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WoRDEN (Labrusca). — A seedling of Concord; for this climate much more desir- 

 able, on account of maturing a week or ten days earlier, and being of better quality. 

 As a shipping grape it does not come up to the standard of Concord, being thinner 

 in skin and more tender geiierally. Vine hardy and vigorous. Owing to the great 

 demand for this variety when first given to the public, many vines not true to name 

 were sold, resulting in great disappointment to purchasers as the reputed Wordens 

 frequently developed into good old-fashioned Concords. This was our experience 

 with four out of six vines of this variety planted in the experimental vineyard. 



RED VARIETIES. 



Agawam (Rogers No. 15). — Vine a strong free growth, inclined to mildew ; bears 

 profusely. Bunch and berry large; colour, dark crimson; very rich ; juicy; of first 

 quality. Skin thick; keeps well without losing its flavour. In this section it does 

 not I'ipen to perfection every season. 



Ami^jia (Rogers No. 39). — Eesembles the last so closely as to render a description 

 unnecessar3^ In flavour and keeping qualities not equal. Vine fairly vigorous. 



Brighton (Lahr. hybrid) — A cross between Concord and Diana Hamburg. A 

 strong, free grower; very productive; fairly free from mildew. Bunch large; well 

 shouldered; berry medium ; colour, dark crimson; pulp melting ; juice very sweet; 

 equal to Delaware in quality. Unless perfectly ripened does not keep well, losing 

 flavour in three or four weeks. Too tender for distant shipment; whei-e it ripens^ 

 invaluable for home use. Matured comparatively earlier this year than last. 



Berckman's (Riparia hybrid). — Eesembles Clinton, one of its parents, in form of 

 bunch, and Delaware, the other parent, in flavour — not quite so sweet however. 

 Eipened last year a few days after Delaware, but was much later this season. I am 

 inclined to think well of it. 



Beauty (Labrusca). — Said to have originated in Minnesota from Delaware, 

 which it resembles. Bunch, medium, compact; berry round, rnedium size; the 

 colour of Salem, with a purplish tinge; pulpy; poor quality. 



Catawba (Labrusca). — One of the oldest and most widely known grapes in 

 cultivation, being a selection from the native vitis Labrusca, of North Carolina, 

 introduced nearly seventy years ago. Valuable as a market grape where it ripens 

 and is free from mildew ; much too late for this vicinitv. 



Challenge (Labrusca hybrid) . — Said to have originated fromConcord seed, fertil- 

 ized with a foreign variety. Bunch large; berry medium fair quality; ripens very 

 unevenly, and late. 



Delaware ( Vinifera hybrid). — The origin of this widely disseminated variety is 

 unknown. Vine a slow grower, never attaining very large size ; hence particularly 

 valuable for garden culture. Bunch medium; berry small, very sweet and juicy; 

 quality best. In the Mississippi valley, where this does not succeed on its own 

 roots, it has been grown satisfactorily grafted on Concord roots. One of the most 

 valuable for this latitude. 



Dracut Amber (Labrusca). — Is simply a variation of the Southern Fox grape, 

 maturing exceptionally early. Vine vigorous ; bunch large ; berries large, round 

 and thick-skinned; a poor keeper, with such a strong foxy odour as to be very 

 objectionable to most people; hardly worthy of propagation. 



Diana (Labrusca). — Vine succeeds well, but its fruit does not ripen here. 



Gaertner (Rogers No. 14). — A very strong grower, with healthy foliage. Bunch 

 medium; berry large, light amber; attractive; good quality; when kept, developes 

 a slight foxiness. Eipening as it does soon after Delaware, considering quality and 

 productiveness, it will generally give satisfaction. 



Highland (Labrusca hybrid). — Produced from Concord fertilized with a foreign 

 variety, by Mr. Eicketts, of New York. Vine a weak grower; bunch long; berry 

 medium size, and of bright, attractive colour ; skin thick; very juicy ; acid as grown 

 here, where it does not thoroughly mature ; a variety well worth testing south of 

 this. 



