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many respects, to those we have heretofore grown in open air. 

 These new grapes have for their parent on one side, one of the 

 largest, earliest, and hardiest of our native grapes — the Mam- 

 moth ; on the other, two of the best foreign sorts, — the Black 

 Hamburg and White Sweet Water. These seedlings seem to 

 combine the hardiness of the one, while the fruit partakes of 

 the flavor of the other. Among the varieties exhibited, we 

 will only specify a few of the best and earliest. 



No. 3 was the earliest, the fruit in size and color resembling 

 the Diana, but earlier in ripening — of a sweet flavor. 



No. 13 was a grape of a red color, and of a peculiar aromatic 

 flavor. 



No. 5. This was said to be from the Sweet "Water and Mam- 

 moth combined, very sweet fruit, and size of the Chaselas. 



No. 15. This sort, we were informed by Mr. Rogers, is con- 

 sidered by many to be one of the best grapes in the collec- 

 tion — producing fruit of a rich and high flavor, color red. 



No. 33. The specimens shown of this number were not 

 equal to the high character attributed to it, as being equal to 

 the Black Hamburg, which it closely resembles in appearance. 



No. 19. This large, early grape, of the size and color of the 

 Black Hamburg, we thought to be the finest variety shown, 

 the bunches and fruit large and compact, a strong grower, and 

 said by Mr. Rogers to be perfectly hardy. Among some half a 

 dozen of his varieties which we set last spring, No. 19 has made 

 as much wood as all the others combined. We cannot but 

 consider this sort to be an aquisition for this locality, where the 

 Isabella and Diana are apt to fail. It is said to have ripened 

 its whole crop perfectly since the first year of its bearing, which 

 was the first week in September, and has continued to improve 

 in size and quality. 



J. M. Ives, Chairman. 



