. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 212 REPORT ON THE No. 24 REQCA. {Eogers' 2S). A fine table grape, supposed to be too late for Canada, but ripening well in the Niagara district, a sample of the kind of grape which should be grown for export, out the vine is scarcely productive enough to be Requa. Origin: E. S. Rogers, Salenj, Mass.; a hybrid between the Wild Labrusca, or Mammoth Fox grape, of Massachusetts, and a European variety. Mr. Rogers produced his seedlings m ajid at first introduced tliem liy their numbers only! 1 Vine : fairly vigorous and moderately product
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 212 REPORT ON THE No. 24 REQCA. {Eogers' 2S). A fine table grape, supposed to be too late for Canada, but ripening well in the Niagara district, a sample of the kind of grape which should be grown for export, out the vine is scarcely productive enough to be Requa. Origin: E. S. Rogers, Salenj, Mass.; a hybrid between the Wild Labrusca, or Mammoth Fox grape, of Massachusetts, and a European variety. Mr. Rogers produced his seedlings m ajid at first introduced tliem liy their numbers only! 1 Vine : fairly vigorous and moderately productive. Bunch: large, shouldered, moderately compact, but somewhat poor. Berry: large, round; skin thin, wine color with thick bluish bloom; pulp tender, juicy; flavor sweet, sprightly; seeds two or three, of medium size. Quality: dessert very good. Value : fii'st class for home or foreign market. •Skason : very 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 Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto : printed by L. K. Cameron
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