Leaf-buds small to medium, of average length, rather slender, pointed to conical, open moderately late. Young leaves tinged with faint trace of red on under side, prevailing color greenish. Leaves small to medium, of fair thickness; upper surface light green, slightly glossy, smooth to somewhat rugose; lower surface tinged with bronze, heavily pubescent; veins distinct; lobes three to five when present, with terminal lobe acuminate; petiolar sinus medium to deep, narrow, often closed and overlapping; basal sinus variable in depth and width; lateral sinus deep, narrow to medium, often distinctly enlarged at base; teeth medium to deep, above average width. Flowers fertile, open moderately late; stamens upright. [Illustration: EMPIRE STATE] Fruit somewhat variable in season of ripening averaging a few days earlier than Niagara, keeps well. Clusters large to below medium, long, rather slender, cylindrical to slightly tapering, frequently single-shouldered, medium to compact; peduncle variable, often characteristically long, rather thick; pedicel not uniform in length, slender, covered with numerous small warts; brush short, light green. Berries variable in size averaging medium to below, inclined to roundish, pale yellowish-green, covered with some gray bloom, persistent, moderately firm. Skin medium to thick, variable in toughness, adheres but slightly to the pulp, contains no pigment, with slight astringency. Flesh pale yellowish-green, translucent, very juicy, fine-grained, rather tender, sweet next the skin but somewhat acid at center, agreeably flavored, good to very good in quality. Seeds adhere slightly to the pulp, one to four, average two, small, broad, notched, rather short, blunt, plump, brownish; raphe obscure; chalaza small, roundish to ovate, slightly above center, distinct. ESSEX. (Labrusca, Vinifera.) =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._, =1864=:127, 136. =2.= _Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt._, =1865=:40. =3.= Strong, =1866=:341. =4.= _Am. Jour. Hort._, =3=:146. 1868. =5.= _Horticulturist_, =24=:126. 1869. =6.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._, =1869=:42. =7.= _Grape Cult._, =1=:181. 1869. =8.= _Ill. Sta. Bul._, =28=:254. 1893. =9.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =17=:530, 548, 555. 1898. ROGERS' NO. 41 (1, 2, 3, 4). _Rogers' No. 41_ (5, 6, 7). When well grown Essex is so similar to Barry, Wilder and Herbert, all being Rogers' hybrids, that it is doubtful if it is worth cultivation more especially as it is not as easily grown as the above sorts. Its fruit is almost identical with Barry, though the bunches do not equal that variety in size, but the vine is not as desirable, being only half-hardy, not productive, with sterile flowers and not setting fruit well even in mixed vineyards.