POPULAR AND VALUABLE VARIETIES OF FRUIT. 41 



Blach /7r?7/'7i:— Bunch medium f.o large; berry large, nearly round; flesh 

 somewhat pulpy. 



Cornucopia (Arnold's Xo. 2) — Bunch large, compact, shouldered; berry 

 medium; flesh sweet, with an agreeable, sprightly flavor, liipens with Con- 

 cord. 



Canada (Arnold's No. 16j — Bunch above medium, shouldered ; berry above 

 medium size; flesh free from pulj^, juicy, with a distinct foreign flavor. 

 Ripens with Concord. 



Canhtfs jUigust (York Madeira) — Bunch medium size, compact; berry me- 

 dium size, sprightly, vinous ; will be a good wine grape. Eipens before the 

 Isabella. Vine hardy, moderately vigorous ; foliage rather small. Origin, 

 Pennsylvania. 



Clinton — Bunches small and very compact ; berries small ; sprightly; keeps 

 well ; one of the most free, rapid growers and profuse bearers. Ripens earlier 

 than the Isabella. 



Concord — One of the best, well-tried, native grapes. It is of very large size, 

 both of bunch and berry; quality good; color black, covered with a thick, 

 bluish bloom; flesh moderately juicy, rather buttery, very sweet. It is per- 

 fectly hardy; vigorous in its habits of growth, very healthy, and very produc- 

 tive. Ripens two weeks earlier than the Isabella. We think there is no grape 

 which has given so universal satisfaction as this, and it is constantly increas- 

 ing in public favor as the varietv becomes older. No family should be Avithout 

 it. 



Creveling — A fine grape, nearly as large in bunch and berry as the Isabella ; 

 bunch rather loose. Ripening almost as early as the Hartford Prolific; very 

 valuable. 



Essex (Rogers' No. 41) — Bunch medium size, shouldered; flesh tender and 

 sweet, with a highly aromatic flavor. Ripens early. 



EumeIan—)i\xx\G[\ good size, compact, shouldered; berry medium; flesh 

 tender, sweet, sprightly. 



Herbert (Rogers' No. 44) — Bunch rather long and loose ; berry medium, ten- 

 der, sweet, and rich. Early and productive. 



Hartford Prolific — A hardy, profuse-bearing, and tolerably good grape. 

 Ripening very early, and valuable on this account. 



Isabella — Bunches long, large, loose ; berries large, oval, juicy, sweet, and 

 musky. A vigorous grower, hardy, and immense bearer- One of the most 

 popular of all our native grapes. Requires a good season to mature perfectly 

 in all parts of Michigan. 



Israella — Raised by Dr. Grant. A grape of fair quality, ripening shortly 

 after the Hartford Prolific; promises to be valuable for market. 



Ives' Seedling — Regarded as a very promising wine grape in Ohio; hardy 

 and'productive ; about same season as Isabella. 



Merrimack (Rogers' No. 19) — Bunch medium to large; berry large, sweet 

 and rich ; ripens early. 



Norton's Virginia — Bunches long, rather loose ; berries small, no pulp, 

 vinous; esteemed one of the best wine grapes in Missouri, 



0^7ic//o (Arnold's No. ]) — Bunch large, sliouldered, compact; berry large; 

 flesh solid, juicy, sprightly ; ripens with Delaware. 



Roger's Hybrid., No. i — " Bunch large; berries large; ripens with Isabella." 

 •' " No, 33 ^ ( Would all make superb market grapes, if the 



" " No. 36 > \ bunches were not so variable in size, owing to 



«* '• No. 39 ) ( the fruit not setting well. 



