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soon begins to deteriorate, not retaining its fine flavor beyond early 

 December. 



Cay wood (No. 50) was received in 1888 or 1889 for trial, from its orig- 

 inator, the late A. J. Caywood of Marlboro, New York. It has now fruited 

 two or three years, giving promise of value for the market. 



Chidester, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, are Labrusca seedlings, by C. P. Chidester 

 of this state, which give decided promise of value. Nos. 1 and 2 were 

 exhibited for premium at the state fair in 1887, and the first premium 

 was awarded to No. 1 by the State Horticultural society, which named it 

 President Lyon, the same name having been subsequently bestowed by T. 

 V. Munson of Texas upon one of his seedlings (see tabular No. 113). 

 The quality of No. 1 is excellent but, so far, it is a very thin bearer. 



Cortland has, this season, produced a bountiful first crop here. It is 

 very early, even earlier than Moore; large, black; it has a possible value 

 as a market grape for that reason. 



Delaware, here, proves quite as productive and profitable as Concord, 

 since its beauty and superior quality, notwithstanding its diminutive size, 

 insure higher prices in the market. 



Diamond is early; both bunch and berry large; the plant is vigorous 

 and productive. Its good quality and showy appearance render it a special 

 favorite with the birds. 



Goethe (a Rogers hybrid), Highland (a Ricketts hybrid) and Triumph, 

 a hybrid by Campbell of Ohio, are all too late for the latitude of Michigan, 

 save under exceptionally favorable conditions. 



Gruinevra, Honey, Iris, Michigan, Pulpless, Thermis, and Vesta are 

 seedlings originated by C. Eagle of Michigan. So far as tested, several of 

 them are of good quality. Several, if not all of them, are vigorous. A 

 longer trial is needful. 



Hayes, of medium season; Lady, early; Pocklington, rather late, and 

 Lady Washington, still later, are amateur white grapes, with the exception 

 of Pocklington, scarcely adapted to the market. 



lona stands out prominently as the finest of the high flavored class of 

 American grapes. The late Edward Bradfield of Ada, Michigan, was 

 eminently successful in growing and fruiting it, and the same, for a time, 

 was true of Judge Ramsdell, even so far north as Traverse City, and yet, 

 with most growers, it has proved a sad failure. 



Isabella, one of the oldest of our native varieties, where it can be fully 

 ripened, still stands high, even as a dessert grape. It is also a good 

 keeper. 



Janesville is valuable, if at all, for its earliness and abundant hardiness, 

 which render it useful in trying locations in which better varieties would 

 be likely to fail. 



JeflPerson, a cross of Concord and lona, by Ricketts, is among the most 

 desirable of long keepers. Its flavor is mild and pleasant and the pulp is 

 very tender. It can be kept till March without special care. 



Jessica is a very early white grape; small, white, and very sweet; seeds 

 large for the size of the berry. 



Jewell, originated by the late John Burr of Kansas, is rather small in 

 both bunch and berry, but, on account of its earliness and generally good 

 qualities, it is one of the most desirable of black amateur grapes. 



Of four varieties received for trial from Josselyn of New York, two 

 have now fruited here, for the first time, one a black grape and the other 

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