Vine moderately vigorous, hardy, medium to productive, susceptible to attacks of mildew. Canes intermediate in length, number and thickness, light and dark brown deepening in color at the nodes. Leaves medium to nearly large, light green; lower surface pale green, pubescent. Flowers nearly fertile to slightly sterile, open rather late; stamens upright. Fruit ripens after Delaware, keeps well. Clusters medium to large, intermediate in length and width, usually single-shouldered, compact. Berries above medium to small, roundish to oval, strongly narrowing toward the pedicel on account of compactness of cluster, rather attractive dark red, covered with lilac bloom, usually persistent. Skin thick, of average toughness. Flesh rather tough, solid, vinous, sweetish at skin to agreeably tart at center somewhat resembling Brilliant, good to very good in quality. Seeds intermediate in size and length, often with enlarged neck. AMINIA. (Labrusca, Vinifera.) =1.= _Mag. Hort._, =31=:333. 1865. =2.= _Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt._, =1865=:40. =3.= _N. Y. Agr. Soc. Rpt._, =1870=:276. =4.= _Mich. Pom. Soc. Rpt._, =1875=:341. =5.= _Bush. Cat._, =1883=:70. =6.= _Ill. Sta. Bul._, =28=:252. 1893. =7.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =17=:526, 548, 553. 1898. =8.= _Mo. Sta. Bul._, =46=:42, 44, 46, 48, 54. 1899. =9.= _Ga. Sta. An. Rpt._, =13=:320. 1900. ROGERS' NO. 39 (1, 2, 3, 4). _Rogers' No. 39_ (5). Aminia is deserving the recognition of a color-plate and a full description in this work because in quality it is one of the best early grapes for New York. Besides being early and of good quality it keeps well. It ripens with or a little after Moore Early and Hartford, producing berries of high quality and attractive appearance but the bunches are small, variable in size, not well formed as a rule, and the berries ripen unevenly. The vine is vigorous, not as hardy as might be wished for in New York, nor as productive as a commercial variety must be, and shows the weaknesses characteristic of all of Rogers' hybrids. [Illustration: AMINIA] For an account of the origin of the Aminia see page 390 under "Rogers' Hybrids." In 1867 Bush secured vines of _Rogers' No. 39_ from several different sources. When these came into bearing he found he had three different varieties. The original vine of _Rogers' No. 39_ having been destroyed it was impossible to determine which was the correct one. Bush selected the best of these and to avoid further confusion, with the consent of Rogers, named it Aminia. But in spite of Bush's care there are still at least two different varieties cultivated under this name. Although the Aminia is found in many varietal vineyards, an examination of over forty of the leading grape nurserymen's catalogs shows only three who offer vines for sale.