873. Large, open bunch; berry
very small; sprightly flavor; good.
=Black Rose.= (Lab. Vin.) Parentage, Concord crossed with Salem; raised
by Rautenberg, of Lincoln, Illinois, in 1884. Vine resembles Concord,
hardy, subject to mildew; bunch similar to Concord; berries large,
black; of fine flavor.
=Black September.= (Rip.?) Given in the _United States Patent Office
Report_ for 1860 as a small, juicy, unproductive native grape under test
by the Department of Agriculture.
=Blackstone.= (Lab.) An early black grape of poor quality, pronounced a
worthless Labrusca by Prince in 1863.
=Black Taylor.= (Rip. Lab.) _Rommel's No. 19._ From Rommel, about 1882;
similar to Montefiore.
=Black Tennessee.= (Aest.) According to _Gardener's Monthly_, 1859:
Bunch large, long, shouldered, compact; berries medium, brownish-crimson
with blue bloom; very juicy, sweet.
=Black Virginia.= (Rip.) A wild frost grape of Virginia; said to have
been disseminated by Peter Raabe as the Emily.
=Blackwood.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) Parentage, Delago by Governor Ireland;
from Munson, in 1897. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry large, black;
ripens early.
=Blanco.= (Rip. Vin. Lab.) Seedling of Elvira crossed with Triumph; from
Munson. Unproductive, self-sterile; cluster medium, cylindrical, loose;
berry medium, oval, purple with blue bloom, moderately juicy, somewhat
vinous, sweet; good; season about with Concord.
=Bland.= (Lab. Vin.) _Bland's Fox_; _Bland's Madeira_; _Bland's Pale
Red_; _Bland's Virginia_; _Carolina Powel_; _Powell_; _Red Bland_; _Red
Scuppernong_; _Rose Grape_; _Virginia Muscadell_. An old variety brought
to notice by Colonel Bland of Virginia in the latter part of the
eighteenth century. Moderately vigorous; leaves lobed, light green,
smooth, delicate; cluster long, loose, often with imperfect berries;
berries large, round; pedicels long; skin thick, light red to dark
purple; flesh pulpy, sprightly, slightly foxy; ripens late. Many of the
early authorities consider Bland a probable Vinifera hybrid on account
of its resemblance to the European Chasselas.
=Blondin.= (Bourq. Aest. Linc. Lab.) A combination of Ten-Dollar-Prize,
Post-oak, Norton and Herbemont; from Munson in 1899. Very vigorous,
prolific; cluster large, compact, shouldered; berry medium, white,
translucent; juicy, sprightly, acid; ripens with Catawba.
=Blood.= (Linc. Bourq.) A seedling of Lincecumii fertilized with
Herbemont; from Munson. Moderate in vigor and productiveness; bunch
small to medium, compact; berry small, black, juicy, with a sprightly
subacid flavor, seedy; ripens a week later than Concord.
=Blood Black.= (Lab.) From a Mr. Blood, Newburyport, Massachusetts,
about 1854. Hardy, vigorous, productive; bunch medium, compact; berry
medium, round, black; sweet, with strong, foxy flavor; ripens early.
=Blood White.= (Lab.) From Blood, Newburyport, Massachusetts, about
1854. A red grape with the same general characters as Blood Black.
=Blue Dyer.= (Rip.) According to _Bushberg Catalogue_, 1883: Bunch
medium; berries small, black.
=Blue Favorite.= (Aest.?) _Purple Favorite._ From Georgia, about 1825 or
earlier. Very vigorous, resembling Cunningham but not so prolific;
cluster large, conical; berries small, round, black; juicy, vinous;
good; ripens with Herbemont.
=Blue Imperial.= (Lab.) Described by Downing in 1869 as follows:
"Vigorous, healthy, unproductive; bunch medium, short; berry large,
round, black, hard pulp; poor in quality; ripens with Hartford."
=Boadicea.= (Lab. Vin.) A cross of Telegraph with Black Hamburg; from
Chas. J. Copley, Stapleton, New York. Of medium vigor; bunch medium,
compact; berry oval; meaty, sweet with a rich, aromatic flavor; good
keeper; ripens with Isabella.
=Boadicea.= (Lab.) A Concord seedling; from T. B. Miner of New Jersey.
Vigorous, unproductive; bunch small; berry small, white.
=Bokchito.= (Linc. Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Early Purple crossed
with Brilliant; from Munson in 1899. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry
medium, black; ripens mid-season.
=Bonne Madame.= Listed with varieties which ripened earliest at the
Experimental Farms, Canada, in 1905.
=Bottsi.= (Bourq.) From South Carolina. Very vigorous, productive; bunch
very large, loose; berry below medium, light to dark pink, susceptible
to black-rot. Very similar to Herbemont and names by some believed to be
synonymous.
=Boulevard.= (Lab. Vin.) From A. Koeth, Charlotte, New York; Concord
crossed with Brighton. Vigorous, productive; bunch large, compact,
shouldered; berry medium, round, greenish-white; juicy, sweet, vinous;
ripens with Concord.
=Bowman.= (Lab.) Described in _Magazine of Horticulture_, 1863, by
Prince as a dark purple, early table grape of good quality.
=Braddock.= (Lab.) W. R. Prince, in _Magazine of Horticulture_ for 1863,
notes this as a purplish, early sweet table grape; hardy and adapted to
New England.
=Bradley.= (Lab. Vin.?) Described by A. C. Hubbard of Troy, Michigan, in
the _United States Patent Office Report_ for 1849 as a grape of the
Isabella type but three or four weeks earlier.
=Braendly.= (Lab.? Vin.?) From Illinois. Very weak, unproductive;
stamens upright; bunch small, irregularly loose; berry small, yellow; of
poor quality; ripens with Cynthiana.
=Brand White.= (Lab. Vin.) Resembles Cassady; exhibited before the
Mississippi Valley Grape Growers' Association in 1867.
=Breck.= (Lab.) Exhibited before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
in 1855 by Thomas Waterman who gave it the above name. Resembles Winne.
Hardy; early.
=Bridgewater.= (Lab.) Supposed to be a sport of Worden, received at this
Station in 1901 from J. B. Tuckerman, Cassville, New York. Very similar
to Worden but said by the originator to be a week or ten days earlier.
=Brunk.= (Linc. Vin. Lab.) A seedling of Lincecumii crossed with
Triumph; from Texas. Medium in vigor and productiveness; stamens
upright; bunch medium, irregularly loose; berry medium, black; poor
quality; susceptible to black-rot.
=Buist.= (Lab. Vin.) Supposed to be a cross between Catawba and
Brighton; from H. B. Buist, Greenville, South Carolina, about 1878.
Vigorous, hardy, inclined to mildew; late in ripening.
=Bumper.= (Linc. Aest. Lab.) Post-oak crossed with Norton; from Texas.
Very vigorous; stamens reflexed; bunch large, irregular, very loose;
berry medium, black; of poor quality; susceptible to black-rot; season
with Cynthiana.
=Buncombe.= (Lab.) A variety of _Vitis labrusca_ found in North Carolina
and used by Munson in his breeding work. Stamens reflexed; cluster
small; berry large, black; ripens mid-season.
=Bundy.= (Lab.) A black seedling of Concord from the same lot of seeds
as Colerain; from David Bundy, Colerain, Ohio. Vigorous, productive,
hardy, healthy; bunch and berry resemble parent in appearance and
quality; ripens with Moore Early.
=Burlington.= Given in _American Farmer_, 1822, as a New Jersey grape of
high quality.
=Burlington.= (Lab.) A seedling from A. Taylor, Burlington, Vermont,
about 1871. Reported hardy in northern New England and equal to
Adirondac as a table grape.
=Burnet.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Hartford crossed with Black Hamburg;
from P. C. Dempsey, Albury, Prince Edward County, Ontario. Vigorous,
productive, mildews; stamens reflexed; cluster large, shouldered, loose;
berry large, oval, black; juicy; earlier than Concord.
=Burroughs.= (Rip. Lab.?) According to Downing, 1869, from Vermont. Vine
like Clinton; bunch small; berry round, black with thick bloom; harsh,
acid; ripens earlier than Isabella.
_Burrows No. 42C._ (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Concord crossed with
Jefferson; from J. G. Burrows, Fishkill, New York, received at this
Station in 1888. Sometimes unproductive; bunch medium, very compact,
handsome; berry medium or above, dark red with lilac bloom; juicy,
sweet, tender, slightly vinous, fine flavor; ripens about with Concord.
=Burton Early.= (Lab.) Downing notes in 1869: A large, early grape;
unworthy of culture.
=Bush.= (Bourq. Linc.) Parentage, Herbemont crossed with a Post-oak;
from Munson. Stamens erect; cluster medium; berry medium, black; ripens
very late.
=Bushberg.= (Aest. Lab.) A seedling of Willie crossed with an
Aestivalis; from Dr. L. C. Chisholm, Tennessee. Aestivalis characters
are predominant in both vine and fruit. Described by the originator as
vigorous, healthy; clusters above medium, long, loose, shouldered;
berries large, oblong, black, adherent; sprightly, vinous, tender;
ripens about with Concord.
=Cabot.= (Lab. Vin.) _Stetson No. 1._ A seedling from A. W. Stetson,
Braintree, Massachusetts, about 1853; a cross of a native Labrusca and
Grizzly Frontignan. Bunch long, firm, short shoulder; berries medium,
round, black with thick bloom; skin thick; musky, sweet.
=Cairnano.= Tested by the United States Department of Agriculture in
1864 and discarded as worthless.
=California Rosea.= Described by Warder in 1867 as: "Bunch large,
compact; berry large, round, black, sweet."
=California White.= Noted by Warder in 1867. Bunch full, medium; berry
large, yellow; very fine.
=Calloway.= (Bourq. Vin.?) Possibly a synonym of Ruckland. Vigorous,
healthy, productive; cluster small to medium, compact; berries medium,
oval, red; skin thin, tough; quality good; ripens very late.
=Calypso.= (Lab. Vin.) Produced by Chas. J. Copley, of Stapleton, New
York, from seed of Lady crossed with Secretary; fruited in 1887. Hardy,
strong in growth; bunches large, heavily shouldered; berries large,
black; juicy, vinous; good; ripens with or after Concord.
=Camaks.= Found growing in the garden of James Camaks, about 1847. Bunch
shouldered, long, loose, tapering; berries small, round, brownish-red;
flesh tender, melting, sweet; good.
=Cambridge.= (Lab.) Originated in the garden of Francis Houghton,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, about 1867. Vigorous; bunch large, shouldered,
compact; berry large, black, covered with heavy bloom; similar to
Concord; ripens four days earlier.
=Camden.= (Lab.) Bunch medium; berry large, greenish-white; flesh with
hard center, acid; poor.
=Canaan.= Mentioned in the _United States Patent Office Report_ in 1843,
as one of the varieties grown at that time.
=Canby.= (Lab. Vin.) From W. Canby, Wilmington, Delaware; probably a
seedling of Isabella, brought to notice about 1852. Hardy, vigorous;
cluster medium size, compact; berry medium size, purple; flavor sweet;
quality "best."
=Canonicus.= (Lab. Vin.) From D. S. Marvin, Watertown, New York, about
1888. Vigorous and productive; stamens upright; bunch loose, medium;
berry medium, round, pale green, translucent, whitish bloom; skin thin;
pulp sweet, tender, juicy, sprightly; ripens with Concord.
=Cape May Prolific.= _Large Blue English._ Mentioned by Prince in 1863
in a list of varieties in _Gardener's Monthly_.
=Capital.= (Lab.) Given in _Bushberg Catalogue_ in 1894 as a white
Concord seedling raised by W. H. Lightfoot of Illinois.
=Carlotte.= (Lab.) Produced by T. B. Miner of Linden, New Jersey, from
seed of Concord. Vigorous, hardy; greenish-white; good.
=Carminet.= (Bourq.?) Bunches small, ragged; berries small, black;
sweet; skin and pulp tender.
=Carolina Blue Muscadine.= _Jones' Perfumed._ Mentioned by Prince in
_Gardener's Monthly_, 1863.
=Caroline.= _Carolina._ Said by Husmann in 1871 to be the same as
Concord.
=Carter.= (Lab. Vin.?) An old variety mentioned as early as 1831; a
seedling of Isabella. Bunch large, shouldered; berries large, round,
black, heavy bloom; good, very similar to Isabella with which it ripens.
=Carter.= (Lab.) _Mammoth Globe._ A large-fruited red Labrusca used by
Rogers.
=Carver.= Given as one of the parents of Beta. Not described.
=Case.= (Rip.) Mentioned by the United States Department of Agriculture
in 1869.
=Case Crystal.= (Lab.) Noted in the _United States Patent Office Report_
for 1859 as a reliable variety for New England.
=Caspar.= (Bourq.) A seedling of Louisiana; from A. Caspar of New
Orleans, supposed to be a cross with Herbemont. Vigorous; cluster
medium, compact; berries brownish-red, small; juice white; good; ripens
late.
=Cassady.= (Lab. Vin.) _Arcott_; _Arnott_; _Arrott_. A chance seedling
from H. P. Cassady, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; fruited in 1852. Medium
in vigor, productive; stamens upright; cluster medium, compact,
sometimes shouldered; berry medium, round, greenish-white, covered with
white bloom; skin thick, tough; flesh juicy, tender, pleasant; very
good; ripens with Catawba.
=Catarobe.= Mentioned in the _Horticulturist_ of 1850 as growing well in
Illinois.
=Catherine.= (Lab. Vin.) From Gen. N. M. Waterman of Hartford,
Connecticut, 1854. Clusters small, compact, firm; berries medium,
slightly oval, green, translucent; skin thin; pulp soft, sweet, well
flavored, foxy.
=Catoosa.= (Linc. Vin. Lab. Bourq.?) Parentage, Lucky crossed with
Carman; from Munson in 1899. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry medium,
black; ripens late.
_Caywood No. 1._ (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) From A. J. Caywood, Marlboro, New
York; a red seedling of Poughkeepsie fertilized with Iona.
_Caywood No. 50._ (Lab. Vin.) From A. J. Caywood, about 1888. Vigorous,
healthy, productive; stamens upright; cluster medium, compact, often
shouldered; berry large, roundish, black with abundant bloom; shatters;
skin thick, tender; pulp juicy, sweet, tough, vinous; good; ripens a
little before Worden.
=Chambersburg White.= Mentioned in _Gardener's Monthly_ in 1863 in a
list of worthless varieties.
=Chambril.= (Champ. Lab. Vin. Bourq.) Parentage, _Vitis champini_
crossed with Brilliant; from Munson. Stamens upright; cluster medium or
above; berry small, purplish-black, thin bloom; skin thin, tough; pulp
tender, not juicy, vinous; good.
=Champanel.= (Champ. Lab.) Parents, _Vitis champini_ crossed with
Worden; from Munson. Vigorous; clusters large, conical; berries
globular, large, black; season with Concord.
=Champovo.= (Champ. Vin. Lab. Bourq.) Parentage, De Grasset crossed with
Brilliant; from Munson. Stamens reflexed; cluster medium; berry large,
black; ripens mid-season.
=Chandler.= (Lab.) A chance seedling from N. M. Chandler, Ottawa,
Kansas, about 1886; probably from Worden. Vigorous, productive; stamens
upright; cluster medium, shouldered, compact; berry above medium, round,
rich yellow; good.
=Chapin.= Noted in _Gardener's Monthly, 1863_, as worthless.
=Charles.= (Rip. Lab.?) Mentioned by Joseph Hobbins about 1869 as having
been injured by winter; exhibited at Wisconsin State Fair that year.
Resembles Clinton.
=Charles A. Green.= A white grape originated by P. W. Loudon,
Janesville, Wisconsin; introduced by the Chas. A. Green Nursery Company
of Rochester, New York. Said to be "a vigorous grower, and an enormous
yielder of very large and beautiful clusters of excellent fruit."
=Charlotte.= (Lab. Vin.) From Edmund Ward, Kelleys Island, Ohio; a
seedling of Catawba. Bunch medium, not shouldered; berries medium,
roundish, pale red; flesh tender, sweet, vinous; skin thick; season with
Delaware.
=Charlton.= (Vin. Lab.) A cross between Brighton and Mills; from John
Charlton, Rochester, New York; fruited about 1893. Vigorous, productive,
hardy; clusters large, generally well shouldered, compact; berry large
to medium, roundish-oval, dark red; skin rather thin, tough; pulp meaty,
tender releases seeds easily; juicy, sweet, rich, vinous; ripens a week
before Concord; keeps well; promising.
=Charter Oak.= (Lab. Aest.) A large coarse, foxy grape from Connecticut.
Vigorous, hardy; canes long with blue bloom; tendrils continuous;
clusters small, loose; berries large, roundish, dull dark amber;
shatter; flesh soft, tough, foxy; fair quality; ripens with Concord.
=Chavoush.= Exhibited before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in
1868. Productive; bunch large; berry large, oval, white; keeps well.
=Cheowa.= Noted in the _United States Department of Agriculture Report_
for 1863 as a variety to be discarded.
=Cherokee.= (Aest. Lab.) From Stayman, of Kansas; the same parentage as
Ozark. Vigorous; free from rot and mildew; bunch large, compact; berry
medium, black; tender, juicy, sweet; season with Cynthiana.
=Chicago.= (Lab.) A chance seedling found in Lincoln, Illinois, by F. E.
L. Rautenberg. Vigorous, productive, hardy; bunch medium, sometimes
double; berries medium, round; skin tough; color red resembling
Delaware; sweet, rich; ripens early; ships well.
=Chidester's Seedlings.= Produced by C. P. Chidester, Battle Creek,
Michigan, about thirty years ago. All are apparently second generation
Vinifera-native hybrids. They are of high quality but all seem to have
some weakness which makes their permanent popularity doubtful. These
varieties appear to have become confused, as the Michigan Experiment
Station Bulletins, our chief source of information, have published
contradictory descriptions in different places.
_No. 1._ See Lyon.
_No. 2._ (Lab. Vin.) Moderately vigorous, hardy; stamens reflexed;
cluster medium, compact; berry medium, round, dark red; flesh soft,
sweet, vinous; good; ripens early; shatters somewhat.
_No. 3._ Vigorous; cluster large, loose, shouldered; berry large, dark
purple; flesh firm, juicy, sweet; keeps well.
_No. 4._ Vigorous; cluster medium, roundish, shouldered, loose; berries
large, round, nearly black; flesh tender, vinous; good; ripens just
after Concord.
=Chillicothe.= (Lab. Vin.) From Ohio. Mentioned in the _United States
Department of Agriculture Report_ in 1863. Bunch long, loose; berry
medium, oval, dark purple.
=Chippewa.= Found growing on the banks of Chippewa Creek, Ontario;
described in 1858 by W. H. Read. Bunch large, compact, heavily
shouldered; berry medium, black; flesh tender, sweet, good.
=Chisholm's Seedlings.= Produced by Dr. L. C. Chisholm, Spring Hill,
Tennessee. Of his named sorts there are: Annie M., Bushberg, Delawba,
Gilt Edge, La Marie, Lutie, and Willie, the best known being Lutie. The
following unnamed seedlings from Chisholm have been tested and
described:
_No. 1._ (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) A Delaware seedling. Weak, healthy; stamens
reflexed; cluster small, very loose; berry medium, purple; quality poor;
ripens with Worden.
_No. 3._ (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Delaware. Medium in vigor,
healthy; stamens upright; cluster small, compact; berry small,
reddish-purple; quality fair; ripens with Worden.
_No. 4._ (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Delaware. Vigorous; cluster
medium size; berries light green, sprightly, vinous; good; ripens with
Delaware.
_No. 5._ (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) A Delaware seedling. Moderately vigorous;
berry light red; good quality; ripens just before Concord.
_No. 6._ (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Delaware. Weak, apparently
healthy, a shy bearer; stamens reflexed; cluster small, loose; berry
medium, purple; fair quality; ripens with Worden; not a good keeper.
_No. 8._ (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) A Delaware seedling. Vigorous, hardy,
productive; cluster medium; berry medium, black; very good; ripens with
Moore Early.
_No. 9._ (Aest.) Moderately vigorous, attacked somewhat by black-rot,
hardy; stamens upright; cluster medium; berry medium, red; quality
hardly fair; ripens with Concord.
=Chocolate.= Mentioned in a list of worthless varieties in _Gardener's
Monthly_ in 1863.
=Choteau.= (Linc. Vin. Lab. Bourq.?) Parentage, Lucky crossed with
Carman; from Munson in 1899. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry medium,
black; ripens late.
=Church Seedling.= (Lab.) From Dr. Durfee, Fall River, Massachusetts; a
seedling of a wild grape unworthy of cultivation.
=Claret.= (Rip.) From Charles Carpenter, Kelleys Island, Ohio. Vigorous;
bunch and berry medium; claret red; acid; resembles Clinton.
=Clarissa.= (Lab. Vin.) A white seedling of Salem; from F. E. L.
Rautenberg, Lincoln, Illinois.
=Clark.= (Lab. Vin.) From J. S. Phelps, Washington, District of
Columbia. Cluster of medium length, sometimes shouldered, compact; berry
medium, oval, dull red, heavy bloom; sweet, foxy.
=Clark Seedling.= (Lab.) From a Mr. Clark of Framingham, Massachusetts;
described in _Magazine of Horticulture_ in 1861. Hardy and early; bunch
loose; berry reddish; quality excellent.
=Clarkes.= Mentioned by Prince in 1830 as being grown in Virginia. Bunch
and berry large; early; keeps well.
=Claude.= (Lab.) From Georgia. Vigorous; stamens upright; bunch medium,
loose; berry large, black; poor quality; ripens a little before Norton.
=Cleopatra.= (Lab. Rip.) Parentage, Ives crossed with Faith; from F. E.
L. Rautenberg, Lincoln, Illinois. Vigorous, hardy, productive; bunch and
berry medium; black; early.
=Clifton.= (Lab. Vin.) Parents, Telegraph crossed with White Frontignan;
from C. J. Copley, Stapleton, New York. Vigorous, productive; bunch
large, compact; berries white, large; ripens in September.
=Climax.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling from A. Reisinger of Naples, New York,
about 1883; supposed to be a seedling of Catawba. Vigorous; berry medium
to large, red; tender, sweet, sprightly; ripens with Concord.
=Clinton-Vialia.= (Rip.) Probably identical with Franklin. Used in
France as a grafting stock.
=Cloantha.= (Vin. Lab.) An Isabella seedling from Kentucky. Vigorous;
berry black, small; foxy.
=Clover Street Black.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Diana crossed with
Black Hamburg; from Jacob Moore. Bunches large, compact; berries large,
round, black; flesh tender, sweet, ripens with Concord.
=Clover Street Red.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Diana crossed with Black
Hamburg; from Jacob Moore. Vigorous; berries large, roundish-oval,
crimson; Diana flavor and season.
=Cluster.= Mentioned in the _United States Patent Office Report_, 1852,
as a native grape.
=Clyde.= (Lab.? Vin.?) From John Burr, Leavenworth, Kansas. Bunch
medium, compact; berry large, red; tender, juicy, sweet.
=Cochee.= (Lab. Bourq.) From John Burr, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1887.
Vigorous; tendrils intermittent; cluster medium to small, compact; berry
medium, dark red, lilac bloom; flesh tender, fine, vinous, sweet; good;
ripens about with Concord.
=Coe.= (Lab.) From Iowa. Hardy, vigorous; cluster small, compact, rarely
shouldered; berries small to medium, black; a week earlier than Concord.
=Colesvine.= (Lab.? Vin.?) Enumerated in a list of unpromising grapes
for North Carolina by Sidney Weller in 1845.
=Collier.= (Linc. Lab.) _Big Red; Dr. Collier._ A seedling of Post-oak
by Concord; from Munson. Vigorous, productive; tendrils intermittent;
stamens upright; cluster medium to large, variable in compactness;
berries large, roundish, dark reddish-purple, heavy bloom; flesh tender,
fine-grained, vinous, nearly sweet; quality good; ripens just after
Concord.
=Collina.= _Hill Grape of Ohio._ Listed by Prince in _Gardeners'
Monthly_ in 1863.
=Colorado.= From John Gravestock, Canon City, Colorado. Vigorous;
cluster medium, long, shouldered, compact; berries medium; sweet,
tender; late.
=Colp.= (Lab.) A wild vine of _Vitis labrusca_ found in Maryland and
used by Munson. Stamens depressed; cluster medium; berry large, white;
ripens mid-season.
=Columbia.= (Rip.) Said to have been found by Major Adlum on his farm at
Georgetown, District of Columbia, previous to 1830. Vigorous,
productive; cluster small, loose; berries round, black, small; quality
poor.
=Columbia.= (Lab.) From J. T. C. Clark, Washington, before 1883.
Vigorous; cluster and berry medium, white; good; late.
=Columbian.= Originated about the same time as Columbian Imperial and
probably identical with it. The literature of the two is so confused,
Columbian Imperial having been sold as Columbian, that it is impossible
to determine whether they are distinct.
=Columbus.= (Bourq. Aest. Rip.) From John Hertlein, Spielerville,
Arkansas; parents, Delaware and Norton. Vigorous; bunches large, nearly
compact; berries medium, black; sweet, pleasant flavor; ripens with
Delaware.
=Compacta.= (Bourq. Vin. Lab.) A seedling of Herbemont crossed with
Triumph; from Munson. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry small, white;
ripens very late. Now discarded by originator.
=Concord Chasselas.= (Vin. Lab.) From G. W. Campbell, Delaware, Ohio,
1881; a cross between Golden Chasselas and Concord. Vigorous; cluster
long, moderately compact, sometimes shouldered; berries large, oval,
greenish-white; pure flavor; good; ripens with Concord.
=Concord Muscat.= (Vin. Lab.) A seedling of Concord crossed with Muscat;
from G. W. Campbell. Vigorous; cluster compact, long, sometimes
shouldered; berries large, oval, light greenish-white; flesh tender and
melting; quality very good; ripens with Concord.
=Concordia.= (Lab. Bourq.) From Dr. J. Stayman, Leavenworth, Kansas.
Vigorous, hardy; bunch large, compact; berry large, black; pulp tender,
juicy, sweet, vinous; very good; ripens about with Concord.
=Conelva.= (Lab. Rip.) A seedling of Concord crossed with Elvira; from
Munson. Vigorous, hardy; stamens upright; cluster medium, compact; berry
medium, round, black; quality fair; ripens with Cottage.
=Connecticut.= Mentioned by Prince in a list of worthless varieties in
_Gardener's Monthly_ for 1863.
=Connecticut Seedling.= Cited in the _Illinois Horticultural Society
Report_ for 1868 as a promising table grape.
=Conqueror.= (Vin. Lab.) From Rev. Archer Moore, New Jersey, about 1868;
supposed by him to be a cross between Concord and Royal Muscadine.
Vigorous; stamens upright; bunch medium, loose; berries medium, oval,
black, pulpy; quality fair; ripens about with Concord.
=Cooper Wine.= From Joseph Cooper, Gloucester County, New Jersey, about
1800. Vigorous; berry round, medium, purple; quality fair.
=Copley's Hybrids.= Chas. J. Copley of Stapleton, Staten Island, New
York, about thirty years ago originated and exhibited a large number of
hybrid grapes. His productions were chiefly the result of fertilizing
cultivated American varieties with pollen of standard Viniferas,
particularly the White Frontignan. His seedlings which received names
are Boadicea, Calypso, Clifton, Cornelia, Daphne, D'Elboux, Lulie,
Mineola, Paragon, and Zelia. They show too many Vinifera weaknesses,
particularly a tendency to mildew, to become popular. None of them was
ever introduced.
=Coppermine.= Discarded as worthless from test vineyards of the
Department of Agriculture in 1864.
=Corby.= (Lab. Vin.) From C. C. Corby, Montclair, New Jersey. Vigorous,
hardy, productive; blooms mid-season; stamens upright; clusters above
medium, variable in compactness; berries intermediate in size, oval to
roundish, dull black with heavy blue bloom; flesh fine-grained, sweet,
resembles Concord in flavor; good; ripens about with Concord.
=Coriel.= (Lab. Vin.) From New Jersey. Hardy; bunch medium; berry small,
oval, black; good.
=Cornelia.= (Vin. Lab.) A seedling of Telegraph crossed with White
Frontignan; from Chas. J. Copley, Stapleton, New York. Bunch large,
shouldered; berries round, white with amber tint; juicy, rich, sweet.
=Cornucopia.= (Vin. Rip.) _Arnold's No. 2._ Parents, Clinton crossed
with Black St. Peters; from Charles Arnold, Paris, Ontario, 1859.
Vigorous; stamens upright; cluster large, shouldered, compact; berry
medium to large, black; flesh tender, vinous, juicy; good; ripens with
Concord.
=Corporal.= (Lab. Aest. Vin.) Parents, Eumelan crossed with Worden; from
D. S. Marvin, about 1881. Bunch and berry medium, loose; black; vinous;
good.
=Corsican.= From Ohio. Hardy; bunch large; berry small, round, red; very
good.
=Cortland.= (Lab.) _Courtland._ A seedling of Concord crossed with
Hartford; from M. F. Cleary, Cortland, New York, about 1863. Believed by
some to be identical with Champion. Vigorous; clusters large, compact;
berry large, black; sweet; early.
=Cotoctin.= Described by Fuller in 1867 as a chance seedling from
Pennsylvania. Bunch large, shouldered; berries large, white; good; late.
=Covert.= (Lab.) A chance seedling; from N. B. Covert, Ann Arbor,
Michigan. Bunch large, compact; berries large, greenish-white; sweet;
ripens with Concord.
=Cowan.= (Rip.) _McCowan_; _McGowan_; _McOwen_. An old variety of
unknown origin; once raised on Lake Champlain. Very hardy; clusters
medium; berries small, black, heavy bloom; juicy, sour; very early.
=Cozy.= (Lab. Vin.) From J. S. Breece, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Cluster large, compact; berry oval, medium, black, blue bloom; flesh
translucent, tender; good; ripens a week before Ives.
=Craig.= (Rip.?) _French Grape._ A variety found growing at Franklin,
Pennsylvania, about 1809; perhaps synonymous with Franklin. Fruit
dark-colored; bunch and berry medium; juicy; good.
=Critic.= (Lab. Vin.?) A seedling of Jefferson; from J. S. Breece,
Fayetteville, North Carolina; described in 1892. Cluster large,
shouldered, compact; berries round, medium, dull red; foxy; good;
earlier than Brighton.
=Crown.= (Linc. Vin. Lab.) From Munson; parents, Post-oak crossed with
Triumph. Vigorous; stamens upright; cluster large, compact; berry large,
black; good; ripens with Catawba.
=Crystal.= (Lab.) A native grape found by S. D. Case, Canton Center,
Connecticut. Vigorous; cluster medium; berries large, oblate, green with
white dots; sweet, juicy.
=Culbert Seedling.= (Lab. Vin.) From Dr. W. A. M. Culbert, Newburgh, New
York. Parents, Iona crossed with Muscat Hamburg. Bunch and berry large;
purplish-black; good.
=Curtis.= _Stetson's Seedling No. 4._ From Nahum Stetson, Bridgewater,
Massachusetts; mentioned in the _Magazine of Horticulture_ in 1857 as
being a seedling of "superior flavor".
=Curtis.= (Linc. Vin. Lab.) Parentage, Post-oak No. 3 crossed with
Triumph; from Munson in 1889. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry
medium, black; ripens mid-season.
=Cuyahoga.= (Lab. Vin.?) _Coleman's White_; _Wemple_; _Wemple's
Seedling_. Found by a Mr. Wemple at Euclid, Ohio, previous to 1859, and
named after the county in which it was found. Vigorous; cluster large,
shouldered, compact; berries large, round, covered with bloom, pale
yellowish-green tinged with amber; pulp melting, juicy, sweet, fine
musky flavor; ripens about with Catawba.
=Cuyarano.= (Lab.) Given in a list of native fox grapes in the report of
the Department of Agriculture in 1869.
=Cyncon.= (Lab. Aest.) A seedling of Cynthiana crossed with Concord;
from Munson. Vigorous, healthy, dark green foliage; bunch long; berry
black; late.
=Dana.= (Lab.) A seedling from Francis Dana, Roxbury, Massachusetts,
about 1860. Vigorous, hardy, mildews slightly; bunch medium, shouldered,
compact; berries large, nearly round, red with heavy bloom; free from
pulp as Delaware, not as sweet; ripens about with Concord.
=Danbury.= (Lab.) A chance seedling from H. C. Coble, Danbury,
Connecticut. Hardy, healthy; bunches medium, compact, sometimes
shouldered; berries large, black; flesh tender, mild, sweet; good;
ripens earlier than Hartford.
=Daphne.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Telegraph crossed with White
Frontignan; from Chas. J. Copley, Stapleton, New York, about 1875. Very
vigorous, hardy, healthy, productive; bunch medium to large with very
long stem; berry medium to large, white; without pulp, sweet, rich,
Muscat flavor; ripens early.
=Dartmouth.= (Lab.) Listed by Prince in _Gardener's Monthly_ for 1863 as
a worthless variety.
=Darwin.= (Aest. Bourq. Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Delaware crossed with
some vigorous Aestivalis; from Dr. J. Stayman. Vigorous, hardy, healthy,
productive; foliage of Aestivalis type; bunch large, compact,
double-shouldered; berry medium, red; tender, juicy, vinous; ripens with
Delaware.
=Davis.= (Long.) A variety of _Vitis longii_ found by Munson in
Hutchinson County, Texas. Stamens reflexed; cluster small; berry small,
black; ripens early.
=Davkina.= (Linc. Rup. Lab.) A cross of America and Beacon; from Munson
in 1899. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry large, black; ripens
mid-season.
=De Grasset.= A variety of Champini, noted by Munson in _Texas Station
Bulletin No. 56_ as the female parent for a few of his crosses.
=Delago.= (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Delaware cross-pollinated by
Goethe; from Munson in 1883; introduced in 1896. Medium in growth and
productiveness, not hardy, susceptible to mildew; stamens reflexed;
clusters below medium to small, often oval, variable in compactness;
berries medium to above, roundish to oval, dark red, lilac bloom, very
persistent; meaty, vinous, sweet; very good; ripens late.
=Delaware Seedling.= (Bourq. Vin. Lab.) J. A. Warder in 1867 describes a
"Delaware Seedling" from Ohio. Healthy; bunch short; berry medium, dull
red; rich, sweet, somewhat foxy; very early.
=Delaware Seedling.= (Vin. Bourq. Lab.) _Delaware Seedling No. 4._ A
seedling of Delaware crossed with Gen. Marmora; from Dr. W. A. M.
Culbert, Newburgh, New York. More vigorous grower than Delaware, hardy,
prolific.
_Delaware Seedling No. 2._ (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) From Jacob Rommel.
Vigorous, healthy, productive; bunch above medium, compact, shouldered;
berry medium, black; pulpy, sweet; very good; ripens earlier than
Hartford.
_Delaware Seedling No. 9._ (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) From Jacob Rommel.
Moderate grower, healthy, hardy, very productive; bunch medium, compact;
berry medium, black, firm, sweet; ripens before Concord; good keeper and
shipper.
_Delaware Seedling No. 16._ (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) From Jacob Rommel.
Moderate grower, very productive, healthy; bunch medium; berry medium,
white with white bloom; very sweet, pure flavor, pulpless; ripens with
Concord; fine keeper and shipper.
=D'Elboux.= (Vin. Lab.) _D'Elboux Seedling._ A seedling of Telegraph
crossed with Black Hamburg; from C. J. Copley, Stapleton, New York, in
1876. Very vigorous, productive, hardy, healthy; foliage like Labrusca
except smooth underneath; bunch very large, sometimes slightly
shouldered, compact, handsome; berries very large, black with blue
bloom, oval, persistent; juicy, sweet, rich, vinous; skin thick; ripens
with Hartford.
=Delgoethe.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Delaware crossed with
Goethe; from Munson; possibly same as Delago. Noted by Mitzky in 1893 as
still under test.
=Delicious.= (Linc. Bourq.) Big Berry crossed with Herbemont; from
Munson in 1887, introduced about 1894. Vigorous, productive, healthy;
stamens upright; bunch medium, moderately compact; berry medium, round,
black with blue bloom; sprightly, sweet; skin thin, tough; ripens a
little after Concord.
=Delmar.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) Mentioned by Mitzky in 1893 as a seedling
of Delaware crossed with Martha; from Munson.
=Delmerlie.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Delago crossed with
Governor Ireland; from Munson, in 1898. Stamens erect; cluster large;
berry large, black; ripens mid-season.
=Dempsey's Seedlings.= P. C. Dempsey, Albury, Prince Edward County,
Ontario, a noted Canadian hybridist of various cultivated plants, has
produced several hybrid grapes which are mentioned in grape literature
as follows:
_No. 4._ (Lab. Vin.) Medium in vigor.
_No. 5._ (Lab. Vin.) Resembles Massasoit in some respects but earlier.
_No. 18._ (Lab. Vin.) Failure.
_No. 25._ (Lab. Vin.) Failure.
_No. 60._ (Lab. Vin.) Hardy; white, vinous, very good.
Apparently none of these were ever introduced. Besides these he
originated Burnet. (See p. 443.) Dempsey's work with grapes was done
about thirty years ago.
=Denison.= (Lab.) A seedling of Moore Early; from Munson. Medium in
vigor, unproductive, usually healthy; bunch medium in size and
compactness; berry large, round, black with blue bloom, of Concord
flavor.
=Dennis Seedling.= (Lab.) Found growing wild on the bank of a river by
John Dennis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Compact grower, hardy,
productive; fruit large, amber-colored, of fine flavor.
=Denniston.= (Lab.) A native grape found on an island in the Hudson
River below Albany, by Isaac Denniston about 1823. Very vigorous, hardy;
berry large, yellowish-red; slight musky flavor.
=De Soto.= (Rot. Muns.) A seedling of Scuppernong pollinated by _Vitis
munsoniana_; from Munson in 1896. Stamens reflexed; cluster small; berry
medium, black; ripens very late.
=Detroit.= (Lab. Vin.) Supposed to be a Catawba seedling; found in the
garden of T. R. Chase, Detroit, Michigan, about 1860. Vigorous, hardy,
with foliage like Catawba; bunch large, very compact; berry medium,
round, darker than Catawba; rich, sweet, sprightly Catawba flavor;
earlier than its parent.
=Diller.= (Lab.) According to Strong, 1866, pulpy and inferior to
Isabella which it resembles.
=Dingwall White.= (Lab.) Vigorous, healthy; bunch short, compact; berry
large, round, white; quality poor; late.
=Dinkel.= (Lab. Vin.) A Catawba seedling; from Munson. Vine and leaf
much like parent; bunch medium to large, compact, slightly shouldered;
berry medium, round, deep coppery red with thick bloom; much like
Catawba in flavor; ripens with parent.
=Dixie.= (Rot. Linc. Lab. Vin. Bourq.) Parents, San Jacinto crossed with
Brilliant, from Munson in 1899. Stamens reflexed; cluster small; berry
large, amber-colored; ripens late.
=Dr. Bain.= (Lab.) A white seedling of Concord; from Illinois.
=Dr. Kemp.= (Linc. Bourq.) A seedling of Post-oak crossed with
Herbemont; from Munson; introduced in 1896. Vigorous and productive,
subject to downy mildew; stamens upright; bunch medium, loose,
shouldered; berry small, purple; poor quality; ripens a week after
Concord.
=Dr. Robinson Seedling.= (Lab.?) Described by Wisconsin Experiment
Station in 1888. Productive; bunch medium, compact; berry medium, round,
black, purple bloom; poor quality; ripens with Concord.
=Dr. Warder.= (Lab.) Of unknown parentage; from Theophile Huber,
Illinois City, Illinois. Vigorous, hardy, healthy; cluster medium to
large, compact, often heavily shouldered; berries large, round, black,
heavy bloom; pulp tough, juicy, sprightly, sweet; good; said to ripen
before Hartford which it closely resembles.
=Doder.= _Washington._ Noted in the _American Pomological Society
Report_ for 1877 as a seedling from a Mr. Doder, Washington County,
Iowa.
=Dog Ridge.= (Champ.) A variety of _Vitis champini_ found by Munson in
Bell County, Texas. Stamens depressed; cluster small; berry medium,
black; ripens mid-season.
=Dolle.= According to W. F. Bassett in _Rural New Yorker_ for 1885,
supposed to have come from Germany but it has none of the characters of
Vinifera. Vigorous; clusters sometimes loose; berry larger than Moore
Early; of good quality, persistent; ripens early.
=Dorinda.= (Lab.) Said to be a seedling of Rebecca; from Hudson, New
York, about 1858. Bunch medium; berry oval, greenish-white, sweet,
sprightly, with scarcely any pulp.
=Dorr Seedling.= (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) Said to be a seedling of Delaware;
from Livingston County, New York. Resembles Delaware in form, color, and
bunch but the berries are larger and have a foxy odor.
=Dry Hill Beauty.= Described in _Hermann Grape Nursery Catalog_ for 1906
as a red, very sweet grape with medium bunches and small berries.
=Dufour.= (Linc. Aest.) _Jaeger No. 56._ A seedling of Post-oak (No. 43)
crossed with Aestivalis; from Hermann Jaeger. Resembles Herbemont in
quality and size of bunch and berries, but is of Catawba color; ripens
two weeks after Norton.
=Dunlap.= (Lab. Vin.) One of Rickett's hybrids; probably the same as
Lady Dunlap.
=Dunn.= (Bourq.?) G. Onderdonk, of Texas, obtained this variety from a
Mr. Dunn, of western Texas. It resembles Herbemont but has larger,
paler-colored berries and ripens two weeks later.
=Duquett.= (Lab. Vin.) _Duquett's Seedling._ Noted in the _Rural New
Yorker_, 1868, as a new variety from Orleans County, New York. Hardy;
berries large, white, transparent; of White Chasselas flavor.
=Eames Seedling.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A cross between Concord and
Delaware; from Luther Eames, Framingham, Massachusetts, about 1887.
Bunch large, double-shouldered; berry large, light amber; pulp tender
with Muscat flavor.
=Early.= (Lab.) A pure seedling of Pierce; from Luther Burbank, Santa
Rosa, California. According to originator, the variety is vigorous,
productive, and ripens two weeks earlier than Concord; berries large,
black with lilac bloom; sweet and meaty.
=Early Amber.= (Lab.) _Amber._ A native grape from the United Society of
Shakers, Harvard, Massachusetts; possibly same as Sage. Hardy,
productive, healthy; fruit dark amber; sweet, slightly foxy.
=Early August.= (Lab.) _Burton's Early August._ A native seedling from
the United Society of Shakers, Lebanon, New York. Large; early; foxy.
=Early August.= (Lab.) A twin seedling of Pocklington, offspring of
Concord; from John Pocklington, Sandy Hill, New York. Vigorous,
productive, healthy, hardy, Concord foliage; bunch medium to large,
moderately compact, sometimes shouldered; berry medium, round,
greenish-yellow, white bloom; translucent, juicy, sweet, slightly acid
flavor; ripens before Moore Early.
=Early Bird.= (Vin. Lab. Bourq.) A dark red grape from Munson, the
parentage being a Lincecumii seedling crossed with Agawam for one
parent, and Brilliant for the other.
=Early Black.= Mentioned in _United States Patent Office Report_ for
1853 as an early foreign variety which always ripens in Utica, New York.
Ten years later Prince pronounced this Early Black a worthless Labrusca.
=Early Black.= (Lab.) A seedling from J. B. Moore, Concord,
Massachusetts; exhibited before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
in 1880. Bunch and berry large; quality similar to Hartford.
=Early Black.= (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) According to Mitzky, 1893, a seedling
of Delaware; from Jacob Rommel. Vigorous, productive, healthy; bunch
medium, compact, shouldered; berries medium, black; firm, sweet; ripens
with Hartford.
=Early Black July.= (Rip. Vin.?) Described by Dufour in 1826 as a
prolific bearer; bunches small; berries small, round, black; season
early. Dufour suspects it to be a Riparia-Vinifera hybrid.
=Early Black Summer Grape.= (Lab.?) Noted by Prince in 1830 as an early
Virginia variety with fruit of large size.
=Early Concord.= (Lab.) A seedling from John Kready, Mt. Joy, Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania in 1874. Vigorous, hardy; bunch and berries
resembling Concord in size, color, taste, and substance; ripens early.
=Early Delmonico.= (Lab. Vin.) Noted in _Rural New Yorker_ for 1886 as a
variety resembling Brighton; from Wm. E. Green, Vermont. Green states
that the variety is very early and superior to Vergennes or Brighton.
=Early Golden.= (Lab. Vin.) _Campbell._ A seedling of Triumph; from
Munson from seed planted in 1883; disseminated as Campbell but the name
was changed in 1894 to Early Golden to avoid confusion with Campbell
Early. Weak grower, productive; bunch large, usually shouldered,
compact; berry medium, roundish, yellowish-green, gray bloom, usually
persistent; later than Catawba.
=Early Harvest.= (Lab.) Noted in _United States Patent Office Report_
for 1855 as an early grape grown in Indiana. Fruit larger and rounder
than Isabella; light purple to amber; sweet, juicy, musky flavor.
=Early Hudson.= (Lab.?) Mentioned by Prince in 1863 as a worthless
variety. Berries medium, round, black; early; frequently seedless.
=Early June.= (Rip.? Lab.?) Described by Warder in 1867 as like _Vitis
cordifolia_. Bunch large; berry large, dark; sweet; very early.
=Early Lebanon.= Given by Warder in 1867 as from Pennsylvania. Bunch
medium; berry medium, blue; good; very early.
=Early Malvasia.= (Vin.?) Noted in _United States Patent Office Report_
for 1853 as a foreign variety that habitually ripens at Utica, New
York.
=Early Market.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Elvira, crossed with Bacchus;
from Munson, in 1885. Vigorous, productive; subject to mildew; bunch
small to medium, moderately compact; berry small, round, black; of fair
quality; ripens with Moore Early.
=Early Prolific.= (Lab.) Supposed to be a Concord seedling. Described in
_Missouri Horticultural Society Report_ for 1892, as vigorous, very
hardy, productive; bunch large, shouldered, compact, handsome; berry
large, black, tender, juicy, sprightly, sweet; very good; ripens a few
days after Jewel.
=Early Purple.= (Linc.) A Post-oak native grape found in the woods near
Denison, Texas; used by Munson in grape-breeding. Described in his
catalog for 1901 as vigorous, healthy; stamens reflexed; clusters large,
cylindrical, shouldered; berry large, purple, persistent; of fair
quality.
=Early Vicks.= Noted in the _Wisconsin Horticultural Society Report_ for
1886 as a desirable red grape.
=Early Wine.= (Linc. Rup.) Parentage, _Jaeger No. 70_ crossed with a
Rupestris seedling; from Munson about 1894. Very vigorous, productive;
clusters small to medium, moderately compact; berries medium, black with
heavy bloom; fair quality.
=Ebony.= One of Munson's grapes which was not introduced on account of
reflexed stamens. Vines tested at Wisconsin Experiment Station proved
very vigorous and productive; bunch and berry medium; black; fair
quality.
=Echland.= Mentioned in the _Ontario Fruit Growers' Association Report_
for 1887 as a variety of medium vigor.
=Eden.= (Rot.) Exhibited by Dr. Samuel Hape, Hapeville, Georgia, before
the American Pomological Society in 1887 as a new fruit. Very vigorous,
productive; bunches contain from four to twelve black berries; good
quality; ripens late.
=Edmeston.= (Lab.) _Edmeston No. 1._ Supposed to be a pure Concord
seedling; from D. G. Edmeston, Adrian, Michigan, in 1890. Vigorous;
stamens upright; bunch medium, moderately compact; berry medium to
large, dark purple with blue bloom; pulp moderately tough, juicy,
vinous, sweet, good; ripens with Concord.
=Edward.= (Lab.) From Theophile Huber, Illinois City, Illinois.
Vigorous; stamens upright; bunch medium, compact, shouldered; berry
medium, golden yellow; tender, sweet; ripens about with Concord.
=Elaine.= (Lab. Vin.) Supposed to be a seedling of Salem; from C. Engle,
Paw Paw, Michigan, about 1890. Vigorous, unproductive, hardy, healthy;
stamens reflexed; bunch long, loose; berry medium, dark red with
bluish-white bloom; juicy, rich, sprightly; very good; ripens early.
=Elbling.= (Lab.) Mentioned in the _United States Patent Office Report_
for 1859 as a northern grape under test in the government experimental
garden.
=Eleala.= (Lab.? Vin.? Bourq.?) Described in the _Missouri Horticultural
Society Report_, 1904. Very vigorous; bunch and berry much like Concord;
white; quality similar to Wapanuka but flesh is more meaty.
=Electra.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Brighton crossed with
Delaware; from Henry B. Spencer, Rocky River, Ohio, about 1890. The
berries resemble Delaware but the bunches are larger.
=Elizabeth.= (Lab. Vin.) From Joseph Hart, near Rochester, New York,
about 1845. Productive, medium hardy; bunches large, compact, sometimes
shouldered; berries large, oval, greenish-white with reddish tinge in
the sun; juicy, pleasant, brisk acid flavor.
=Elkton.= (Lab.) Described by Adlum in 1828 as an uncommonly large fox
grape of a deep purple color.
=Ellen.= (Lab. Vin.?) From Charles Carpenter, Kelleys Island, Ohio,
exhibited as a new variety before the Massachusetts Horticultural
Society in 1862. Berries small, amber-colored; subacid, with slight
Catawba flavor.
=Elpo.= (Linc. Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Elvira crossed with Lincecumii;
from Munson. Described by the Virginia Experiment Station in 1898 as
vigorous, productive; bunch long, rather loose, sometimes shouldered;
berry small, globular, pale green, not adherent; skin thin, tough; pulp
firm, meaty, tender, mild subacid, almost sweet, agreeable; good;
resembles Elvira.
=Elsmere.= From Texas. Described by Georgia Experiment Station in 1901
as very vigorous, productive; stamens upright; bunch large, moderately
compact; berry small, black; ripens just after Concord.
=Elvibach.= (Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Elvira crossed with Bacchus; from
Munson. Vigorous and hardy, very productive; stamens reflexed; clusters
medium, sometimes single-shouldered, compact; berries medium to small,
roundish, black, heavy blue bloom, not adherent; spicy, good in flavor
and quality; skin thin, tender; ripens before Concord.
=Elvin.= (Lab. Rip. Vin.) Parentage, Elvira crossed with Irving; from
Munson in 1885. Stamens erect; cluster medium; berry large, white;
ripens mid-season.
=Emerald.= (Vin. Bourq. Lab.) A supposed cross of Delaware and some
foreign variety, possibly Buckland Sweetwater; from Dr. William
Saunders, Ottawa, Canada, about 1886. Vigorous, hardy, not productive;
stamens upright; clusters small to medium, cylindrical, usually not
shouldered, medium to compact; berries small, roundish, jet-black with
heavy bloom; juicy, tender, spicy, vinous, mildly sweet.
=Emma.= (Lab.) Of unknown parentage; from Theophile Huber, Illinois
City, Illinois. Lacking in vigor; stamens upright; bunch medium to
small, shouldered, compact; berry round, translucent, yellow; rich,
sweet, tender pulp; skin very thin, tender.
=Enfield.= Mentioned in the _United States Patent Office Report_ for
1845 as a select American grape grown in North Carolina.
=Engle's Seedlings.= C. Engle, of Paw Paw, Michigan, about twenty-five
years ago originated Elaine, Guinevra, Honey, Iris, Metis, Michigan,
Pulpless, Themis, and Vesta. They are all seedlings of Salem. None of
them has ever been regularly introduced although some have been sent out
for testing.
=Ensenberger's Seedlings.= About twenty-five years ago, G. A.
Ensenberger, of Bloomington, Illinois, originated several varieties of
grapes from seed of standard sorts. Of his varieties which received
names there are: Herald, Hercules, Isabella Seedling, Juno and Mathilde.
None of them has apparently been introduced and none has qualities which
would make it permanently popular.
=Eolia.= (Lab.) According to Mitzky, 1893, a seedling of Concord; from
Robert Linville, Forsyth County, North Carolina, and introduced by N. W.
Craft, Shore, North Carolina. Hardy; bunch large, compact, shouldered;
berry medium, greenish-white; tender, sweet; ripens with Concord.
=Epurill.= (Linc. Vin. Lab. Bourq.) A seedling of Early Purple crossed
with Brilliant; from Munson in 1897. Stamens reflexed; cluster medium;
berry very large, red; ripens late.
=Erickson.= (Lab.) Pronounced a worthless Labrusca by Prince in 1863.
=Essex County= (Mass.) =Seedling.= (Lab.) Given in the _American
Pomological Society Report_, 1862, as from Thomas C. Thurlow; a variety
of fox grape; common all through the country.
=Estella.= (Linc. Rup. Rip. Lab. Vin.) A seedling of _Jaeger No. 72_
crossed with Rommel; from Munson in 1899. Stamens erect; cluster medium;
berry medium, white; ripens late.
=Etawa.= (Lab. Vin.?) _Woodruff's No. 1._ Described in the _American
Pomological Society Report_, 1883, as an accidental seedling from W. W.
Woodruff, Vineyard P. O., near Griffin, Georgia. Vigorous, foliage
luxuriant, shows Labrusca characters; bunch large; berry large, round,
blue; pulp dissolving, vinous; best; fruit showy and hangs on the vines
for two months.
=Eudora.= (Lab.) Noted as a worthless Labrusca by Prince in _Gardener's
Monthly_ for 1863.
=Eufaula.= (Linc. Rup. Bourq. Lab. Aest. Vin.) A seedling of America
crossed with Laura; from Munson in 1895. Weak grower; stamens erect;
cluster large, loose; berry small, red; ripens late.
=Eugenia.= (Vin. Lab.) A seedling of White Frontignan crossed with
Catawba; from J. T. Clark, of Washington. Said to have been raised from
seed of the same berry that produced the Columbia, a white grape. A red
grape of good quality; late.
=Eugenia.= (Lab.) A seedling of Concord; from T. B. Miner. Vigorous,
hardy; bunch medium; berry medium, white; fair quality; ripens early.
=Eumedel.= (Lab. Vin. Aest. Bourq.) A seedling of Eumelan crossed with
Delaware; from Munson. Of medium growth, usually hardy, variable in
productiveness, susceptible to mildew; stamens upright; clusters medium
to small, shouldered, compact; berries small, roundish, black, heavy
blue bloom, persistent; flesh tender, slightly foxy, sweet to agreeably
tart; good. The vine has pronounced Labrusca characters.
=Eumorely.= (Lab. Aest. Vin.) Parents, Eumelan crossed with Moore Early;
from Munson, in 1887. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry large, black;
ripens early. Discarded by originator.
=Eva.= (Lab.) _Miller's No. 2._ A Concord seedling; from Samuel Miller,
Calmdale, Pennsylvania, about 1860. On account of its close resemblance
to its sister Martha, it was dropped by the originator. Medium in vigor,
tender; stamens upright; bunch small, compact; berries medium,
greenish-yellow, sweet, of mild flavor, lacks sprightliness; ripens
about with Martha.
=Evaline.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Ideal; from John Burr, Leavenworth,
Kansas. Vigorous, hardy, productive; bunch medium, compact; berry
medium, white with light bloom; very tender, juicy, sweet, sprightly,
vinous; skin thin, tough; ripens before Concord.
=Everett.= Noted in the _United States Patent Office Report_, 1860, as a
native grape under propagation at the government experimental garden.
=Ewing.= (Lab. Vin.) _Ewing's Seedling._ A seedling of Isabella; from
Jefferson City, Missouri. Husmann, in 1869, considered this variety an
improvement on its parent which it resembles.
=Exquisite.= (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) A seedling of Delaware; from J. Stayman,
Leavenworth, Kansas. Moderate grower, hardy, healthy, productive; bunch
medium, compact; berry small, black, slight bloom; very tender, juicy,
sweet, sprightly, vinous; ripens with Delaware.
=Extra.= (Linc. Lab. Vin.) _Big Extra._ A seedling of Post-oak crossed
with Triumph; from Munson. Vigorous, healthy, productive; cluster large,
usually shouldered, compact; berry medium to large, dark purple or
black; good in quality in the South; does not mature at Geneva.
=Fallwicke.= An undescribed variety from Joseph Fallwicke, Wartburg,
Morgan County, Tennessee, about 1860.
=Fancher.= (Lab. Vin.) _Saratoga._ Introduced by T. B. Fancher of
Lansingburg, New York, over fifty years ago. A seedling of Catawba and
so similar to it that many consider them identical.
=Fanny Hoke.= A chance seedling of Aestivalis or Bourquiniana reported
from North Carolina in 1871. Vigorous, short-jointed; cluster rather
large, not shouldered; berry medium, black; sweet, sprightly.
=Farmers Club.= A seedling from David Thompson of Green Island, near
Troy, New York, over forty years ago. A green grape, undescribed.
=Farrell.= A seedling found in the garden of a Dr. Farrell and
introduced by Dr. Stayman of Leavenworth, Kansas, about 1880. Hardy,
vigorous, productive; clusters medium, tapering; berries large, light
yellowish-green, roundish or slightly oblate; pulp firm, moderately
juicy, sweet; good; skin thin, tender; ripens with Concord.
=Far West.= (Aest.) A variety of Aestivalis; found by Hermann Jaeger in
the woods of southwest Missouri, about 1870. Vigorous, hardy; leaves
large; clusters large, shouldered; berries small; skin thin, tough,
black with blue bloom; pulp soft, tender, meaty, sweet and spicy; seeds
few; ripens with Norton.
=Feemster.= (Lab.) Cluster and berry small; foxy and worthless.
=Feemster Favorite.= (Lab.) From Indiana. Hardy; cluster medium; berry
large, green.
=Fena.= (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) A seedling of Jewel; from Ludwig Hencke,
Collinsville, Illinois. Similar to its parent but more vigorous and with
fruit larger in bunch and berry.
=Fisk.= (Lab. Vin.) Probably a seedling of Isabella which it resembles
very closely. It was originated by John Fisk Allen of Salem,
Massachusetts, about fifty years ago.
=Fitchburg.= (Lab.) _Fox; Free Black._ A local New England variety of
Labrusca, apparently never known in cultivation.
=Flickwir.= (Rip. Lab.) Tested by the United States Department of
Agriculture about 1860 and proved to be the same as Clinton.
=Flora.= (Vin. Lab.) A Vinifera hybrid; from A. M. Spangler of
Philadelphia, about the middle of the last century. Vine hardy and
productive; cluster small, compact; berry medium, oval, dark
purplish-red; somewhat pulpy, juicy; late.
=Florence.= (Lab. Vin. Aest.) Originated by Marine, about 1875. It is a
probable cross between Eumelan and Union Village and is a large,
handsome grape, resembling in some respects the Isabella.
=Florence.= (Lab.) A variety known for about thirty years and which has
attracted considerable attention on account of its extreme earliness,
ripening earlier even than Hartford. Hardy, vigorous; bunches small,
imperfect; berries medium, black; resembles Hartford in quality.
=Flower of Missouri.= (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) A Delaware seedling; from
William Poeschel, Hermann, Missouri. Said to resemble Walter.
=Flowers.= (Rot.) A Rotundifolia, the origin of which is unknown;
introduced about 1850. Vine tender, very vigorous, very productive;
berries large, oval, growing in clusters of twelve to fifteen; blossoms
self-sterile; ripens very late; quality not as good as Scuppernong.
Probably a strain of other than Rotundifolia blood is present.
=Fluke's Hybrids.= Newton K. Fluke, of Davenport, Iowa, has originated a
series of hybrids which are now being tested but as yet none has been
introduced.
=Foster.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Niagara; from John Reichenbach,
Columbus, Ohio. A white grape said by the originator to be of high
quality.
=Fox.= This name has been applied to many varieties of Labrusca and
Rotundifolia. It does not indicate any particular variety.
=Framingham.= (Lab.) Resembles Hartford so closely that they can hardly
be distinguished. It was raised by J. G. Morneberg, Saxonville,
Massachusetts, about 1850.
=Frances E. Willard.= (Lab.? Bourq.? Vin.) A seedling noted in the
_Rural New Yorker_ for 1894. Said to resemble Delaware but with a
thicker skin.
=Franklin.= _French grape._ A wild grape found at least sixty years ago
on an island in French Creek, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It
resembles Clinton very closely but the wood is of lighter color, the
fruit sweeter, and it matures earlier.
=Fredonia.= (Lab. Vin.) From Seth Avery of Fredonia, New York. Vigorous,
hardy, productive; tendrils continuous, sometimes intermittent; leaves
of the Labrusca type; clusters medium, sometimes shouldered; berries
medium, oval, light green with gray bloom, some small, dark-colored
dots; sweet; good.
=Fritz.= A seedling of Roenbeck; raised by F. Roenbeck, of Bergen Point,
New Jersey. Vigorous; cluster large, compact; berry white; skin thin,
tough; juicy; ripens with Concord.
=Frost.= A class name commonly applied in America to varieties of
Cordifolia though sometimes to those of Riparia.
=Gallup Seedling.= (Lab. Vin.) Probably a seedling of Salem; from Adams
Basin, New York. Resembles Salem; berries a little larger; quality good;
excellent keeper; ripens with Concord.
=Garber.= (Lab.) A seedling from J. B. Garber, Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Vigorous, hardy, very productive; bunch below medium, compact; berries
medium, black, with very dark juice; fair quality; ripens early.
=Garber Red Fox.= (Lab. Vin.?) Produced by J. B. Garber, of
Pennsylvania, from the same lot of seed as Albino. Fruit resembles the
wild red Labrusca, except that it ripens later and is sweeter.
=Garfield.= (Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Missouri Riesling, from John
Reichenbach, Columbus, Ohio, about 1902. Vigorous; berries large, green;
rich and sweet.
=Garnet.= (Vin. Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Red Frontignan and Clinton;
from Dr. A. P. Wylie, Chester, South Carolina. Bunch and berries larger
than Clinton; deep garnet color; flavor and texture that of a Vinifera
but foliage that of Clinton.
=Garrigues.= (Lab. Vin.?) Probably a seedling of Isabella; from Edward
G. Kingsessing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Resembles Isabella but is a
few days earlier.
=Gassman.= (Aest.) Noted in the _United States Department of Agriculture
Report_ for 1869 as a variety of Aestivalis.
=Gauger.= Described in the _Illinois Horticultural Society Report_ for
1901 as vigorous and healthy, but too poor in flavor to be desirable.
=Gazelle.= A seedling from J. H. Ricketts. Vigorous, healthy and
productive; bunches medium, compact; berry small, greenish-white;
sprightly, sweet, pleasant.
=General Pope.= (Aest.) A seedling from John Burr, of Leavenworth,
Kansas, about 1880. Very vigorous, hardy, healthy and productive; bunch
and berries smaller than those of Concord; without foxiness.
=Genesee.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Delaware crossed with Iona;
from near Rochester, New York, about 1880. Vigorous, productive,
healthy; bunch large, compact; berries large, red; high quality.
_Gerbig No. 2._ (Lab. Vin. Aest.) A seedling of Eumelan, open to cross
fertilization; from A. V. Gerbig, Archbald, Pennsylvania, about 1890.
_Gerbig No. 10._ (Lab. Vin. Aest.) A seedling of _Gerbig No. 2_, open to
cross fertilization; from A. V. Gerbig, about 1892. Vigorous, hardy,
productive; cluster small, compact; berry medium, slightly oval,
yellowish-green; juicy, slightly meaty, sweet, mild; good.
=German Seedling.= (Rip.) Noted in the _Illinois Horticultural Society
Report_, 1871, as much like Clinton but not as productive.
=Giant.= (Rup.) A wild male Rupestris; found by Munson in Missouri. It
is now discarded by him.
=Gibb.= (Rip.) From Magloire Dery, St. Hilaire, Canada. Slow in growth,
hardy; bunch small, loose, sometimes shouldered; berry small, black with
heavy bloom; melting, juicy; good.
=Gilbert's White Shonga.= (Lab. Vin.) According to Floy-Lindley, 1833,
this is a wild grape found by Garret Gilbert on the Shonga Mountains,
New York, in 1825. Similar to Isabella in habits; bunch and berries
resemble Isabella in size and shape; white with purple tinge on sunny
side; sweet; good.
=Gill Wylie.= (Lab. Vin.) Noted in the _Bushberg Catalogue_, 1883, as a
new grape from Dr. A. P. Wylie, Chester, South Carolina. Foliage
healthy, of Labrusca type; bunch large, loose, shouldered; berry large,
oblong; texture soft, rich; ripens with Concord.
=Gilt Edge.= (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) A seedling of Delaware; from Dr. L. C.
Chisholm. Medium in vigor, shy bearer; stamens upright; bunch small,
compact; berries small, yellowish-green; subacid, delicate flavor;
ripens a few days later than its parent.
=Gold Dust.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) _Munson No. 22._ A seedling of Lindley
crossed with Delaware; from Munson, about 1880. Vigorous, productive;
stamens upright; clusters medium to above, usually shouldered, loose;
berries medium, roundish, yellowish-green with thin gray bloom,
persistent, with tendency to shrivel before ripening; juicy, foxy, mild;
fair in quality.
=Golden Beauty.= (Lab.) A seedling of Perkins; from J. B. Miller, Anna,
Illinois. Bunches short; berries medium; sweet; good; long keeper.
=Golden Berry.= (Vin. Lab.) _Culbert No. 5._ A white seedling of
Hartford and General Marmora; from Dr. W. A. M. Culbert, Newburgh, New
York; exhibited as a new fruit before the American Pomological Society
in 1877; hardy and a free bearer.
=Golden Clinton.= (Rip.) _King._ A chance seedling, probably of Clinton,
found in a garden in Rochester; fruited in 1857; introduced by William
King. Apparently the same as Clinton except that it is less productive
and the berries are greenish-white.
=Golden Concord.= (Lab.) _Valle's White Concord._ A white seedling of
Concord; from John Valle, New Haven, Missouri. Reported as inferior to
Martha.
=Golden Drop.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Adirondac crossed with
Delaware, from C. G. Pringle, Vermont, in 1869. Medium in vigor, shy
bearer; stamens upright; clusters small, loose; berries small, roundish,
greenish-yellow, persistent; firm, juicy; tender, sweet, mild; good.
=Golden Gem.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Delaware crossed with
Iona; from J. H. Ricketts; first exhibited before American Pomological
Society in 1881. Vigorous, hardy, productive; clusters small,
shouldered, compact; berries small, roundish, golden yellow, thin bloom;
juicy, sweet, vinous; very good; ripens with Concord.
=Golden Grain.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Lindley crossed with
Delaware; from Munson. Vigorous, doubtfully hardy, productive; stamens
upright; clusters medium, frequently shouldered, compact; berries small,
oval, light green, thin bloom, inclined to drop and to shrivel;
moderately juicy, foxy, sweet; fair quality.
=Goldstein.= (Lab.) _Goldstein's Early._ From Mississippi, about 1897;
similar to Champion. Vigorous, hardy, productive; stamens upright;
clusters medium, shouldered, compact; berries large, round, black; poor
quality; ripens early.
=Good Adle.= (Vin.?) Noted in the _Wisconsin Horticultural Society
Report_ for 1872 as a fine white German grape; exhibited by a Mrs.
Curtis, Milwaukee.
=Goodman.= (Lab.) Noted by Prince in _Gardener's Monthly_ for 1863 as a
worthless Labrusca.
=Governor Ireland.= (Lab.) A pure seedling of Moore Early; from Munson.
Lacks vigor, medium in productiveness; bunch large, loose; berry large,
globular, black with whitish bloom; resembles Concord but is much
coarser; subject to rot.
=Governor Ross.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Triumph; from Munson and
introduced in 1894. Weak to medium in growth, not productive; stamens
upright; nearly self-sterile; bunch large, oblong, compact; berries
large, oval; sprightly, sweet; good; rots badly.
=Graham.= An accidental seedling, supposed to have been a cross of Bland
and Elsinburgh; from W. Graham of Philadelphia, about 1850. Cluster of
medium size, shouldered, not compact; berry large, round, purple; juicy,
sweet, sprightly; very good.
=Gravel.= Received by the United States Department of Agriculture in
1863 for testing.
=Grayson.= (Lab.) Seedling of Moore Early; raised by Munson. A black,
large-berried variety with clusters medium to large; moderately vigorous
and productive; flavor sweet but lacks character; good.
=Gray's Seedlings.= A number of seedlings of Concord were raised by W.
C. Gray of Atwood, Illinois, about 1890. None attained prominence.
=Green Castle.= (Lab.) A large-clustered, large-berried black seedling
of Concord; from D. S. Marvin.
=Green Ulster.= (Lab.) A light green seedling of Concord; from J. B.
Moore, of Concord, Massachusetts, about 1870.
=Greer.= (Doan.) A wild male vine of _Vitis doaniana_ found by Munson in
Greer County, Oklahoma.
=Grein Extra Early.= (Rip. Lab.) _Grein No. 7._ A yellowish-green
seedling of Taylor; from Nicholas Grein. Vigorous, productive; bunch
medium; berry small with speck at distal end; good; ripens with Concord.
=Grein's Seedlings.= Nicholas Grein, of Hermann, Missouri, over thirty
years ago planted a number of seeds of the European Riesling, and also
seeds of Taylor. He stated that the Taylor seedlings failed to germinate
but that the European Riesling seeds germinated and of the resulting
seedlings Missouri Riesling, Grein Golden and Grein Extra Early were
named and introduced. As they are all of the Riparia type, very similar
to Taylor, and show no trace of Vinifera, it has always been supposed
that Grein had his seeds confused and that it was the European Riesling
that failed to germinate, Taylor being the real parent of these
varieties.
=Grevaduly.= A Massachusetts seedling of over fifty years ago, mentioned
in the _United States Patent Office Report_ of 1859.
=Greverson.= A seedling received by the United States Department of
Agriculture over fifty years ago.
=Grote.= (Rip.) A wild variety of _Vitis riparia_ secured by Munson from
Mauston, Wisconsin. Stamens reflexed; cluster small; berry small, black;
ripens early.
=Grove.= (Lab. Vin.) A cross of Clinton with Concord. Vigorous, hardy,
productive; cluster and berry of medium size and of pale green to amber
color; flesh tender, sweet and spicy; ripens shortly after Concord.
=Guesta.= A variety mentioned in the _United States Patent Office
Report_ for 1860 as being blue; sweet, slightly pulpy, of agreeable
flavor.
=Guignard.= _Black Guignard._ Origin unknown but at one time raised by
Longworth, of Ohio. Vigorous, productive; small, brown berries; high
quality.
=Guinevra.= (Lab. Vin.) From C. Engle, of Paw Paw, Michigan; a seedling
of Salem. Hardy, vigorous, productive; clusters large, sometimes
shouldered, compact; berry large, yellowish-green; very late.
=Gula.= (Linc. Lab. Rup.) A seedling of America crossed with Beacon;
from Munson in 1899. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry large, black;
ripens mid-season.
=Gulch.= (Linc. Rup.) Parents, _Jaeger No. 70_ crossed with a seedling
Rupestris; from Munson in 1888. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry
medium, black; ripens late; now discarded by the originator.
=Hadden Seedling.= (Lab. Vin.) From a Mr. Hadden, of Pulteney, New York,
about 1890. Vigorous; cluster small, compact; berries red with a
peculiarly wrinkled skin; pleasant, sweet, Muscat flavor.
=Hagar.= Noted in the _Illinois Horticultural Society Report, 1893_, as
one of the varieties exhibited at the World's Fair.
=Halifax.= (Lab.) _Weller's Halifax._ Noted by Sidney Weller,
Brinkleyville, Halifax County, North Carolina, in _United States Patent
Office Report_ for 1845, as a native grape.
=Halifax Seedling.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Halifax by a Vinifera;
from Sidney Weller, about 1840. Fruit like Catawba but sweeter. Used by
Dr. A. P. Wylie in the production of new varieties.
=Hall.= A seedling from David Hall, Urbana, Ohio; first mentioned in
1858. Berries larger and better flavored than Clinton, but not equal to
Isabella; nearly black; ripens earlier than Isabella.
=Hall.= (Lab.) From a Mr. Hall, Michigan; received at the Michigan
Experiment Station in 1893. Very vigorous, productive; bunches below
medium, cylindrical, compact, shouldered; berries above medium, round,
black; ripens with Early Victor.
=Hamilton.= (Vin. Lab.) A seedling of Mills; from a Mr. Gardner, of
Rochester, New York. Less vigorous than parent; bunches large,
shouldered, compact, attractive; berries adherent; pulp tougher than
Mills and the flavor is inferior; keeps well.
=Hamill Seedling.= (Lab. Vin.?) Tested by the United States Department
of Agriculture about 1860 and proved to be so near like Isabella that
the two could not be distinguished.
=Hardy Chasselas.= (Vin. Lab.) From a cross between Diana and Royal
Muscadine; from Jacob Moore; exhibited before the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society, 1865. Hardy, with Vinifera foliage; juicy; good.
=Harmer.= (Lab. Rip.) A cross between _Vitis labrusca_ and _Vitis
riparia_, found in Hartford County, Connecticut, by D. Alderton,
Marlboro, New York. Very vigorous, healthy, hardy, medium in
productiveness; bunch small, compact; berries black with hard pulp;
sweet, spicy; late.
=Harmer Seedling.= (Lab. Vin.) Noted in the _American Horticultural
Annual_ for 1870 as a native red grape with a small Catawba-like berry
having hard pulp.
=Harrell.= (Lab.) A chance seedling; from Obed Harrell, Chrisman,
Illinois, about 1890. Vigorous, productive; cluster medium, compact;
berry medium, white, round; very sweet.
=Harriet Beecher.= From William M. Marine. Bunch small; berry large,
round, dark red; pulp soft; skin thick; good.
=Harris.= (Bourq.?) _Old House Grape._ Found growing near a deserted
house by a Mr. Harris of Milledgeville, Georgia. Described in
_Horticulturist_ for 1857 as vigorous; clusters medium, shouldered,
compact; berries small to medium, round, black with blue bloom; a little
pulpy, sweet, juicy, agreeable; very good.
=Harrison.= (Lab.) A seedling of Concord; from Isaac Staples, Dayton,
Ohio. Thrifty as Concord, hardy; foliage thick, healthy; bunch large,
compact; berries medium, red, pure flavor; ripens with Concord.
=Harrison.= (Lab.) T. T. Lyon, in the _Michigan Horticultural Society
Report_ for 1881, thinks this is _Woodruff's No. 2._ A black grape of
the character of Concord, but larger in both berry and bunch and a week
earlier.
=Harvard Seedling.= (Lab.) Noted in the _United States Patent Office
Report_ for 1853 as a native seedling raised at Harvard, Worcester
County, Massachusetts; may be synonymous with Northern Muscadine.
=Harwood.= (Bourq.) _Improved Warren; Sacks of Wine._ From Major
Harwood, Gonzales, Texas; noted in the _American Pomological Society
Report_ for 1881. Like Herbemont but not as vigorous and the fruit is
about twice as large, lighter purple, and ripens four or five days
earlier.
=Haskell's Seedlings.= George Haskell, of Ipswich, Massachusetts, was
one of the early and persistent grape-breeders of the last century. His
efforts were similar to those of Rogers in that he produced direct
hybrids of Vinifera with early ripening selected Labruscas. He used
several varieties of both parent species and produced several thousand
seedlings. Experts to whom samples were sent affirmed that their quality
was of the best. A few were sent out for testing but the most of them
were destroyed as Mr. Haskell did not think that any of the offers would
recompense him for the cost of production. Those sent out were highly
commended at first but soon dropped from sight. The only named variety
of his is Ruby.
=Haskew.= Noted in the _American Horticultural Annual_ for 1871 as a
native grape from W. B. Kelly, Abingdon, Virginia.
=Hattie.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Michigan or Catawba; from N. R.
Haskell, Monroe, Michigan; fruited in 1861. Leaves similar to Catawba
but smaller; bunch medium, loose; berries medium, slightly oval, red
with white bloom; little pulp, pleasantly vinous; ripens with Concord.
=Hattie.= (Lab.) Given by Mitzky, 1893, as a chance seedling from J. A.
Putnam, Fredonia, New York. Productive; bunch short, compact; berries
medium, black; very sweet, flavor similar to Aminia; ripens with Moore
Early.
=Hattie.= (Lab.) Noted by Mitzky, in 1893, as a supposed seedling of
Concord; from Benjamin Stratton, Richmond, Indiana; nearly identical
with Concord. Probably the same variety that Bush mentions as being
introduced by E. Y. Teas, of Richmond.
=Hatton.= (Lab. Rip.) A cross between Faith and Ives; from F. E. L.
Rautenberg, Lincoln, Illinois. Vigorous, hardy, healthy, very
productive; foliage resembles Faith, and fruit, Telegraph; bunch medium,
compact; berry medium, black; vinous; ripens a little after Concord; a
better keeper.
=Hattus.= (Lab. Vin.?) Noted by Mead in 1867 as perhaps the same as
Hattie. Said to be a seedling of Catawba, but of smaller size and quite
acid; of claret color.
_Hawkins No. 3._ From William Hawkins, Hamilton, Ontario. Exhibited as a
new grape at the American Pomological Society meeting in 1879. Described
as hardy; bunch and berry large; white; vinous, high flavored; best.
_Hawkins No. 10._ From same grower as above and exhibited at the same
time and place. Hardy; bunch and berry small; white; sweet, very good;
skin tough.
=Hearthenge.= Listed with varieties of grapes under test by the United
States Department of Agriculture in 1863.
=Helen.= Noted by Buchanan as a grape grown and exhibited by N.
Longworth in 1846.
=Helen Keller.= (Lab. Vin. Aest.?) Said to be an accidental seedling
from James Nicholson; sent out in 1895 by P. R. De Muth, Connellsville,
Pennsylvania. Very vigorous, hardy, usually productive; stamens
reflexed; clusters medium, usually shouldered, loose; berries large,
roundish, dark dull red with lilac bloom, persistent; juicy, tender,
vinous, good; skin thick, rather tender, inclined to crack. Resembles
Salem in appearance; worthy of further trial.
=Helpfer.= (Lab.) According to Mitzky, 1893, from Theophile Huber,
Illinois City, Illinois. Medium in vigor and hardiness; bunch and
berries medium, white; good.
=Henrico.= Noted by Prince in his _Treatise on the Vine_, 1830, as a
native grape found in Henrico County, Virginia. Berries size of Bland;
clusters half the size; pale blue or purplish; sweet, agreeable.
=Henry.= (Lab.) From Theophile Huber. Described by Mitzky in 1893; bunch
size of Concord; berry large, round, white; juicy, sweet, foxy; ripens
with Concord.
=Henshaw.= A native grape from Martinsburg, Virginia. Described in
_United States Patent Office Report_ for 1859 as purple and of medium
size.
=Herald.= (Lab.) Received from G. A. Ensenberger, Bloomington, Illinois,
in 1889. Vigorous, productive; foliage good; stamens upright; bunch
medium, compact; berry large, poor in quality; ripens early.
=Herbemont Seedling.= (Bourq.) Noted by Warder in 1867 as from Ohio;
like its parent; very good; promising for wine.
=Hero.= (Lab.) A bud variation of Concord; introduced by Ludwig Hencke,
Collinsville, Illinois; exhibited at World's Fair in 1893. Moderate in
growth; apt to overbear; foliage healthy; bunch large, showy; berry very
large, black; in flavor similar to Concord.
=Hertia.= (Lab.) A seedling from C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan; brought to
notice in 1890. Bunch medium, compact; berry large, round, purple;
juicy, sweet, slightly foxy; good; mid-season.
=Hettie.= Husmann in the _Grape Culturist_ for 1869 describes this
variety as much like Isabella, but not better. This may be the grape
which Downing in 1869 describes as "bunch small; berry black; flesh
somewhat pulpy; a poor grower and bearer; ripens early."
=Heunis.= (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) A seedling of Delaware; from W. W. Jones,
Douglas County, Illinois, about 1870. Hardy, productive; bunch resembles
Clinton in shape; berry medium, white; good.
=Hexamer.= (Linc. Lab. Vin.) _Dr. Hexamer._ A seedling of a wild
Post-oak crossed with Triumph; from Munson, introduced in 1893.
Vigorous, hardy, productive, similar to America in foliage and fruit
characters; tendrils intermittent; stamens reflexed; clusters medium,
often shouldered, variable in compactness; berries medium to below,
slightly oblate, black with heavy bloom, persistent; tender, spicy,
nearly sweet, with Post-oak flavor.
=Hiawasse.= Discarded by the United States Department of Agriculture in
1863.
=Hine.= (Lab. Vin.) _Hine Seedling._ Raised by Jason Brown (son of the
patriot, John Brown), at Put-in-Bay, Ohio, in 1851, from seed of Catawba
and Isabella grapes growing close together. Hardy, productive; bunch and
berry much like Catawba in size and form, but darker; tender, sprightly,
sweet, rich; ripens earlier than Catawba.
=Hock.= (Bourq. Aest. Lab.) A seedling of Herbemont crossed with Norton;
from Munson about 1890.
_Hofer Seedling No. 2._ (Lab.) A volunteer grape from the Concord
vineyard of A. F. Hofer, Iowa, in 1876. Described as an improved
Concord; berries larger and the clusters more compact; ripens with
Worden.
=Holmes.= (Bourq. Lab.) A chance seedling believed to be a cross between
a variety of the Herbemont group and a Labrusca; from Galveston, Texas.
Onderdonk states that it combines, in its growth and appearance, both
Aestivalis and Labrusca blood. Very productive; fruit about the size and
color of Lindley.
=Honey.= Given in Prince's _Treatise on the Vine_ as a native variety,
grown near Philadelphia about 1827. Leaves deeply five-lobed, indentures
irregular, under surface covered with down; clusters medium, compact;
sweet.
=Honey.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Salem; from C. Engle, Paw Paw,
Michigan, about 1890. Vigorous, hardy, very productive; bunch medium,
compact, shouldered; berry medium to large, white, almost translucent;
of honeyed sweetness; ripens with Worden.
=Honey Dew.= (Lab.) _Yonker's Honey Dew; Youngken's Honey Dew; Yunker's
Honey Dew._ A seedling of Concord which was thought to have been
fertilized by Delaware; from David Youngken, Richlandtown, Pennsylvania.
Lacks vigor; fairly productive, foliage healthy; bunch medium, long,
compact; berry large, round, black with blue bloom; pulpy, very foxy,
sweet; ripens after Hartford.
=Hooker.= Given in the _United States Department of Agriculture Report_
for 1869 as a Labrusca.
=Hopeon.= (Linc. Lab. Vin. Bourq.?) A seedling of Big Hope crossed with
Carman; from Munson in 1899. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry large,
white; ripens late.
=Hopherbe.= (Linc. Bourq.) A seedling of Post-oak crossed with
Herbemont; from Munson. Very vigorous, productive; stamens upright;
bunch large, very compact; berry medium, of dark copper color; quality
fair; ripens late.
=Hopican.= (Lab. Vin. Aest. Rip.) A seedling of Eumelan fertilized by
Elvira; from D. S. Marvin, Watertown, New York, about 1889. Vigorous,
not always hardy, productive; stamens upright; clusters large, sometimes
shouldered, compact; berries medium, roundish, unattractive
yellowish-green, persistent, moderately juicy, tender; fair in quality;
skin thin, adheres to pulp; ripens with Concord.
=Hopkins.= (Linc. Aest. Lab.) A seedling of Post-oak crossed with
Cynthiana; from Munson. Vigorous, not always hardy, variable in
productiveness, susceptible to mildew; stamens upright; clusters small,
frequently shouldered, very compact; berries small, oblate, black with
heavy bloom, persistent; soft, juicy, tough, spicy, vinous; fair in
flavor; ripens after Catawba.
=Horner.= (Lab.) A seedling of Concord; from Joel Horner, Delair, New
Jersey; received at this Station in 1894. Moderately vigorous; bunch
large; berries small, round, black with blue bloom; sweet, slightly
foxy; skin thick, tough; ripens early.
=Hoskins Seedling.= A seedling which came up between an Alvey and a
Delaware; from A. Hoskins, Toronto, Ontario, in 1886. Bunches large,
compact; berries similar to Clinton in size and color but inferior in
quality; ripens unevenly and late.
=Howell.= From Edward Tatnall, Wilmington, Delaware, about 1860. Bunch
large; berries medium, black; pulp firm; skin thick; good; ripens early.
=Hubbard Seedless.= (Lab.) Grown by the T. S. Hubbard Company, Fredonia,
New York, but has not been disseminated. Vigorous, very hardy, somewhat
unproductive, of Labrusca type; quality equal to Delaware; berries the
size of Delaware but darker in color.
=Huber.= (Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Taylor; from Jacob Rommel, Morrison,
Missouri. Vigorous, healthy; bunch smaller than Concord; color of
Catawba; late.
=Huber's Seedlings.= Theophile Huber of Illinois City, Illinois,
something over twenty years ago originated a large number of seedlings
which he sent out for testing. He writes that, with the exception of
_Huber No. 12_, which is from Hartford, his seedlings are from mixed
seed of Concord, Clinton, Marion, Rebecca, Isabella, Delaware, Catawba
and Creveling. Of his named sorts there are: Albert, Alphonse, Bertha,
Braendly, Doctor Warder, Edward, Emma, Illinois City, Marguerite, Marie
Louise, and Theophile. Most of Huber's grapes were named before
disseminating but a few, as follows, have gone out with numbers.
_No. 11._ As tested by the Virginia Experiment Station, weak,
unproductive; stamens upright; bunch small, loose; berries large, black;
poor quality; ripens between Concord and Catawba.
_No. 12._ Described by Illinois Experiment Station as very vigorous,
healthy, promising; bunch medium, oblong, sometimes shouldered, compact;
berry small to large, round, black with heavy bloom; juicy, tender,
sweet, very rich; skin tender; about a week later than Concord.
_No. 13._ Described by the Virginia Experiment Station as weak; stamens
upright; bunch small, compact; berry medium, coppery in color; ripens
late.
=Hudson.= (Lab.) Given by Downing in 1857 as from Mr. Calkins, Hudson,
New York. Growth similar to Isabella; two or three weeks earlier; bunch
and berry much the same, but less sprightly and not quite so rich.
=Hudson.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Rebecca; from A. J. Caywood,
Marlboro, New York, about 1870. According to Caywood and several
prominent horticulturists, this variety is identical with Prentiss.
Caywood says he refrained from introducing this grape on the advice of
several grape experts but sent it out for testing to several persons
amongst whom was J. W. Prentiss, introducer of the Prentiss.
=Hulkerson's Seedlings.= (Lab. Vin.) Twenty-one seedlings from a single
bunch of Wilder, from W. G. Hulkerson and Company, Oriel, Michigan, were
shown before the American Pomological Society in 1879. None was better
than the parent, but all were interesting as they showed much variation
in size of berries and in color, the latter ranging from black to red.
=Humboldt.= (Rip. Bourq.?) A seedling of Louisiana, probably crossed
with Riparia; from Frederick Muench, Marthasville, Warren County,
Missouri. Vigorous vine of Riparia character, hardy, healthy; stamens
upright; cluster medium, sometimes shouldered, compact; berries medium,
oblate, dull golden green with thick bloom, amber when fully ripe;
sweet, of Elvira flavor; ripens with Catawba.
=Hunterville.= Mentioned by Sidney Weller, in the _United States Patent
Office Report_ for 1845, as a native variety, subject to rot, grown in
North Carolina.
=Huntingdon.= (Rip.) _Australian._ Vigorous, hardy, productive, subject
to mildew; resembles Clinton; bunch small, shouldered, compact; berry
small, round, black; juicy, vinous; drops badly; ripens unevenly.
=Husmann.= (Linc. Vin. Lab.) A seedling of Armlong crossed with Perry;
from Munson, introduced in 1900. Vigorous, prolific, subject to mildew;
clusters very large, long, cylindrical, compact; berries medium,
globular, black, with tendency to drop; juicy, tender, more vinous than
Black Eagle but less sweet; skin thin, tough; ripens with Herbemont.
=Hutchinson.= (Long.) A wild variety of _Vitis longii_; secured from
Hutchinson County, Texas, by Munson. Stamens reflexed; cluster small;
berry small, black; ripens mid-season.
=Hutporup.= (Long. Linc. Rup.) A seedling of Hutchinson fertilized by
Porup; from Munson. Stamens reflexed; cluster small; berry small, black;
ripens early.
=Hyde Black.= (Lab.) Given in Prince's _Treatise on the Vine_, 1830, as
a native variety found on the farm of Wilkes Hyde, near Catskill, New
York. Very vigorous and productive; berries medium, black; juicy,
tender, rather astringent, foxy.
=Hyde Eliza.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling from Wilkes Hyde, about 1828. This
variety so closely resembles York Madeira that it has caused much
confusion. Charles Downing in the _Horticulturist_ for 1860 says that
it is more vigorous; bunch and berry larger, somewhat like the Isabella,
but a week or two earlier.
=Icterida.= (Aest. Lab. Linc. Bourq.) A cross of Gold Coin with Bull;
from Munson, about 1899. Vigorous, healthy; cluster medium, well-formed;
berry large, light yellow, persistent; skin thin, tough; pulp of medium
tenderness, juicy, sweet; good; ripens about with Gold Coin.
=Ida.= (Lab.) A white seedling produced by T. B. Miner, from seed of
Concord. Vigorous, hardy but not productive; cluster large; berry large
and of light green color; late.
=Iden.= _Lake._ Noted in the _American Pomological Society Report_ for
1858 as worthless.
=Illinois City.= (Lab.) A seedling of Concord; from Theophile Huber,
about thirty years ago. Vigorous, not always hardy, unproductive;
cluster small; berries medium, dull yellowish-green; skin thin and
tender; foxy, mild, sweet; good. The flowers are sterile and the fruit
ripens with Concord.
=Illinois Early.= From G. A. Ensenberger, Bloomington, Illinois, about
1897. Vigorous; clusters small; berries medium, black; ripens a few days
later than Moore Early.
=Illinois Prolific.= Noted as worthless in _Gardener's Monthly_ for
1863.
=Improved Purple Fox.= (Lab.) Buchanan mentions this variety as having
been raised and exhibited by Longworth in 1846.
=Indiana.= Mentioned by Buchanan in 1852 as having been tested by Warder
in 1846 and found worthless.
=Indian Field.= A staminate vine mentioned in _Gardener's Monthly_ for
1863.
=International.= (Vin. Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Marion fertilized by
White Frontignan; from N. B. White, Norwood, Massachusetts, about 1888.
Vigorous, not always hardy, very productive; clusters large; berries
large, light red; flavor resembles Delaware but with an Aestivalis
taste; very good.
=Iola.= (Rip.) Originated by John Burr. Described by Stayman: "bunch
medium, compact; berry medium, white; skin thin, tough; pulp tender,
juicy, sprightly, rich, sweet, best; vigorous, hardy, healthy and
productive, free from rot and mildew; ripe before Concord. * * * of the
Riparia class."
=Iowa.= Mentioned about forty years ago as being of very high quality.
=Iowa Excelsior.= (Lab. Vin.) Originated by Professor Mathews, of Iowa,
about 1880. Clusters medium; berries large, red; high quality; ripens
early; self-sterile.
=Iris.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of one of Rogers' hybrids; from C. Engle,
Paw Paw, Michigan, about 1888. Vigorous; cluster large, long, compact;
berry large, round, dark amber, thin bluish bloom; skin thin; pulp
tough, slightly astringent, sweet, vinous, foxy; good.
=Irvin October.= (Bourq.) Originated on the Irvin farm in Guilford
County, North Carolina, about 1885. Vigorous but inclined to mildew;
cluster large, long, tapering; berries medium in size, of dingy red
color; sweet; good; very late.
=Irving.= (Vin. Lab.) A seedling of Catawba fertilized by Chasselas de
Fontainbleau; from S. W. Underhill in 1868. Vigorous canes,
short-jointed; clusters large, long, shouldered, not well filled; berry
large, round, yellowish-green, thick bloom; skin thick, tough; flesh
tender, melting; flavor vinous, sweet; very good; rots and mildews
badly.
=Ithaca.= (Vin. Bourq. Lab.) _Parker; Tucker's Parker._ A seedling of
Delaware fertilized by Chasselas Musque; from a Mr. Tucker, of Ithaca,
New York, about 1868. Of moderate vigor; cluster large; berry large,
pale green with amber tinge; skin thick; pulp tender, juicy, sweet; high
quality.
=Jacent.= (Rip. Lab.) Noted by T. V. Munson in _Gardener's Monthly_ for
1884, as undistinguishable from Bacchus, except that the saccharometer
shows less sugar.
=Jaeger's Seedlings.= About forty years ago Hermann Jaeger, of Neosho,
Missouri, became interested in the horticultural possibilities of the
wild grapes of his neighborhood. He corresponded with Frederick Muench,
of Marthasville, who encouraged him in his efforts. Beside selecting
various vines from the woods he made crosses of species. His object was
to secure more vigorous, productive and disease-resistant sorts than any
of our standard varieties. He was particularly impressed with the
Lincecumii or so-called Summer grapes of his section. His selections of
this species are notable for their extreme vigor but many of them are
susceptible to fungi and as they are all self-sterile they are uncertain
bearers when removed from the wild male vines. His most promising
seedlings are as follows:
_No. 9._ Productive; subject to black-rot; cluster large; berry below
medium; juicy, sweet; good.
_No. 12._ Cluster and berry medium; sweet.
_No. 13._ Hardy, prolific; as large as Ives and of no better quality.
_No. 17._ Cluster large; berries medium; sweet; good.
_No. 42._ Cluster very large; berry medium; very sweet and juicy; good.
_No. 43._ (Linc.) One of Jaeger's selections from the woods. Rank
grower; canes thick, numerous, glaucous; diaphragm thick; shoots
glabrous, spiny; tendrils intermittent; leaves large, thick, glossy
green, glaucous below, not lobed; cluster large; berry medium, oblate,
black; ripens too late for this section. Does not ripen its wood well
and is slightly tender and very susceptible to leaf-hopper here.
Self-sterile.
_No. 50._ See Longworth.
_No. 56._ See Dufour.
_No. 70._ See Munson.
_No. 72._ (Linc. Rup.) A seedling of _No. 43_ crossed with a male vine
of _Vitis rupestris_. Bunch medium, very compact; berry size of Concord,
black with pale bloom; sweet, of pure flavor; ripens with Norton.
_No. 100._ (Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Elvira. Vine shows Labrusca
characters, very hardy, productive; bunch and berry as large as
Concord, yellowish with reddish tinge; quality and flavor similar to
Catawba; cracks when ripe; season with Delaware.
=James Seedling.= (Lab. Vin.) From J. H. James, Urbana, Ohio. Resembles
Catawba but is hardier and healthier.
=Jane Wylie.= (Rip. Vin. Lab.) _Janie Wylie._ A hybrid between Clinton
and a foreign grape; from Dr. A. P. Wylie, Chester, South Carolina,
about 1870. Vigorous, productive; bunch large, shouldered; berry large,
globular to oval, dark red with thick bloom; pulp firm, meaty, juicy,
sweet, rich, vinous; skin thick, tender; early.
=Jelly.= Exhibited before the American Pomological Society in 1856 and
described by William G. Waring of Pennsylvania as "extremely productive,
good; especially valuable for culinary use. Very good when dried."
=Jemina.= (Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Elvira crossed with an unknown
variety; from D. S. Marvin, Watertown, New York, about 1891. Vigorous,
hardy, healthy; bunch short, compact; berry medium, black, delicious;
skin thin, liable to crack; much earlier than Elvira.
=Jennie May.= (Lab.) Mitzky, in 1893, states that this variety is a
Concord seedling grown by John Laws, Geneva, New York. Apparently
identical with Concord.
=Jennings.= (Lab.) A native grape from Lexington, Massachusetts, noted
in _Magazine of Horticulture_ for 1860. Hardy, productive, free from
mildew; bunch medium; berries black; pulpy, foxy; ripens very early.
=Jessie.= (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) A seedling of a cross between Delaware and
Diana; received by the _Gardener's Monthly_ in 1879, from F. W. Loudon,
Janesville, Wisconsin. Described as looking like Diana but of better
flavor.
=Jeter.= (Rot.) Described in _South Carolina Station Bulletin No. 132._
Vigorous, very productive; bunches contain three to eight large,
brownish-black berries; skin thick, very tough; pulp tender, juicy;
quality good; ripens about August 25th.
=Joen.= Noted by Prince in _Gardener's Monthly_ for 1863 as a worthless
variety.
=John Burr.= (Lab.) Noted by Mitzky, in 1893, as "a Concord seedling
grown by the late John Burr, of Leavenworth, Kansas."
=Johnson.= A South Carolina seedling. Mentioned in the American
Pomological Society catalogs for 1875 and 1881.
=Jolly.= A Pennsylvania grape noted by Waring in 1851.
=Joly.= (Champ.) A wild vine of _Vitis champini_ secured by Munson from
Lampasas County, Texas. Stamens reflexed; cluster small; berry medium,
black; ripens early.
=Jonathan.= Noted by S. J. Parker of Ithaca, New York, in the _United
States Patent Office Report_ for 1861 as a grape that "grew well and
ripened its wood."
=Joplin's Peaks of Otter.= A native grape of the Blue Ridge Mountains,
Virginia, from J. Joplin. Noted in _Gardener's Monthly_ for 1869 as
having been in cultivation for thirty-five years. Very vigorous, very
productive, healthy; fine wine grape.
=Jordan Large Blue.= _Jordan's Blue._ Prince in 1830 states that this
grape is an exotic but that a Mr. Smith of New Jersey believed it to be
a native of New England. Bunches large; berries large, blue; flesh
pulpy.
=Joseph Henry.= A seedling from D. J. Piper, Illinois; received first
premium at the State Fair in Freeport, Illinois, in 1877, as the best
new grape. Said to be very early and as of high quality as Delaware.
=Judd.= Noted in the _American Horticultural Annual_ for 1871, as a
seedling raised by P. Stewart of Mt. Lebanon, New York.
=Judge.= (Doan.) A wild male vine of _Vitis doaniana_ secured by Munson
from Greer County, Oklahoma.
=Judge Miller.= (Bourq. Lab.) A seedling of Herbemont crossed with
Martha; from Munson. Described by the Georgia Experiment Station as
moderately vigorous; stamens upright; bunch large, moderately compact;
berries medium, greenish-yellow, of good quality; ripens a little
earlier than Catawba.
=July.= C. E. Goodrich of Utica, New York, mentions this variety, in the
_United States Patent Office Report_ for 1853, as valuable because of
ripening early.
=July Twenty-fifth.= (Rip. Lab.) According to Mitzky, 1893, this is an
Elvira seedling; from Jacob Rommel, Morrison, Missouri.
=Jumbo.= (Lab.) _Big Concord._ Probably a Concord seedling; from Reuben
Rose, Marlboro, New York. Vigorous, hardy, productive; bunches and
berries vary in size from year to year; ripens a week earlier than
Concord.
=Juno.= (Bourq. Lab.) A seedling of Delaware; from G. A. Ensenberger,
Bloomington, Illinois, 1882. Vigorous and productive; cluster medium,
sometimes shouldered; berry white, translucent with yellow tinge, round,
medium; pulp tender; good.
=Juno.= (Vin. Lab.) _Uno._ A cross between Muscat Hamburg and Belvidere;
from G. W. Campbell, Delaware, Ohio, about 1882. Rich and sweet.
=Juno's Sister.= (Vin. Lab.) The same origin and parentage as the
preceding. Berry black, blue bloom; flesh meaty; seeds part readily; no
acidity.
=Kalamazoo.= (Lab. Vin.) From a Mr. Dixon of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, about 1860, from seed of Catawba. Resembles Catawba
closely but is larger in bunch and berry; not of as high quality and
ripens ten days earlier.
=Kalista.= (Bourq. Lab.) A white-fruited seedling of Delaware produced
by J. Sacksteder of Louisville, Kentucky. Resembles the parent except
for the color of fruit and greater vigor of vine.
=Kansas July.= (Rip.?) A variety mentioned by Mead forty years ago as an
early grape from Kansas with small bunches of very small sweet berries.
Vine vigorous.
=Kay Seedling.= (Bourq.) A seedling of Herbemont from Kentucky.
=Keller.= _Dr. Keller._ Noted in _Gardener's Monthly_ in 1863.
=Keller White.= (Lab. Vin.) Noted by Mitzky in 1893 as a seedling of
Catawba inferior to the parent.
=Kellog.= (Lab.) A wild Labrusca from New Canaan, Connecticut, and
described by Prince in 1830 as having large, purple, foxy fruit of
oblate form.
=Kemp.= (Linc. Bourq.) A seedling of Post-oak crossed with Herbemont;
from Munson in 1885. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry medium, dark
red; ripens very late.
=Kendall.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Isabella; from Brooklyn, New York,
about 1865. Resembles Isabella very closely but larger in bunch and
berry.
=Kenena.= (Linc. Rup.) A cross between Munson of America and a Post-oak
hybrid, about 1898. Very vigorous; canes smooth, much branched; leaves
rather small, deeply four- to seven-lobed; cluster above medium; berries
small, purple, round, persistent; skin thin, tough; flesh tender, juicy;
good; seeds small; ripens just before Herbemont.
=Kenrick's Native.= (Lab.) Noted by Prince in 1830 as a wild Labrusca
found near Newton, Massachusetts. Fruit light green, oval.
=Kentucky.= (Aest. Lab.) A supposed seedling of Norton; found by James
Childers of Auburn, Kentucky, in 1887. Very vigorous, hardy, healthy and
productive; canes rather slender; tendrils continuous; leaves large;
flowers self-sterile; clusters large, shouldered, tapering; berries
small, oblate, purplish-black, persistent; moderately juicy, tough,
mild, somewhat insipid, hardly fair in quality; seeds numerous, medium
size to above; raphe a cord; ripens late.
=Kentucky Wine.= Mentioned by Prince in _Gardener's Monthly_ for 1863.
=Ketchum.= Received by the United States Department of Agriculture about
1860 from an unknown source. Fruit described as black, sweet, pulpy, of
medium size.
=Keystone.= (Lab.) A seedling of Concord; from John Kready, Mount Joy,
Pennsylvania. Resembles Concord very closely but considered by some as
of better quality and as a better keeper.
=Kiamichi.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) Parents, Delago crossed with Brilliant;
from Munson, in 1899. Stamens reflexed; cluster medium; berry large,
purple; ripens mid-season.
=Kilvington.= (Lab. Vin.) Bought by a Mr. Cassady of Philadelphia for an
Isabella, in 1847. Grant considers it a seedling of Catawba which it
resembles in every respect except that the berries are smaller, rounder
and of a duller red.
=King Philip.= (Vin. Lab. Rip.) A second generation
Vinifera-Labrusca-Riparia hybrid; produced by N. B. White of Norwood,
Massachusetts, about ten years ago. Vine vigorous, resembling Labrusca;
cluster large; berry large, roundish or slightly oval, purple; flesh
solid, tender; flavor vinous, sweet; very good.
=Kingsessing.= (Lab. Vin.?) Of unknown origin, mentioned in 1866 by
Husmann. Vine tender, subject to mildew and rot; cluster large, loose,
shouldered; berries medium, round, pale red with lilac bloom; fair
quality.
=King William.= One of Marine's seedlings, not disseminated.
=Kinney's Seedlings.= According to Mitzky, I. Kinney of Zanesville,
Ohio, has produced two seedlings as follows:
_Kinney No. 1._ (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Vergennes. "Bunch medium to
large, compact; berries large, round; skin tough; very fine flavor; good
keeper; ripens early."
_Kinney No. 2._ (Lab.) A seedling of Concord. "Bunch medium, compact;
berries small, round, white, transparent, but few seeds, very sweet,
without any disagreeable taste; leaf similar to Concord; healthy; good
grower."
=Kiowa.= (Linc. Bourq.) A seedling of _Jaeger No. 43_ crossed with
Herbemont; from Munson, in 1898. Described by him as follows: "Growth
very strong and healthy, much branched, leaves small to medium, 5 to 7
lobed; cluster medium to large, with long peduncle; berry small to
medium, nearly black, round; skin thin, tough; flesh tender, juicy,
sprightly, agreeable quality; ripens just before Herbemont."
=Kitchen.= (Rip.) A seedling of Franklin, about 1865. Cluster medium;
berry medium to small, round, black; skin thin, tough; flesh tender;
very late.
=Knob Mountain.= A variety mentioned in 1869 by the United States
Department of Agriculture as under trial.
=Kosomo.= (Lab. Linc. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Delago crossed with
Beacon; from Munson in 1899. Stamens reflexed; cluster large; berry
large, purple; ripens mid-season.
=Kramer Seedling.= (Lab.) A seedling of Concord; from J. C. Kramer, of
La Crescent, Minnesota. Vine resembles Concord but not thrifty; fruit
resembles Concord but is sweet and with a spicy flavor.
=Krause.= (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) A second generation Herbemont-Niagara
cross; from Munson, in 1908. Munson says, "Vine vigorous, usually
healthy, very prolific; clusters large, handsome; berries medium size,
pearly white, fine quality; promising for Southwest."
=Kruger.= (Linc. Rup. Lab. Vin.) Parents, America by R. W. Munson; from
Munson, in 1899. Stamens erect; cluster very large; berry medium, black;
ripens late.
=Labe.= An accidental seedling from Lebanon, Pennsylvania, about 1850.
Vigorous, hardy; bunch small, short, loose; berry black; flesh tender,
sweet.
=Lacon.= (Lab.) A seedling of Concord from D. H. Wier, Lacon, Illinois,
about 1862. Medium in vigor, hardy; bunch small; berry medium, black;
Concord flavor.
=Laconia.= (Lab. Vin.) From Jos. N. Sanborn, Laconia, New Hampshire.
Received at this Station in 1903 for testing but has not fruited. Rather
weak grower; self-sterile.
=La Crissa.= (Bourq. Lab.) _Sacrissa; Saccharissa._ A Delaware seedling;
from J. Sacksteder, Louisville, Kentucky. Vigorous; berry small, white;
good.
=Ladies.= (Lab.) Mentioned by Downing in 1845 as a fox grape with a
strong scent, harsh flavor and of no value for dessert.
=Lady Charlotte.= (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) A seedling of Delaware crossed with
Iona; from C. G. Pringle of Vermont, 1869. Vigorous; bunch large,
shouldered, compact; berry medium, round, light green to golden; juicy,
sweet; good.
=Lady Dunlap.= (Lab. Vin.) _Dunlap?_ From J. H. Ricketts, about 1875.
Bunch medium, compact; berry medium, amber; vinous; good.
=Lady Helene.= From Fred Roenbeck, Bergen, New Jersey. Vigorous; cluster
large, shouldered, compact; berry large, white; good.
=Lady Younglove.= (Lab. Rip.) A cross between Missouri Riesling and
Perkins; from John Sacksteder, Leavenworth, Indiana. Vigorous, hardy;
cluster medium, generally shouldered; berry large, oval, light red.
=Lake.= _Iden._ Exhibited by Nicholas Longworth in 1852. Bunch and berry
small, black; acid, harsh; early.
=La Marie.= (Lab.) A seedling of Willie; from L. C. Chisholm. Vigorous,
hardy; bunch large, shouldered; berry large, very foxy, color "ashes of
roses."
=La Reine.= (Linc. Rup. Lab.) A seedling of America by Beacon; from
Munson in 1899. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry large, black; ripens
mid-season.
=Large Berry.= (Long.) A wild vine of _Vitis longii_ secured by Munson
from Motley County, Texas. Stamens reflexed; cluster small; berry
medium, black; ripens early.
=Large Leaf.= (Long.) Like the preceding, this is one of Munson's
varieties, a wild form of _Vitis longii_ from Motley County, Texas.
Stamens depressed; cluster small; berry small, black; ripens early.
=La Salle.= (Rip. Linc. Rot.) A Scuppernong crossed with a Post-oak
hybrid; from Munson. Vigorous and comparatively hardy; stamens
depressed; cluster medium, ovate, short; berries large to very large,
black with white specks; juicy; "better than Scuppernong."
=Laughlin.= (Lab.? Bourq.? Vin.?) A chance seedling, probably of Concord
crossed with Delaware; from W. R. Laughlin, College Springs, Iowa.
Hardy; cluster large, compact, shouldered; berries medium, white; skin
tender; sweet, vinous, high quality; early.
=Laura.= (Lab.) From H. B. Lum, Sandusky, Ohio, 1867. Hardy, productive;
berry large, pale red; sweet, somewhat foxy.
=Laura.= (Bourq. Lab. Aest. Vin.) _Lama; Watertown._ A cross of Eumelan
with Delaware; from D. S. Marvin, Watertown, New York, about 1880.
Medium in vigor; bunch small, shouldered; berry small, dark purple; skin
thin, tough; pulp tender, juicy; hardly good.
=Laussel.= (Linc. Lab. Aest.) A seedling of a Post-oak crossed by Gold
Coin; from Munson. Vigorous, hardy; cluster medium, moderately compact;
berry medium, round, dark purple or black; skin thin; pulp firm; good.
=Lavega.= (Lab. Vin.) A hybrid seedling; from W. H. Mills, Hamilton,
Ontario. Hardy; bunch medium; berry large, reddish; vinous; very good.
=Lawrence.= (Lab.) Found growing wild by Dr. R. B. Black, Fay,
Pennsylvania, about 1880. Very vigorous; cluster large, conical,
compact; berry medium to large, round, dark purple to black; sub-acid;
quality poor.
=Lawson.= (Lab.) From E. W. Bull, Massachusetts; first exhibited before
the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1874. Bunch large; berry
large, white.
=Leader.= (Lab. Vin.?) A chance seedling of unknown parentage; from the
Storrs and Harrison Company, Painesville, Ohio, about 1893. Variable in
vigor and productiveness; flowers semi-fertile; tendrils continuous;
clusters not uniform, medium to short, shouldered; berries medium,
roundish, light green changing to yellowish; skin thin, tender; flesh
tender, vinous; good to very good.
=Leavenworth.= (Lab. Vin.) _Burr No. 47._ A seedling of Concord; from
Francis Godard of Leavenworth, Kansas, about 1888. Weak, hardy, medium
in productiveness; tendrils continuous; flowers fertile or nearly so;
cluster small, short, moderately compact; berries small, slightly oval,
dull green; flesh tender and soft; fair in quality.
=Lehman.= (Lab. Vin.) From William Lehman, New Lebanon, Pennsylvania;
parentage, Bland crossed with Isabella. Bunch and berry large, nearly
white; late.
=Lenori.= _Alvey's Lenori._ Noted in the _United States Patent Office
Report_ of 1861.
=Leon.= (Vin. Lab.?) From William H. Marine. Bunch medium; berry large,
oval, pale red.
=Letovey.= (Linc. Lab.? Vin.) From Munson. Very vigorous; shy bearer;
stamens reflexed; cluster large, compact; berry small, round, deep
purple to black; pleasant flavor; quality medium.
=Lewis.= Noted in the _Illinois Horticultural Society Report_ for 1881
as productive, healthy, early; berry black; fair quality.
=Lexington.= (Lab.) A Concord seedling; from T. B. Miner, New Jersey.
Hardy, not productive; bunch large; berry medium to large, black;
quality medium.
=Lida.= A chance seedling from Ludwig Hencke, Collinsville, Illinois.
Bunch and berry medium, red; sweet, not foxy; mid-season.
=Lightfoot's Seedlings.= W. H. Lightfoot, of Springfield, Illinois, has
raised a large number of seedlings from standard varieties, such as
Concord, Northern Muscadine, Goethe and others. Of his named seedlings
there are Alice Lee, Amy, Benjamin, Capital, Lightfoot, Miriam, Sangamon
and Springfield.
=Lightfoot.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Niagara; from W. H. Lightfoot,
Springfield, Illinois. Vigorous, healthy; stamens upright; leaves three-
to five-lobed; cluster medium, shouldered, loose; berry medium, round,
light green to yellowish; flesh melting, juicy, sweet; good; keeps well;
ripens after Concord.
_Lightfoot Seedling No. 34._ (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Lady Washington;
from W. H. Lightfoot, Springfield, Illinois. Vigorous and healthy; bunch
large, compact; berries large, round, black; juicy and sweet.
=Limington White.= (Lab.) Described by Cole in 1849. Hardy; bunch and
berry large; good.
=Linceola.= (Linc. Rip. Lab.) A cross between a Lincecumii and Elvira
credited to Munson but not cataloged by him. Vigorous, shy bearer.
=Lincoln.= _Hart; McLean._ A southern grape found growing in the Catawba
River in North Carolina, by Dr. Wm. McLean, about 1800. Vigorous, hardy,
early; berry small, round; skin thin, dark purple with light bloom;
flesh tender, juicy, sweet, rich, vinous. Resembles Devereaux, and by
some considered identical.
=Lincoln.= (Lab. Vin.) _Lincoln County; Read's Hybrid._ A seedling of
Concord crossed with Black Hamburg; from Wm. H. Read, Port Dalhousie,
Ontario. Vigorous, hardy, productive; cluster below medium, compact,
cylindrical, shouldered; berry below medium, round, black; skin thick,
tough; pulp firm but breaking, sweet, sprightly, slightly foxy; good;
ripens with Concord.
=Lincoln Downer.= (Lab.) Listed in the _United States Patent Office
Reports_ of 1859-61 as being under test. Vigorous.
=Lincrup.= (Linc. Rup.) From Texas. Vigorous; productive; stamens
reflexed; bunch large, medium in compactness; berry small, black; medium
in quality.
=Lincy.= (Linc.) From Texas. Vigorous; stamens upright; cluster large,
compact; berry medium, black; quality medium.
=Lindell.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Lindley crossed with
Delaware; from T. V. Munson.
=Linden.= (Lab.) A Concord seedling; from T. B. Miner, Linden, New
Jersey. Hardy; bunch and berry large, black, firm.
=Linherbe.= (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Lindley crossed with
Herbemont; from Munson. Vigorous; cluster medium, conical; berry small,
red, translucent; flavor sweet; quality medium.
=Lindmar.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Lindley crossed with Martha; from
Munson. Vigorous, not always hardy, variable in productiveness; tendrils
continuous; flowers partly fertile; stamens upright; cluster small,
compact; berries small, oval, dull, pale green, thin gray bloom; flesh
pale green, slightly vinous, foxy; good.
=Linelvi.= (Rip. Lab. Vin.) _Munson No. 45._ From Munson; parentage
given as Lindley by Humboldt, or Lindley by Elvira. So lacking in vigor
as to be unpromising.
=Linley.= (Lab. Rip. Vin. Bourq.) Parentage, Rommel crossed with
Delaware; from Munson in 1897. Stamens erect; cluster medium; berry
medium, yellow; ripens early.
=Linn.= (Lab.) From P. B. Crandall, Ithaca, New York, about 1890.
Vigorous; tendrils continuous; cluster medium, compact, shouldered;
berry medium, round, yellowish-green with reddish dots; pulp fibrous,
foxy and acid; good.
=Linn Queen.= (Lab.) Vigorous; cluster medium, compact; berry large,
black, poor; stamens upright.
=Little Blue.= (Lab. Vin. Aest.) From A. J. Caywood, Marlboro, New York,
about 1888. Vigorous, medium in productiveness; tendrils intermittent to
rarely continuous; diaphragm thick; flowers partly fertile; stamens
upright; cluster medium, shouldered; berry medium, oblong, black; pulp
juicy, sweet, good; ripens after Concord.
=Little Giant.= (Lab. Vin.) Noted as under test in the vineyards of the
United States Department of Agriculture from 1863 to 1866. Resembles
Isabella very closely.
=Little Ozark.= Hardy; bunch long, loose; berry medium, black; juicy;
good.
=Livingston.= (Lab. Vin.) From John C. Wheaton, Dansville, Livingston
County, New York; believed to be a seedling of Wilder or Aminia.
Vigorous, not always hardy, productive; tendrils continuous; leaves
large, dull green; flowers nearly self-fertile; stamens upright; cluster
large, long, frequently loosely single-shouldered, very compact; berries
medium, roundish, black with blue bloom, persistent; skin thin, tender;
flesh tender, faintly spicy; good; characters of vine and fruit indicate
Labrusca and Vinifera.
=Lizzie.= (Lab.) A seedling from E. W. Bull, exhibited by him before the
Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1874. Bunch and berry large,
white.
=Lobata.= (Linc. Lab.) A seedling of Munson crossed with Profusion; from
Munson in 1897. Stamens depressed; cluster large; berry medium, black;
ripens late.
=Logan.= (Lab. Vin.) _David Hall Grape; Purple Urbana; Urbana._ A
seedling of unknown parentage, brought to notice by Dr. Thompson;
supposed to have come from Logan County, Ohio. Medium in vigor, usually
hardy; cluster medium, compact, shouldered; berries large, oval, dark
purple to black; sweet, juicy; good.
=Logan.= _Alvey's Logan._ Mentioned by Dr. G. P. Morris, Wilmington,
Delaware, in _United States Patent Office Report_, 1861, as a hardy
grape.
=Long.= (Bourq.) _Madison County._ Found by Col. James Long on his
plantation near Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia, about 1827.
Vigorous; cluster medium to large, compact, shouldered; berries small,
dark purple with thin bloom; pulp tender, sweet, vinous; good; ripens
late. Considered by some synonymous with Cunningham.
=Long John.= (Linc. Lab. Vin.) Parents, Big Berry crossed with Triumph;
from Munson. Vigorous, not hardy here; cluster large, long, cylindrical
to tapering, compact; berry large, roundish, black; skin thin, tough;
texture tough and coarse; flavor tart, slightly acid at center; good;
ripens very late.
=Longworth.= (Bourq.) _Longworth No. 20._ Found in the garden of
Nicholas Longworth, Cincinnati, Ohio, about 1867. Healthy, vigorous,
productive; clusters large, shouldered; berry small, round, black,
juicy, refreshing; of the Herbemont type but ripens earlier.
=Longworth.= (Linc. Bourq.) _Jaeger No. 50._ A seedling of _Jaeger No.
43_ crossed with Herbemont; from Hermann Jaeger, Neosho, Missouri, about
1880. Susceptible to mildew; bunches large; berries medium, blue-black;
good; very late.
=Longworth Monster.= From Ohio. Vigorous, healthy, productive; bunch
medium; berry large, round, blue.
=Loomis' Honey.= (Lab.) Exhibited in 1863 by Peter Raabe of
Philadelphia, in New York at the New York Fruit Growers' meeting. Hardy;
clusters large; berries large, black; sweet.
=Looney Seedling.= (Lab.) From C. S. Looney, Cowan, Tennessee, about
1902. Cluster small, shouldered, blunt at end, loose; berry large,
round, thick blue bloom over black; skin thin, tender; sweet, slightly
foxy; good; ripens early. Resembles Concord.
=Lorain.= From Lorain, Ohio, about 1865. Cluster medium; berry large,
amber-yellow; sweet; good.
=Loretto.= (Lab.) _Queen Loretto._ From Tennessee. Berry medium, round,
white; good; mid-season.
=Loudon Seedling.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Delaware and Diana;
from F. W. Loudon, Janesville, Wisconsin. Resembles Diana in bunch,
berry and flavor.
=Louisa.= (Lab. Vin.) Grown by Samuel Miller, Calmdale, Pennsylvania.
Vigorous, hardy; cluster compact, occasionally shouldered; berry round,
oval, black with blue bloom; flavor resembles Isabella; ripens early.
=Louise.= (Lab. Vin.) Given by Mitzky as a seedling from New Jersey.
Vigorous; bunch large, compact; berries large, white; juicy, sweet; very
good.
=Louisville.= Noted in a list of supposed hardy grapes in _United States
Department of Agriculture Report_ for 1863.
=Lowell Globe.= Noted in a list of worthless varieties in Gardener's
Monthly in 1863.
=Lucky.= (Linc.) An undescribed variety used by Munson as a parent in a
number of crosses.
=Lucy Winton.= Noted in the _Gardener's Monthly_ for 1861 as being equal
in quality to Isabella and four weeks earlier.
=Luders.= (Rip.) A wild male vine of _Vitis riparia_ secured from near
Madison, Wisconsin, by Munson.
=Luffborough.= (Lab. Vin.?) Found near Georgetown, District of Columbia,
before 1828. Berries large, deep purple; juice sweet, foxy. Recommended
by John Adlum for wine and cited in a list of worthless varieties in
_Gardener's Monthly_, 1863.
=Lugawana.= Noted in the _Ontario Fruit Growers' Association Report_ for
1887 in a list of varieties ripening late.
=Lukfata.= (Champ. Lab.) A seedling of Moore Early crossed with _Vitis
champini_; from Munson. Vigorous, hardy; cluster medium, ovate, compact;
berries globular, large, black, persistent; juicy, very sweet and
agreeable; good; early; stamens reflexed.
=Luckyne.= (Linc. Bourq.) Parents, Lucky crossed with Sweety; from
Munson in 1897. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry medium, black;
ripens late.
=Lulie.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Telegraph crossed with Black Hamburg;
from C. J. Copley, Stapleton, New York. Hardy, healthy and productive;
cluster large; berry very large, black with a fine bloom; good. Awarded
a medal at the World's Fair, Chicago, 1893.
=Luna.= (Lab.) From William M. Marine. A large, hardy, white grape.
=Lycoming.= (Lab. Vin.) From a Mr. Evenden, Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pennsylvania, about 1860. Hardy; canes short-jointed; cluster
large; berry large, oval, light red.
=Lydia.= (Lab. Vin.) A chance seedling from Charles Carpenter, Kelleys
Island, Ohio. Cluster short, compact; berries large, oval,
greenish-white; skin thick; pulp tender, sweet, slightly vinous; good;
ripens with Delaware.
=Lyman.= (Rip.) A northern variety said to have been brought from Quebec
more than fifty years ago. Hardy; productive, vigorous; cluster large,
handsome, compact; berry medium, round, black with thick bloom; juicy;
good.
=Lyon.= (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) _Chidester No. 1; Pres. Lyon._ A seedling of
Concord crossed with Delaware; from C. P. Chidester, Battle Creek,
Michigan, named in honor of T. T. Lyon of Michigan about 1890. Vigorous,
productive; cluster medium to large, cylindrical, shouldered, medium
compact; berries large, round, white, whitish bloom; pulp tender, sweet,
rich, vinous; very good.
=Mabel.= (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) Originated by A. J. Caywood of Marlboro, New
York, from seed of Walter. Moderately vigorous, not always hardy,
inclined to mildew, productive; canes medium size with thin blue bloom;
tendrils intermittent; leaves medium size, thin, slightly pubescent;
flowers fertile; clusters large, usually shouldered; berries large,
round, black; skin thin, rather tough, inclined to crack, purplish
pigment; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, vinous; good; ripens before Concord
but not a good keeper.
=McDonald's Ann Arbor.= (Lab.) Noted in the _American Pomological
Society Report_ for 1881. Berry very large, black with blue bloom;
quality of Concord; ripens with Worden.
=Macedonia.= (Lab.) _Miller's No. 3._ An early white seedling of
Concord; raised by Samuel Miller of Calmdale, Pennsylvania, over fifty
years ago. Said to resemble Martha but not so vigorous.
=McKinley.= (Lab. Vin.) Originated by Frank L. Young, Lockport, New
York, from seed of Niagara pollinated by Moore Early, planted in 1891.
Not vigorous, usually hardy, moderately productive; tendrils continuous;
leaves of medium size; clusters medium to large, usually
single-shouldered, compact; berries large, oval, light green; skin
tender; flesh tender, juicy, sweet; good; resembles Niagara but about
ten days earlier.
=McNeil.= (Lab.? Rip.?) A variety resembling Clinton, cultivated in the
Champlain region from fifty to seventy-five years ago.
=Madeira.= The name Madeira is common in the early grape literature of
the country. Its use was begun at the time when many of the cultivated
sorts were supposed to be of foreign origin. The significance of the
word when found unqualified depends somewhat on the time and place.
Thus, in the South, Madeira usually means Herbemont's Madeira; in Ohio,
Ives Madeira and in Pennsylvania, York Madeira.
=Madeline.= (Lab.) Given by Mitzky, in 1893, as a chance seedling grown
by G. Henderson, Eddyville, New York. Bunch medium to large, compact,
often shouldered; berry large, round, greenish-white with a white
bloom; skin medium thin but tough, translucent; sweet, juicy, with a
pleasant flavor; ripens early.
=Magee.= Given by Mitzky as the name of the variety described in this
work as Glenfeld.
=Magnificent.= (Lab.? Vin.?) From A. F. Rice, Griswoldville, Georgia,
about twenty-five years ago. Cluster large, broad, shouldered, loose;
berries large; skin thin, tender; flesh tender, juicy, sweet; very good.
=Maguire.= (Lab.) This variety was known about fifty years ago as a very
early black sweet grape of fair quality which originated at Lansingburg,
New York. Similar to Hartford but more foxy.
=Mahogany Colored.= (Lab.) _Mahogany._ A wild Labrusca introduced over
fifty years ago by G. W. Clark, of Malden, Massachusetts. Fruit of the
Labrusca type; mahogany-red.
=Main.= (Lab.) Mentioned in the horticultural periodicals of fifty years
ago as a variety very similar to Concord and thought by many to be the
same; from a Mr. Main, of Concord, New Hampshire, about 1854. Said to be
about ten days earlier than Concord.
=Malinda.= An early white variety mentioned in _Gardener's Monthly_ in
1869.
=Malvin.= One of Marine's seedlings, described as black, of good quality
and with cluster and berry of medium size.
=Manhattan.= An amber-green seedling of Isabella which originated on
Long Island about 1850. Unproductive; cluster small, compact; berry
medium; flesh tough, foxy; good; ripens late; shatters.
=Manockanock.= Listed by Prince in _Gardener's Monthly_ in 1863 as
worthless.
=Mansfield.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Concord fertilized by Iona;
raised in 1869 by C. G. Pringle of Charlotte, Vermont. Very vigorous;
leaves large, thick, very pubescent below; cluster large, shouldered,
compact; berry large, slightly oval, black; flesh tender; very good;
ripens before Concord.
=Manson.= A cross between R. W. Munson and Gold Coin; produced by Munson
in 1899 and introduced in 1906. Munson says: "Vigorous and productive;
clusters large; berry above medium, of yellow color; skin thin and
tough; pulp tender; quality excellent; ripens late, with Triumph."
=Marguerite.= (Lab. Vin.) A Labrusca-Vinifera variety; from Theophile
Huber, Illinois City, Illinois. Vigorous, not productive; stamens
upright; cluster small, loose; berries medium, light amber; tender,
sweet, vinous; good; ripens a week after Concord.
=Marguerite.= (Linc. Bourq.) Originated by Munson; from Post-oak No. 2
fertilized by Herbemont. Very vigorous, very productive; shoots spiny,
not downy; leaves medium to large, three- to five-lobed; stamens
upright; clusters medium, cylindrical, shouldered, compact; berries
large, round, dark purple; skin thin, tough; flesh tender; good; ripens
ten days later than Catawba.
=Marine's Seedlings.= A number of varieties were produced by Wm. M.
Marine about 1870. They were all crosses of native sorts produced by
putting the pollen in water and then applying the water to the stigma of
the sort to be fertilized. Of the varieties thus produced are Nerluton,
Greencastle, Leon, Lucas, Mianna, Malvin, Olympia, King William, Minnie,
Harriet Beecher, U. B., Uncle Tom, Red Jacket, and many others.
=Mariole.= _Joe's Mariole._ Mentioned by R. O. Thompson, of Nursery
Hill, Nebraska, in the _United States Department of Agriculture Report_
for 1866.
=Marique.= Warder, in 1867, says, "Ohio. Healthy, vigorous, very
productive; bunch full medium, compact; berry oval, large, blue; spicy;
very good."
=Marker.= Listed by the Superintendent of the Experimental Garden of the
United States Department of Agriculture in the report for 1863.
=Marsala.= (Lab.) A dark red grape introduced about thirty years ago by
Dr. Stayman. Cluster large; berry large; foxy, somewhat solid, tough;
good; very resistant to rot.
=Marvin's Seedlings.= D. S. Marvin, Watertown, New York, grew many
crosses of American varieties, few if any having been made by him with
Vinifera. His best known grapes are Cayuga, Centennial, Hopican, Rutland
and Shelby. Besides these he produced others, many of which were never
named nor disseminated. One of these which was received at this Station
in 1892 was described in the _Thirteenth Annual Report_ under the name
Marvin's Seedling. Clusters medium, compact; berry small, pale green or
yellow; flesh firm, sweet, vinous; good; season last of September.
=Marvina.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq. Aest.) A seedling of Laura by Brilliant;
from Munson in 1897. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry medium, white;
ripens early.
=Mary.= (Lab. Vin.) A chance seedling of Catawba found in 1849 in the
garden of Datus Kelley, Kelleys Island, Ohio. Vigorous, hardy; leaf
medium, light-colored, downy beneath; cluster large, loose; berry
medium, round, greenish-white, gray bloom, translucent; flesh tender,
juicy, sweet, sprightly; very good; ripens with Catawba; mildews badly.
=Mary.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Catawba introduced by a Mr. Hasselkus,
of Griffin, Georgia, about 1885. Resembles Lindley very closely but is
said to be more vigorous with larger and rounder berries of a lighter
red and shorter, more compact clusters; ripens with Concord.
=Mary Ann.= (Lab. Vin.) _North Carolina Muscadine._ Originated by J. B.
Garber, Columbia, Pennsylvania, about 1850. Vigorous and productive;
cluster medium, compact, shouldered; berry medium, oval, black, foxy,
poor; resembles Isabella; ripens with Hartford.
=Mary Favorite.= From J. T. Coffin, of Westland, Hancock County,
Indiana, in 1889; a chance seedling found growing near a trellis on
which Delaware and one of Rogers' hybrids were growing. Vigorous,
usually hardy, variable in productiveness; canes long; tendrils
continuous; leaves large, lower surface grayish-white, pubescent;
flowers fertile, open early; clusters medium to small, usually
shouldered, very compact; berries small, roundish, purplish-black,
persistent; skin thin, tough; flesh tough, slightly vinous, sweet, tart
at center; good to best.
=Mary Mark.= (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Delaware; from Dr.
Stayman. Lacks vigor, hardy, apparently healthy, productive; berry
medium, red; flesh tender, juicy, vinous, sweet; very good; ripens with
its parent which it closely resembles.
=Mary Wylie.= (Vin. Rip. Lab.) A hybrid of Clinton and Red Frontignan;
from Dr. A. P. Wylie, Chester, South Carolina. Cluster large, loose;
berry above medium, yellowish-green; flesh tender, juicy, vinous,
delicate; very good; ripens late.
=Maryland Purple.= Mentioned by Prince in 1830 as a seedling from the
woods of Maryland. Berries medium, purple, sweet and juicy; ripens very
late.
=Mason.= A chance seedling of 1881; from Mrs. E. Mason, Lamont, Ottawa
County, Michigan. Vigorous; clusters medium, sometimes shouldered,
compact; berries large, round, reddish-amber; flesh tender, sweet,
vinous, sprightly, slightly foxy; good; ripens just before Worden.
=Mason.= (Lab.) _Mason's Seedling._ A white Concord seedling raised by
B. Mason, of Mascoutah, Illinois, about thirty years ago. Moderately
vigorous, unproductive; cluster small, compact; berry large, round,
light yellowish-green; skin thin; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, sprightly,
slightly foxy; ripens a few days before Concord; very persistent;
self-fertile.
=Mason Renting.= (Lab.) Described in _Bulletin 10_, 1890, Alabama
Experiment Station. Vigorous, productive; clusters small, compact;
berries small, greenish-yellow; good; ripens with Catawba.
=Massachusetts White.= (Lab.) A red foxy Labrusca, apparently a wild
grape sent out by B. M. Watson, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, about 1860.
Utterly worthless and name a misnomer.
=Matchless.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.?) Originated by John Burr, of
Leavenworth, Kansas, about 1887, Vigorous, hardy; black with heavy
bloom; skin thin, tough; flesh tender, sprightly, vinous; very good;
ripens with Brighton and hangs well for some time.
=Mathilde.= (Bourq. Lab. Vin.) Originated by G. A. Ensenberger,
Bloomington, Illinois, from seed of Delaware. Vigorous, productive, not
quite hardy; cluster large, very compact; berry small to large, round,
dark red with lilac bloom; small ones seedless; flesh tender, juicy,
vinous; good; very late.
=Mauston.= (Rip.) A wild vine of _Vitis riparia_ secured by Munson from
near Mauston, Wisconsin. Stamens reflexed; cluster small; berry small,
black; ripens early.
=May Red.= Mentioned in the _Report of the Ontario Fruit Growers'
Association_ for 1887 as ripening with Janesville.
=Mead Seedling.= (Lab. Vin.) Found in 1847 in the garden of John Mead,
Lowell, Massachusetts. A supposed seedling of Catawba which it strongly
resembles but darker and with round berries.
=Meanko.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) Parentage, Delago crossed with Brilliant,
from Munson, in 1899. Stamens erect; cluster medium; berry large, red;
ripens mid-season.
=Medora.= (Bourq. Vin.? Lab.?) A seedling of Lenoir, probably pollinated
by Croton; raised by Dr. Thos. R. Cooke, Victoria, Texas. Moderately
vigorous; leaf resembles Lenoir; clusters large; berries pale green,
medium, round, very translucent; sprightly, vinous; good.
=Melasko.= (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Delago by Governor Ireland;
from Munson in 1899. Stamens erect; cluster large; berry large, black;
ripens mid-season.
=Memory.= (Rot.) Vigorous, very productive, tender; cluster small,
containing four to twelve large, round, brownish-black berries; skin
thick; flesh tender, juicy, sweet; good to best; ripens early for a
Rotundifolia.
=Mendota.= (Lab. Vin.) Originated about 1883 by John Burr, of
Leavenworth, Kansas, from mixed seed. Not vigorous nor productive;
leaves round, pale green; stamens upright; cluster small, very compact;
berry above medium, round, black; skin tender; flesh tender, melting,
sprightly, sweet; good; ripens just before Brighton.
=Meno.= (Lab. Vin.) Mentioned in _Bulletin 10_, 1890, Alabama Experiment
Station. Clusters small and compact; berries medium size, amber; good;
ripens with Catawba; rots and mildews.
=Merceron.= (Lab. Vin.) A somewhat recent seedling of Catawba and so
similar as to be difficult to distinguish from it.
=Merceron.= (Lab. Vin.) From F. E. Merceron, Catawissa, Pennsylvania,
about 1893; said to be a cross of Wilder and Concord. Cluster large,
heavily shouldered; berries large, black; sweet, sprightly; very late.
=Mericadel.= (Linc. Rup. Lab. Bourq. Vin.) A seedling of America crossed
with Delaware; from Munson, in 1898. Very vigorous, very productive;
cluster large; berry medium, purple, very persistent; skin thin and
tough; flesh tender, sweet; very good; ripens just after Concord.
=Meta.= According to Mitzky, a seedling of Jewel produced by Mr. L.
Hencke, of Illinois. Bunch large, compact, shouldered; berry large, red;
sweet and juicy; good; ripens before Concord.
=Metis.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Salem; from C. Engle, of Paw Paw,
Michigan. Cluster small, not compact, sometimes shouldered; berry large,
dark red, gray bloom; skin thick; flesh rather tough, juicy, vinous;
good.
=Metternich.= (Rip. Lab. Vin. Bourq.) _Metterny._ A seedling of Clinton
fertilized by Poughkeepsie; from A. J. Caywood, Marlboro, New York.
Moderately vigorous; cluster medium, long, cylindrical, sometimes
shouldered, compact; berry small, roundish or slightly oval; skin thin,
tough, light green to medium dark red; flesh tender, not very sweet,
fine flavor; good; ripens late.
=Mianna= or =Mienna.= One of Marine's seedlings which some call a white
grape and others black.
=Michigan.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Salem from C. Engle, Paw Paw,
Michigan. Vigorous, hardy and productive; cluster large, compact,
usually shouldered; berry above medium, light green; good; ripens with
Concord. There was another sort named Michigan or Michigan Seedling
about fifty years ago which was said to resemble Catawba but about two
weeks earlier.
=Middlesex.= (Lab.) One of E. W. Bull's seedlings. Apparently never
disseminated.
=Miland.= Described in _Alabama Station Bulletin No. 29_, 1891, as a
vigorous, not very healthy vine with medium-sized amber berries.
=Miles.= (Rip. Lab.) _Matlock._ From West Goshen Township, Chester
County, Pennsylvania, over sixty years ago. Vigorous, productive, very
early but does not keep; better than Hartford.
=Millardet.= (Berland.) From Llano County, Texas. Moderately vigorous,
productive; stamens reflexed; cluster large; berry small, black; good;
ripens late.
=Miller.= (Cord. Vin.) Mentioned by John Craig in the _Canadian
Horticulturist_ as a new grape, "a very happy combination of the
European _V. vinifera_ and the American _V. cordifolia_. It also keeps
excellently."
=Miller.= (Bourq. Lab.) A seedling of Herbemont by Martha; from Munson.
Stamens erect; cluster large; berry medium, white; ripens late.
=Miller's Seedlings.= Samuel Miller, during his early life a resident of
Calmdale, Pennsylvania, later of Bluffton, Missouri, was one of the well
known grape-breeders of the last century. He started this work about the
time of the introduction of Concord and continued it until his death in
1901. Miller was an advocate of close breeding rather than
cross-breeding as a means of improving fruit. His best known grape
productions are: Black Hawk, Eva, Macedonia, Martha and Young America.
Martha is the best known of these and this has been superseded. At the
time of Miller's death he was engaged in improving the native persimmon.
=Millington.= (Lab.) Tested by the Michigan Experiment Station and
reported in 1899 as being fairly vigorous, variable in productiveness;
clusters large, roundish, moderately compact; berries large, round,
black with blue bloom; flesh tender, very light green, sprightly, sweet,
vinous, with a perceptible aroma; fair to good; ripens mid-season.
=Millington White.= (Rip.) Mentioned by Prince in 1830 as having been
found growing north of the Missouri River, in Missouri, by Dr.
Millington of that state. "Fruit of good size, very juicy, rather tart,
the skin is thin and each berry generally contains three seeds."
=Mineola.= (Lab. Vin.) A cross between a seedling of Telegraph and
Chasselas Musque; from C. J. Copley, Stapleton, New York. Of medium
vigor, healthy, hardy and productive; bunches medium, cylindrical,
compact, seldom shouldered; berries large, roundish, white or pale
yellow, transparent, no pulp; very rich, pure, Muscat flavor; ripens
very early.
=Miner's Seedlings.= About forty years ago, T. B. Miner, of Linden,
Union County, New Jersey, raised 1500 seedlings of Concord in central
New York. In 1879 after Miner's death, twelve of these seedlings were
named and sent out for testing. They are Adeline, Antoinette, Augusta,
Belinda, Boadicea, Carlotta, Eugenia, Ida, Lexington, Linden, Rockingham
and Victoria. None of these is of great value and they are chiefly of
interest as indicating what may be expected from Concord seedlings.
=Mingo.= Mentioned by Samuel Miller in 1895 as being among the newer
varieties; bunch and berry small, black; ripens before any other; makes
a heavy dark wine.
=Minnehaha.= (Vin. Lab.) Said to be a cross between Muscat of Alexandria
and Massasoit; from Marshall P. Wilder. Vigorous, productive, not hardy;
bunch large, very long, variable in compactness, shouldered; berry
medium, very sweet, vinous, "of the most delicious quality." Said by
some to be Croton.
=Minnesota.= (Rip.) A wild vine of _Vitis riparia_, secured by Munson
from near Carver, Minnesota. Stamens reflexed; cluster small; berry very
small, white; ripens very early.
=Minnesota Mammoth.= (Lab.) Introduced by L. W. Stratton, Excelsior,
Minnesota, about 1879. Vigorous, hardy and productive; bunch and berry
large, dark red; skin thick; characteristic spicy flavor, sweet; poor.
=Minnie.= From William M. Marine. Bunch small; berry medium, dark red;
sweet; nearly equal to Delaware.
=Miriam.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Lady Washington; from W. H.
Lightfoot, Springfield, Illinois. Very vigorous, hardy, healthy; bunch
large, compact, shouldered; berries large, black, juicy and sweet; of
superior quality; ripens two weeks later than Concord.
=Mish.= (Rot.) _Meisch._ Origin in North Carolina. Vine vigorous, very
productive; bunches contain from six to fifteen medium-sized,
reddish-black oval berries with thin skin; tender and sweet; very good;
self-sterile.
=Mission.= (Vin. Gird.?) _El Paso._ The exact origin of Mission is
unknown but it is believed to have originated in the remote Missions of
northern Mexico at a time when grape-growing was forbidden by Spain. The
variety was introduced into California at a very early day and was
raised by the Mission fathers, hence the name. Mission is believed by
some to be a hybrid between Vinifera and Girdiana. Vigorous; canes
short-jointed, dull dark brown to grayish; leaf above medium size,
slightly oblong, five-lobed; stamens erect; clusters slightly
shouldered, loose, distinctly compound; berries medium, round; skin
thin, purplish-black with heavy bloom; flesh tender, vinous, sweet; very
good; ripens with Concord in Texas; said to be imperfectly self-fertile.
=Missouri.= _Missouri Seedling._ Mentioned by Prince in 1830 as a native
grape. Vine weak, not very productive; bunches medium size, loose;
berries small, round, bluish-black with little bloom; tender with little
pulp, sweet and pleasant.
=Missouri Bird Eye.= Mentioned in the _United States Patent Office
Report_ for 1859 as being free from rot in the vicinity of Hermann,
Missouri.
=Missouri Muscadine.= Mentioned in the _Illinois Horticultural Society
Report_ for 1877 as being very hardy and very productive.
=Modena.= (Lab.) A Concord seedling; from Caywood, about 1867. Vigorous
and hardy; bunch and berry medium, roundish, black; similar to Concord
in flavor and ripens about with that variety.
=Moffats.= Mentioned in the _Minnesota Horticultural Society Report_,
1877, as being a large, hardy grape.
=Moltke.= (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Salem; from F. E. L. Rautenberg, of
Lincoln, Illinois. Very productive and vigorous, resembles Agawam;
cluster medium, sometimes shouldered; berries very large, oblong, dark
red; skin thick; sweet and aromatic; ripens ten days earlier than
Agawam.
=Monarch.= (Lab.?) Tested by the Alabama Experiment Station and reported
as "vigorous and a strong grower. Clusters large, compact; berries
large, round, black with blue bloom; skin thick; pulp half tender,
pleasant, quality good; season last of August; productive. A promising
market grape."
=Monard.= Vine weak; stamens reflexed; bunch small to medium; berry
medium, light red; very good; a few days later than Concord.
=Monlintawba.= (Mon. Linc. Vin. Lab.) A seedling of _Vitis monticola_ by
Fern Munson; from Munson. Stamens depressed; cluster large; berry small,
purple; ripens very late.
=Montclair.= (Lab. Vin.) From C. C. Corby, of Montclair, New Jersey.
Moderately vigorous, not fully hardy, productive; stamens upright;
clusters above medium, long and broad, tapering, shouldered; variable in
compactness; berries large to medium, slightly oval, dark red with lilac
bloom, unusually persistent; skin thin, tough; pulp greenish, somewhat
tough and solid, slightly vinous, sweet; good to very good; late in
ripening.
=Montisella.= (Mon. Linc. Lab. Aest.) A seedling of _Vitis monticola_
crossed with Laussel; from Munson. Stamens reflexed; cluster medium;
berry medium, purple; ripens very late.
=Montour.= (Lab.) Mentioned by the United States Department of
Agriculture in their report for 1869 in a list of varieties of Labrusca.
=Montreal.= Noted in the _Rural New Yorker_ for 1886 as being a new
black grape, superior to Concord; from Wm. E. Green of Vermont.