. Descriptive catalogue of fruit, shade and ornamental trees, roses, shrubs, plants &c.,. Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 52 NATIVE Hardy Native Grapes. Concord. A large, handsome grape, ripening a week or two earlier than the Isabella ; very hardy and productive. Isabella. Bunches long, large, loose ; berry large, oval, juicy, sweet and musky ; a vigorous grower, hardy, and an im- mense bearer ; adapted for arbors. Moore's Early. Bunch medium; berry large, round, black, with a heavy blue bloom ; flesh pu
. Descriptive catalogue of fruit, shade and ornamental trees, roses, shrubs, plants &c.,. Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 52 NATIVE Hardy Native Grapes. Concord. A large, handsome grape, ripening a week or two earlier than the Isabella ; very hardy and productive. Isabella. Bunches long, large, loose ; berry large, oval, juicy, sweet and musky ; a vigorous grower, hardy, and an im- mense bearer ; adapted for arbors. Moore's Early. Bunch medium; berry large, round, black, with a heavy blue bloom ; flesh pulpy and of medium quality. Wilder. (Rodgers' No. 4.) Bunch large, compact, shoul- dered ; berry large, round, black ; flesh tender, slight pulp at center ; juicy, sweet, very hardy and vigorous grower, and prolific bearer. Agawam. (Rodgers' No. 15.) One of the best of the red varieties, bunch variable in size, sometimes large and handsome ; flesh tender and juicy, vine a good grower and bearer. Brighton. A cross between the Concord and Diana Ham- burgh. Resembles Catawba in color, and in size and form of bunch and berry ; flesh rich, sweet, one of the best. Catawba. Bunches large and loose ; berries large, of a coppery color, becoming purplish when well ripened ; vinous, rich, matures later than the Isabella. Delaware. This fruit has fully maintained its reputation as one of the finest of our native grapes ; bunch small and com- pact, berries small light red, with a violet bloom, beautiful, sweet, sugary and vinous, with a musky aroma. It justly claims a place in every Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Rancho Chico Nurseries; Bidwell, John; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Chico, C. A. : Rancho Chico Nurseries
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