Our native grapeGrapes and their cultureAlso descriptive list of old and new varieties . ed, but is now attracting attention as one of the best and mostvaluable ; bunch and berry large ; color purplish red ; skin thin ; flavor sweet, rich,aromatic ; ripens early ; a fine grape. QALLUPS SEEDLING. (Hybr.) Probably a seedling from Salem, which itresembles in appearance ; berries are a little larger ; quality good, fine flavor with verylittle foxiness ; an excellent keeper ; ripens with Concord. Originated near AdamsBasin, N. Y. GARNET. {Hybr.) One of the late Dr. Wylies seedlings (Clinton and Red
Our native grapeGrapes and their cultureAlso descriptive list of old and new varieties . ed, but is now attracting attention as one of the best and mostvaluable ; bunch and berry large ; color purplish red ; skin thin ; flavor sweet, rich,aromatic ; ripens early ; a fine grape. QALLUPS SEEDLING. (Hybr.) Probably a seedling from Salem, which itresembles in appearance ; berries are a little larger ; quality good, fine flavor with verylittle foxiness ; an excellent keeper ; ripens with Concord. Originated near AdamsBasin, N. Y. GARNET. {Hybr.) One of the late Dr. Wylies seedlings (Clinton and RedFrontignac). Bunch and berries larger than Clinton, of beautiful deep garnet color ;flavor and texture foreign, but native foliage. GAZELLE. {Hybr.) One of Rickettsseedlings. Bunch large ; berries medium,white almost translucent, sweet and delicious ; vigorous grower. GENESEE. {Hybr.) Seedling of Delaware and lona, originated near Rochester,N. Y. Bunch large, compact ; berries large, red, healthy and of fine quality andflavor ; foliage yellowish green, hardy, almost like Amber OUR NATIVE GRAPE. * /j/ GENEVA. {Hyb.) Originated by Jacob Moore, New York. The Geneva, wasproduced, the first cross, seed of the Wild Black Fox Grape, fertilized with MuscatAlexandria ; that one of the progeny was a red Grape, very large, both in bunch andberry ; this hybrid he re-crossed with lona. The berry is rather large and inclinedto be oblong or even obovate in shape, though nearly round. It ripens early—say aweek after the Green Mountain—is of a green color with little bloom, adheres firmlyto the stem. The skin is firm, though not thick, the pulp is for the most part meatyand parts freely from the seeds, which though rather large, are generally but two innumber, and often but one. It is pure in flavor, sprightly and excellent. Grapes ofthe Geneva that have grown in bags are exceptionally beautiful, being so transparentthat one may almost count the seeds ; while in the sun the skin ref
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