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Noah — Gave me more fruit than any other white grape, and I 

 woukl not hesitate to recommend it for our section as a good reli- 

 able white grape. 



Warden — As in the past, was ripe earlier, is larger and much 

 better in quality than the Concord, which it resembles in growth and 

 fruit, and I can recommend it with confidence to all who can succeed 

 with the Concord. It is so very much better than the Concord in 

 size and quality that it should take the place of Concord entirely. 



Missouri Riesling — It is a pity this grape was so named, for I 

 believe it has come to stay. The name is too long, and it is not a 

 seedling of the European Riesling as supposed by its originator, but 

 the Taylor. However, as it has been pretty widely disseminated un- 

 der that name it is impossible to change it, only we can shorten it 

 by dropping a part of the too long name, and call it simply Ries- 

 ling. 



It is a strong, healthy grower, abundant bearer, bunch and berry 

 about size of Clinton, white, good for the table or wine. 



Vergennes — A strong, healthy grower, set some nice fruit on last 

 year grafts, bunch and berry large, Catawba color, skin tough, and 

 will make a good shipping grape, quality excellent, entirely free from 

 foxiness. 



Ey. Victor — The hardiest and healthiest vine I have on the 

 place, keeping its foliage green until killed by hard freezing weather, 

 and ripening its wood up to the very tips, a strong grower and abun- 

 dant bearer, bunches small and compact, much resembling Clinton 

 in appearance, but there the resemblance ends. It ripens with the 

 earliest, and is superior to all others ripening as early as it does, and 

 notwithstanding it ripens so early it will hang on bunch and vine in 

 good condition after all the others are gone. This is without doubt 

 one of the best black grapes we have, and I unhesitatingly recom- 

 mend it for general planting. 



Pocklington — Set a little fruit on last year's grafts, but did not 

 come up to recommendations as to earliness or size, and I strongly 

 suspect that those fine bunches that were exhibited by its dissemina- 

 tors were girdled to attain the earliness and size claimed for it. In 

 quality I found it very good. In growth and healthfulness of leaf 

 and wood it is exactly like Concord. By another season I can give 

 a better opinion of it and many other new varieties that I expect to 

 fruit. 



Mr. Rommel, of Morrison, Mo., kindly sent me the following 

 report: 



" Our grape crop was quite satisfactory with most of the varieties. 

 Elvira was all that could be wished. Nortons did well. Concord 

 and Ives below an average. Martha, a light crop. Goethe, a very 

 light crop — winter-killed. Herbemont was winter-killed. Amber, 

 a fair crop. Pearl, a very fine crop. Beauty, a fine crop, but was 



