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Where the Heart and Bigarreau classes succeed, they shoiild be largely- 

 planted for dessert and cooking purposes. In most parts of the state 

 nearly all the varieties of these classes are short lived and the principal 

 dependence has to be placed on the Dukes and Morellos, 



The six varieties in Section V. are desirable. Rockport and Napoleon 



SECTION V1I.-GRAPES-N.\TIVE. 



Buiicii. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 

 Form. 



b. broad. 



c. compact. 

 1. long. 



o. open or loose, 

 s. short. 



sh. shouldered. 

 V. very. 



Berry. 



r. round. 



o. oblong. 



ov. ovate or oval. 



1 



2 

 8 



4 



5 



6 



7 

 8 

 9 



10 

 11 



Names. 



Agawam, Rog. 15 



Brighton 



Concord 



Delaware 



lona 



Moore's (Early).. 



Niagara 



Poeklington 



Salem, Bog. 53... 



Wilder, Rog. 4... 

 Worden 



Descriptions. 



Form. 



1 



m 

 1 



s 



1 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



1 

 1 



1 



1 



ml 



s 



m 



Si 



H 





c sh 

 c sh 

 csh 



c eh 



o ch 



r 

 r 

 r 



r 



r o 



c 



dr 

 r 

 b 



Ir 



r 



b 

 g y w 



b 

 b 



ce 



V g 

 vg 

 vg 



b 



b 



« 



m Sept. 

 m Sept. 

 m Sept. 



m Sept. 



m Sept. 



V g fb Sept. 



V g m Sept. 



V g i e Sept. 

 g ' e Sept. 



•s 



h Mass. 



W. N. Y. 



Mass. 



Use and 



Value. 



Scale 1 to 10. 



V g 



V g 



m Sept. 

 m Sept. 



Mass. 

 N.Y. 



N. Y. 

 h Mass. 



h Mass. 

 N.Y. 



7 

 10 



7 



N J.? 10 

 N. Y. 10 



7 



9 



10 



7 



10 

 8 

 8 



8 

 10 



The list of grapes affords quite a variety. Moore's, Worden, Concord, 

 Wilder of black varieties and Brighton, Delaware, lona, and Salem of the 

 reds will make a good list. For three varieties Moore's, Worden, and one 



Niagara has been largely 



of the red varieties would give satisfaction 



