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sprightly, sweet, very good ; very vigorous, hardy and immensely pro- 

 ductive; four or five bunches to a shoot; free from rot and mildew ; 

 ripe about with the earliest ; originated here from Elvira. 



Leavenivorth. — Bunch large, compact, handsome ; berry large, white, 

 ■with bloom ; skin thin, tough ; pulp very firm, tender, rich, sprightly, 

 ■sweet, best, of a very agreeable native aroma, that suits the taste of 

 nearly every person ; tolerably vigorous, very hardy and productive ; 

 free from rot and mildew; ripe among the earliest, and will hang on the 

 vines long after ripe; originated here from the Concord. 



White Imperial. — Bunch large, long, shouldered, compact, hand- 

 some; berry medium, white; skin thin, tough; pulp firm, tender, rich, 

 sprightly, vinous, sweet, best, of the most exquisite, refined flavor ; 

 very vigorous, hardy and very productive ; very nearly free from rot 

 and mildew ; ripe very early, and will hang on the vines long after ripe ; 

 originated by Dr. J. Stayman from Duchess. 



White Beauty. — Bunch large, long, double-shouldered, very com- 

 pact and handsome ; berry above medium, white, with a fine bloom ; 

 skin thin, tough ; pulp firm, tender, rich, vinous, sprightly, sweet, best; 

 equal to a European grape ; very vigorous, hardy, healthy and very 

 productive; free from rot and mildew; ripe with Concord, and will 

 hang on the vines until frost ; this is the most valuable white market 

 grape we have ; originated by Dr. J. Stayman from Duchess. 



White Cloud. — Bunch large, long, compact, handsome ; berry large, 

 white; skin thin, tough; pulp tender, juicy, rich, sprightly, vinous, 

 sweet, best ; vigorous, hardy and productive ; free from rot and mil- 

 dew ; ripe about with Concord, and will hang on the vines long after 

 ripe ; originated by Dr. J. Stayman from Duchess. 



Magnate. — Bunch large, shouldered, compact, handsome; berry 

 large, white, with bloom ; skin thin, tough ; pulp tolerably tender, 

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

 vigorous, very hardy, healthy and productive; free from rot and mil- 

 dew ; ripens with Concord, and will hang on the vines long after ripe ; 

 one of the most reliable grapes we have, better than Victoiia, Hays or 

 Pocklington ; originated here from Concord. 



Muncie. — Bunch medium, compact, handsome; berry medium, 



white; skin thin, rather tough; pulp tender, juicy, sprightly, rich, 



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



rot and mildew ; ripe about with Concord ; originated here from Elvira. 



Dr. J. Stayman. 

 Leavenworth, Kas. 



