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Ozark. — Bunch very large, shouldered, compact ; berry large, black,, 

 with a heavy bloom; skin thin, tough; pulp tender, meaty, rich, 

 sprightly, sweet, vinous, of a very peculiar agreeable flavor, unlike any 

 other grape ; very good ; the more you eat of it the better you like it ; 

 remarkably vigorous; will till a trellis 40 feet long; hardy, healthy and 

 very productive ; free from rot and mildew ; ripe after Concord, and 

 will hang on the vines until hard, killing frost, protected by its heavy 

 foliage; the most valuable late market and wine grape we have. Origi- 

 nated by Dr. J. Stayman, of the JEstivalis class, perhaps Delaware. 



Paicnee. — Bunch very large, double-shouldered, compact, very- 

 heavy; berry above medium, black ; skin thin, tough; pulp tender,^ 

 meaty, not very juicy, sprightl;^, rich, vinous, sweet, of a peculiar flavor, 

 much like Ozark; very strong and vigorous, hardy and immensely pro- 

 ductive; very late ; subject to rot more or less ; originated by Dr. J. 

 Stayman from the same seed as Ozark ; u3Sstivalis class. 



Cherokee. — Bunch large, compact; berry medium, black, with 

 bloom; skin thin, tough; pulp tender, Juicy, rich, sprightly, sweety 

 vinous, very good ; vigorous, hardy, healthy and productive ; free from 

 rot and mildew; ripe about with Cynthiana, and like it, only tit for 

 wine; originated by Dr. J. Stayman from the same as Ozark; an u:Esti- 

 valis grape. 



Oskaloosa. — Bunch medium, compact ; berry large, black, with 

 bloom ; skin rather thick, tough ; pulp tender, rich, sweet, sprightly, 

 juicy, vinous, very good; vigorous, hardy, healthy and productive; 

 free from rot and mildew ; very late, after Concord, and will hang on 

 the vines until hard frost; originated by Dr. J, Stayman from Dela- 

 ware. 



Exquisite. — Bunch medium, compact ; very small, black, with slight 

 bloom; skin thin; pulp very tender, juicy, rich, vinous, very sweet, 

 sprightly, best ; better than Delaware ; medium grower, hardy, healthy 

 and productive; free from rot and mildew; ripe about with Delaware ; 

 the finest dessert grape we have; originated by Dr. J. Stayman from 

 Delaware. 



Osicego. — Bunch very large, shouldered, compact; handsome; berry 

 very large, black, with heavy bloom; skin thin, tough; pulp rather 

 tender, juicy, rich, sprightly, sweet, very good, with some of the native 

 aroma ; vigorous, hardy, healthy and productive ; free from rot and 

 mildew; ripe with Concord, but will hang on the vines long after ripe 

 without bursting or dropping; a valuable market grape ; a seedling of 

 Concord. 



Early Prolific. — Bunch very large, shouldered, compact, hand- 

 some ; berry large, black, with slight bloom ; skin thin, tough ; pulp 



