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[mike engle <speigletown@hotmail.com>]

New to the list.

I am just outside of Troy, NY and I am planting grapes this spring 
(Marquette, Frontenac, Brianna, St. Pepin, Steuben)
and while the winter weather has me inside far too much, i was looking online 
at some of the older varieties of grapes.

  One variety, Pocklington, was developed not too far north of me in (now 
Hudson Falls) Sandy Hill, NY.
I was wondering if anyone knows about Pocklington's current status? Does 
anyone still grow Pocklington?

Also, I found that there was a C. Engle(no relation) in Paw Paw, Michigan who 
developed 10 grape varieties, mostly from the Salem, though it seems like the 
majority were poor producers(I believe called shy)
Varieties: Vesta, Metis, Michigan, Pulpless, Guinevra, Honey, Elaine, Iris, 
Olita, Themis.

  I presume that there were quite a few people who developed new grape 
varieties that have faded into history?

Michael Engle
Speigletown, NY - 5A