Identifier: ournativegrapegr00cmit (find matches)
Title: Our native grape. Grapes and their culture. Also descriptive list of old and new varieties
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: C. Mitzky & Co
Subjects: Grapes Grapes Viticulture
Publisher: Rochester, N.Y., W. W. Morrison, printer
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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prightly, vinous flavor; ripens with Delaware. No. 5. (Hyb.) Seedling of Delaware ; moderate grower like parent ; fruitlight pink or red, of delicate flavor ; ripens a few days before Concord. No. 6. (Hyb.) Seedling of Delaware ; good grower ; larger than Delaware inbunch and berry ; deep red and finely flavored ; ripens with Concord. No. 8. (Hyb.) Delaware seedling ; a fine grower, hardy, prolific, very earlyand ripens up well at once ; medium in bunch and berry ; jet black with white bloom,very attractive in market; best quality ; very promising ; ripens with Moores Early. No. 9. (?) Parentage unknown ; hardy, thrifty grower ; bunch and berry abovemedium, finely shouldered, of good flavor ; color of Perkins but much finer quality ;ripens with Concord. CHRISTIES IMPROVED. See Isabella. CHRISTINE. See Telegraph. CIGAR BOX. See Ohio. CLARET. (?) A seedling of Chas. Carpenter, Kellys Island, O. Bunch andberry medium ; claret red, acid ; vine vigorous ; not valuable. OUR NATIVE GRAPE. 15
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CATAWBA.CLARA. (Vin.) A chance seedling grown on the grounds of Peter Raabe,Philadelphia. Vine rather tender ; bunch medium, loose, shouldered ; berry medium,roundish, pale yellow, translucent ; flesh tender, juicy, sweet; ripens with Catawba. Ji6 OUR NATIVE GRAPE. CLARKE. (Labr.) Introduced by J. S. Phelps, of Washington, D. C. Clustermoderately long, sometimes shouldered, moderately compact ; berry medium tolarge, oval ; skin dark, dull red with heavy bloom, tough, medium thick; pulprather tough, slightly stringy, sweet, quite foxy. CLEVENER. (Rip.) Introduced by J. S. Bamhart, Denton, Md. Vine not veryproductive, hardy and healthy; cluster medium, sometimes shouldered; berriessmall, nearly round ; skin firm, colors the hands when broken, quite thin, bloomreddish purple ; flesh firm, meaty ; fair quality, black ; wine Grape. CLIFTON. (Hyb.) Telegraph crossed with White Frontignon, originated by C.J. Copley, Stapleton, N. Y. A good, strong grower, hardy, healthy and productive ;bunch

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