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the popular appreciation. During tbe past autumn and this winter, however, 

 he has brought oui another new white grape, which he has named 



LADY, 



of which he publishes an outline, accompanied by the following description : 



*' After six years careful observation and testing the Lady grape, I have 

 found it uniformly reliable, perfectly hardy and healthy, both in vine, fruit and 

 foliage, as well as vigorous and productive. It is a pure Concord seedling, 

 having all the best characteristics of that well known and popular grape, with 

 greatly improved quality, and at least two weeks earlier ripening. It is what 

 would be called a white grape, being, in color, a light, yellowish green, covered 

 with white bloom, bunch medium large, the size of average Concords, hand- 

 some and moderately compact, skin thin, seeds few and very small, pulp tender 

 and of equal character and consistence throughout, with no hard core in the 

 centre, flavor rich, sweet, slightly vinous, somewhat like Concord, but much 

 better, more refined and delicate, with no coarseness and scarcely a trace of 

 foxiness or native aroma. No mildew of foliage or rot in the fruit has ever 

 occurred, and during the severe winter of 1873-73, it endured 32'^ below 

 zero uninjured." 



The above of course will be taken as the statements of an interested party ,^ 

 which may not be fully realized by others, in different soils and varied aspects. 



ITHACA, 



a cross of Chasselas and Delaware ; Wyoming Red, a fox seedling, and Nathan 

 0. Ely and Farmers' Club, seedlings originated by David Thompson, of 

 Green Island, near Troy, N. Y., are urged upon public attention, as desirable 

 new sorts, by S. J. Parker, M. D., of Ithaca, N. Y. 



PEACHES 



seem, in experimental hands, to readily yield a larger percentage of desirable 

 results, and the experiments require a smaller amount of time for their matur- 

 ity, than is found to be the case with most other fruits. In consonance with 

 this fact, the production of new varieties of this fruit, of a highly promising 

 character, within the last few years, is surprisingly large. We would especially 

 invite attention to the several recent, very early sorts supposed, not without 

 apparently good reasons, to owe their origin to Hale's Early, which seems, in 

 addition to its value as an early and excellent fruit, destined to become the 

 progenitor of a new, distinct, and wonderfully precious family of peaches. 



FOSTER 



is a peach originated about the year 1857, on the grounds of Capt. J. T. Fos- 

 ter, of Medford, Mass., from the stone of a peach purchased by him in Boston 

 market. It is said to be hardy, with very large, dark, glossy and peculiar foli- 

 age, unlike that of any other variety. Fruit always large ; flesh yellow, rich, 

 juicy, pleasant sub-acid, parting freely from the stone, which is of medium 

 size ; color of fruit a deep orange and red, becoming very dark red on the ex- 

 posed side. Season, middle and last of September. A very promising late 

 market peach. 



