"Cluster large, broad conical, heavily shouldered, very compact; stem short; berries globular, of medium size, adhering tenaciously to the small green peduncles; skin moderately thick, and rather tough; amber red and glossy, but covered with a profuse bloom; flesh translucent, juicy, and rather meaty; seeds few, very small, brown; flavor refreshing subacid to sweet and aromatic; quality good to very good. Season late August and early September in Franklin county, Arkansas, ten days or two weeks later than Delaware." BARRY. (Labrusca, Vinifera.) =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._, =1864=:136. =2.= _Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt._, =1865=:40. =3.= _Mag. Hort._, =34=:345. 1868. =4.= _Am. Jour. Hort._, =5=:11. 1869. _fig._ =5.= _Horticulturist_, =24=:126. 1869. =6.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._, =1869=:42. =7.= _Grape Cult._, =1=:182, 326. 1869. =8.= _Bush. Cat._, =1883=:74. _fig._ =9.= _Mich. Bd. Agr. Rpt._, =24=:133. 1885. =10.= _Ill. Sta. Bul._, =28=:252. 1893. =11.= _Rural N. Y._, =52=:671. 1893. =12.= _Tenn. Sta. Bul._, Vol. =9=:191. 1896. =13.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =17=:526, 548, 549, 552, 553. 1898. =14.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._, =48=:1149, 1153. 1898. =15.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =18=:370, 395. 1899. ROGERS' NO. 43 (1, 2, 3, 4). _Rogers' No. 43_ (5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12). Barry, first known as _Rogers' No. 43_, was dedicated in 1869, by Rogers, to Patrick Barry, distinguished nurseryman, pomologist and viticulturist. Happily the variety is such that it should long honor the name it bears. The Barry is one of our best black grapes, resembling in berry and somewhat in flavor and keeping quality its European parent, Black Hamburg. The flavor is delicate and sweet, the flesh tender, with thin skin and unobjectionable seeds. The appearance of berry and bunch is attractive. The fruit keeps splendidly, and as this is written, on the twenty-ninth of February, leap-year, there are before the writer bunches of the Barry, kept in common storage without wrapping or other special care, which are in perfect condition. The vine is vigorous, hardy, and productive, but susceptible to mildew. The ripening season is usually said to be that of the Concord but, while it may color with the Concord it requires a longer time to ripen thoroughly and it is not at its best, or even good, unless properly matured. For the table, for winter keeping, and for an amateur grape in general the Barry may be highly recommended. For an account of the origin of Barry see page 390 under "Rogers' Hybrids." It is first mentioned separately from the rest of Rogers' hybrids in 1864, though not named until 1869. Barry was placed on the list of the American Pomological Society in 1869 where it is still retained. It is known and grown in the garden throughout the grape regions of eastern America. [Illustration: BARRY]