. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 248 lONA rv^ES states as one of the good early Rotundifolia grapes. Its season in North Carolina begins earlj' in August, nearly a month before that of any other. Its fruits are among the best in quality, and for quality and earliness the variety should be planted in home vineyards in the region in which it grows. Hopkins was found near Wilmington, North Carolina, about 1845, by John Hopkins. Vine very vigorous, hardy, productive. Canes long, slender, upright. Leaves of medium size, variable, cordate, longer than broad, thick, leathery, smoot
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 248 lONA rv^ES states as one of the good early Rotundifolia grapes. Its season in North Carolina begins earlj' in August, nearly a month before that of any other. Its fruits are among the best in quality, and for quality and earliness the variety should be planted in home vineyards in the region in which it grows. Hopkins was found near Wilmington, North Carolina, about 1845, by John Hopkins. Vine very vigorous, hardy, productive. Canes long, slender, upright. Leaves of medium size, variable, cordate, longer than broad, thick, leathery, smooth, dark green; margin sharply serrate. Flowers self-fertile. Fruit verj' early. Clusters large, containing from 4-10 berries. Berries large, dark purple or almost black, round-oblong, shelling badly; skin thick, tough, faintly marked with dots; pulp white, tender, juicy with a sweet, pleasant flavor. lONA. Fig. 226. V. Labrusca X V. vini- fera. In fiavor, the fruit of lona has a rare combination of sweetness and aciditj'—pure, delicate, and vinous. The flesh is transparent, melting, tender, juicy, and of uni- form consistency quite to the center. The seeds are few and small and part readilj' from the flesh. The color is a peculiar dark-red wine with a tint of amethyst. The bunch is large but loose, with berries varj'ing in size and ripening unevenly. The fruit maj' be kept until late win- ter. The vine-char- acters of lona are not so good as those of the fruit. To do well, the vine must have a soil exactly suited to its wants, and seems to thrive best in deep, dry, sandy, or gravelly clays. lona responds especially well when trained against walls or buildings, the fruits attaining rare per- fection under such conditions. The vines are doubtfully hardy, and in many parts of the North must have winter protection; they are not vigorous and aie inclined to overbear, to remedy which they must have close pruning. In localities in which mildew and rot thrive, the variety is badly at
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