. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 244 EMPIRE STATE FEHER SZAGOS. 224. Empire State. (Xyg) Vine strong, healthy and productive. Leaves very large, with H shallow lobes; teeth short and obtuse; light' green in color, glabrous above, woolly l)eneath. Bunches verj- large, loose, somotinies inclined to be straggling, long-conical. Berries large, dull purple, oval ; tlosh firm and crisp ; skin thick ; Havor and quality good. Ripens late and keeps and ships well. EMPIRE STATE. Fig. 224. V. vulpina X ? Empire State competes with Niagara and Diamond for supremacy among green grapes. T
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 244 EMPIRE STATE FEHER SZAGOS. 224. Empire State. (Xyg) Vine strong, healthy and productive. Leaves very large, with H shallow lobes; teeth short and obtuse; light' green in color, glabrous above, woolly l)eneath. Bunches verj- large, loose, somotinies inclined to be straggling, long-conical. Berries large, dull purple, oval ; tlosh firm and crisp ; skin thick ; Havor and quality good. Ripens late and keeps and ships well. EMPIRE STATE. Fig. 224. V. vulpina X ? Empire State competes with Niagara and Diamond for supremacy among green grapes. The variety is as vigorous in growth, as free from parasites, and on vines of the same age as produc- tive as those of the other varieties named, but the vines are less hardy, and the grapes are not so at- tractive in appearance. In particular, the clusters are small in some localities, a defect which can be over- come only by severe pruning or by thinning. The fruits are very good, approaching in flavor the Old World grapes; the slight wild taste suggests one of the Muscats. The grapes ripen early, hang long on the vine, and keep well after picking without losing flavor. Empire State originated â with James H. Ricketts, Newburgh, New York, and bore fruit first in 1879. Vine vigorous, somewhat tender. Canes short, few, slender, brownish ; nodes enlarged; intemodes short; tendrils intermittent, bifid. Leaves small ; lobes 3-5 when present, terminal one acuminate; petiolar sinus deep, narrow, often closed and overlapping; basal sinus variable in depth and width ; lateral sinus deep, narrow, often enlarged at base ; teeth deep, wide. Flowers self- sterile, open late; stamens upright. Fruit midseason, keeps well. Clusters large, long, slender, cylindrical, frequently single-shouldered, compact; pedicel .slender with small warts; brush short, light green. Berries medium or small, round, pale yellowish-green, covered with thin bloom, persistent, firm; skin thick, adherent to the pulp
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