. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 242 DUTCHESS EARLY VICTOR. Berries medium to large, oval, dull pale red or dark amber, covered with thin bloom, soft; skin very thick, tender, adlierent, astringent; flesh green, translucent, juicy, tough, very foxy; inferior in quality. Seeds ad- lierent, 2-5, large, broad, light brown. DUTCHESS. Fig. 222. V. Lahrusca X ? Dutchess is not grown largely in commercial vineyards because of several faults: the vine is tender to cold; the berries do not ripen evenly; berries and foliage are susceptible to fungi; and, in soils to which the variety
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 242 DUTCHESS EARLY VICTOR. Berries medium to large, oval, dull pale red or dark amber, covered with thin bloom, soft; skin very thick, tender, adlierent, astringent; flesh green, translucent, juicy, tough, very foxy; inferior in quality. Seeds ad- lierent, 2-5, large, broad, light brown. DUTCHESS. Fig. 222. V. Lahrusca X ? Dutchess is not grown largely in commercial vineyards because of several faults: the vine is tender to cold; the berries do not ripen evenly; berries and foliage are susceptible to fungi; and, in soils to which the variety is not adapted, berries and bunches are small. In spite of these de- fects, Dutchess should not be discarded by the grape-lover, for there are few grapes of higher quality. The grapes are sweet and rich, yet do not cloy the appetite; although of but medium size, they are attractive, having a beautiful am- ber color with distinc- tive dots; the flesh is translucent, sparkling, fine-grained, and ten- der ; the seeds are small, few, and part readily from the pulp; the skin is thin, yet tough enough for good keeping; and the bunches are large and com- pact when well grown. The variety is self- fertile, and, therefore, desirable when only a few vines are wanted. A. J. Caywood, Marl- boro, New York, grew Dutchess from seed of a white Concord seedling planted in 1868. Vine vigorous, an uncertain bearer. Canes dark brown with light bloom, surface roughened; nodes enlarged, flattened; internodes short; tendrils intermittent, short, bifid or trifid. LeaVes irregular in outline; leaf entire with terminus acute ; petiolar sinus narrow ; basal sinus shallow when present; lateral sinus medium in depth or a mere notch. Flowers self-fertile, open late; stamens upright. Fruit midseason, keeps and ships well. Clus- ters large, long, slender, tapering with a prominent single shoulder; pedicel slender, smooth; brush amber- colored. Berries of medium size, round, pale yellow- green verging on amber
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