EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 



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GRAVES.— Continued. 

 ABBREVIATIONS.— Con.<i»iMed. 



a 

 ® 



o 

 £ 

 Q 



Oct. 1 

 Sept. 25 



22 

 17 



1 

 15 



27 

 14 

 30 



Oct. 

 Sept. 



Oct. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Sept. 



17 



12 



1 



29 

 15 



18 



13 



4 



30 



6 

 16 



22 

 22 

 27 



8 

 6 



24 

 20 



14 



28 

 21 

 25 

 22 



19 



18 

 20 



Remarks. 



This has a thick, tough skin, stn.'i. is valued as a long keeper. 



Valued as one of the most desirable of the Rogers hybrids. 



Very vigorous, fruit very large. Its actual value yet undetermined. 



Earlier than Concord; very productive; keeps well. 



One of the best and-most beautiful of table grapes, very valuable. 



Very early, hardy and productive; but very low in quality. 



A trial variety, not yet for sale; quality excellent. 



Too well known to need description. Productive, poor in flavor. 



Fruit small. As a dessert grape, has few if any superiors. 



Ripens late. Sweet, foxy. A good keeper. 



Said to keep well. Of superior quality. Vine liable to mildew. 

 Very promising, early, productive, and likely to prove valuable. 

 Much like Concord; but larger in both bunch and berry. 

 Of fine appearance and superior quality. Needs a longer test. 

 One of the finest; but often fails to set a good crop of fruit. 



One of the finest dessert grapes, where sure to ripen. 



A pure, native, white grape, of excellent quality for the table. 



Ei'ly and valuable. Vine, vigorous, healthy and hardy. 



In beauty and real excellence this is a prince among grapes. 



The oldest of the native varieties. Still valued where it will ripen. 



Valuable where superior hardiness is requisite. _ Vigorous. 

 A new white, very early grape of Canadian origin. 

 A Rogers hybrid, ripening (juite early. Generally valued, 

 A generally popular and reliable, hybrid variety. 

 Originated at Rochester, N. Y. Worthy of more attention. 



Valuable chiefly for earliness and great hardiness. 

 A recent Canadian variety, approaching Delaware in appearance. 

 An excellent variety, originated by the late A. J. Caywood. 

 The leading market white grape, now well and generally known. 

 Not yet for sale. Vine very vigorous and healthy. 



Unworthy. Chiefly valued for earliness and hardiness. 

 Very promising. Hardly 5;et generally known or appreciated. 

 Although yet unnamed, this compares well with its fellows. 

 Its great vigor and large and abundant fruit, render it popular. 

 Excellent for dessert. Value for market yet UDdetermined. 



One of the most valuable of the Rogers hybrids. 



Its vigor, hardiness and productiveness, render it popular. 



Larger and better than Concord, which it is superseding. 



Of doubtful value compared with others of its class and season. 



Jessica, Lady, Early Victor, Delaware, Brighton, and Empire State; and 

 on suitable soils, and when the season will suffice to mature them, lona 

 and Excelsior. 



For planters who require varieties which will mainly " take care of them- 

 selves" and still yield at least some returns, even though of lower quality: 



