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Crevelino (Labrusca.) — Does not attain perfec'ion in this vicinity. Vine a fair 

 grower; bunch loose; berries oval, good quality. Subject to mildew and anthracnose. 

 A vine surrounded by Clintons has set better bunches and borne lai-ger crops than 

 others of the same variety in the vineyai'd, showing the advantage of foreign pollen 

 towards attaining the best results. 



Chase Bros' Seedling. — Fruit and vine of the Concord type. No apparent 

 improvement. 



Cambridge {Labrusca.) — Closely resembling Concoi-d. No improvement. 



Clevener. — No record of the origin of this variety. A small black wine grape 

 without special value. 



CuNNix\GHAM (Aestivalis). — Quite too late for this locality; in fact it is doubtful 

 whether it will i-ipen in any part of Canada. Essentially a southern grape. 



Early Victor (Labrusca.) — Originated with John Burr, of Leavenworth, Kans., 

 nearly twenty years ago. It belongs to the Labrusca division ; a strong grower and 

 a heavy beai er. Bunch above medium size, very compact ; berry medium, round, 

 with purplish bloom. Like Florence as grow.; here, it is particularly perishable, 

 the berries shrivelling and dropping within a few days of gathering. Eipened last 

 year 16th September, this year 20th September. In other grape-growing districts 

 it is often spoken of as a fair keeper and shipper. 



Eumelan (Aestivalis.) — Supposed to be a variation of the wild grape ( Vitis 

 Aestivalis) of Texas and Arkansas, and the earliest variety from this stock. Bunch 

 medium size, well shouldeied; berries medium; skin thin, pulp fairly tender; 

 ripening with Early Victor ; keeps with care up to Ist January. The vine is a short- 

 [ointed slow grower. 



rLvTON (Labrusca.) — From Concord seed ; fruited for the first time on these 

 grounds this year. A very large bunch and berry. Berries larger than any of the 

 Black Eoger hybrids, rather pulpy. Eipens a few days earlier than Concord. 



Klsinburq, of Vitis Aestivalis extraction. — Vine a weak grower, with small 

 deeply cut leaves. Fruited this year only; bunch and berry small, the latter quite 

 seedy. Not promising. 



Florence (Labrusca) ? — Said to be of Lubrusca pai-entage. Vine a short-jointed, 

 slow grower ; leaves small ; very pubescent. Bunch and berry medium to small, 

 ripening with or before Champion. This year it matured nearly a week ahead of 

 any other variety in the vineyard. Quality only medium. The fruit is very perish- 

 able, shrivelling on the vine soon after maturing. As a grape for garden culture in 

 the colder sections it is valuable. Not a market variety in nuy respect. 



Herbert (Hybr.) (Rogers 44.) — The product of across between Black Hamburg 

 and Vitis Labrusca. Vine a strong grower, occas.ionally subject to mildew. Bunch 

 and berry among the largest, very handsome and quality good. Keeps easily to the 

 middle of January. Where this variety succeeds, it is one of the most profitable of 

 the Eoger hybrids. 



Hartford Prolific (Labrusca). — An old and well known variety, especially in 

 the eastern States, where it originated about thirty years ago. In this vicinity it 

 cannot be taken as a standard of eariiness, as this yeai- it barely ripened before 

 frost. In quality better than Champion, but too poor to encourage where finer 

 grapes ripen. 



Iy-es (Labrusca). — Vine vigorous and healthy. Bunch medium co large; berry 

 approaching oval in form. Although it coloui-s well, it does not thoroughly mature 

 here. Farther south it may have value as a wine grape, for which pui-pose it was 

 first introduced. 



Isabella (Labrusca). — One of the oldest representatives of the native American 

 grape. Its place has been taken by more profitable varieties in most grape-growing 

 districts. Does not mature here. 



Jashesville (Labrusca). — Origin obscure. Of Labrusca parentage. Bunch and 

 berry small ; juicy, pleasant, but pulp is generally tough and objectionable, Eipen- 

 ing as it does with Champion, for home use I think it preferable, but as a market 

 variety and in point of productiveness it does not compete with the former. 



