. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE GKAPE. 335 of the fruit Unless it be very ripe, it is, perhaps, a little more musky in flavour, than the Isabella. Bunches of medium size, somewhat loose, shouldered. Berries, round, (or sometimes slightly oval,) pretty large. Skin rather thick, pale red in the shade, but pretty deep red in the sun,/ covered with a "lilac
. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE GKAPE. 335 of the fruit Unless it be very ripe, it is, perhaps, a little more musky in flavour, than the Isabella. Bunches of medium size, somewhat loose, shouldered. Berries, round, (or sometimes slightly oval,) pretty large. Skin rather thick, pale red in the shade, but pretty deep red in the sun,/ covered with a "lilac bloom. Flesh' slightly pulpy, juicy, very sweet, with an' aromatic, rich, musky flavour. Ripe from the 1st to the middle of CatewJo. October, and should be allowed to hang till fiilly ripe. Childs' Superb. Childs' Seedling. A very large fine grape grown in TJtica, N. Y., by Mr. Childs. It is doubtless of foreign origin, but has succeeded with him without glass, although latterly grown under it. We presume its foreign characteristics wUl not fit it for open culture. Claba. ' Raised by Peter Raabe. Bunch medium, notcompact. Ber- ry medium, rbund, green, faintly tinged with- salmon when ex- posed to the sun. Flesh tender, juicy, flavour rich, sweet and delicious, quality " ;—(Ad. Int. Rep.) Cliicton. Origin uncertain—said to have originated in Western New York, growth vigorous, hardy, and productive. Bunch medium, shouldered, long and narrow, somewhat irregular but compact. Berries round, rather below medium size, black, covered with a thick bloom, juicy, with some acidity and toughness in its pulp, but with a brisk vinous flavour; eatable eight or ten days before Isabella, but continues austere tiU after cold weather, when it becomes very good. Columbia. Prince. This grape is said to have been found by Mr. Adlum on his farm ..at Georgetown, D. C, a. vigorous grower, produc- tive. Ss« Bunch small, compact. Berry small, black, with a thin bloom, with very little
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