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Crescent, Capt. Jack, Camberland Triumph, Hart's Minesota and 

 James Vick did pretty fair. Cornelia did splendidly and promises to 

 be our best late berry. I must not overlook Glendale, which had an 

 immence crop of fine fruit, while if not of the best quality, is well 

 worth having. None of the other new ones did any good. Jumbo is 

 simply Cumberland Triumph. 



Of cherries we had the best crop that has been for eight or ten 

 years. One tree of Napoleon bore over a bushel of as fine cherries as 

 I ever saw. Some one says our bees deserve the credit for this crop; 

 as cherries are not sure unless bees are in the vicinity to fertilize the 

 blossoms. 



Raspberries, a fair crop on the Centenial, Seneca, Mammoth 

 Cluster; Gregg a poor crop. Turner as usual full and good ; Crimson 

 Beauty, Scarlet Gem and No. 2 bore af5 well as could be expected in a 

 mass as I have them to grow plant?. Of the latter two we had berries 

 all summer until frost, when they still had fruit and blossoms. Schaff'er 

 was somewhat injured by the winter and the crop not large. Merllow 

 gave us some splendid berries of good quality from plants set out last 

 spring. If this proves hardy it will be a great treasure. Cuthbert had 

 no chance, as the beds were overhauled in digging up plants. 



BlacJcberries — Lawton and Kittatinny have gone overboard with 

 me; Western Triumph was injured last winter and did not give a full 

 crop or near so much as I expected in the spring. Snyder is an Iron- 

 clad, bore a full crop of good berries, although not large. 



Now, as to grapes, there was a pretty fair crop left alter all the rot» 

 The Concord rotted about the worst, as usual, and I have no use for it. 

 Worden will supersede it when it becomes known. Early Victor was 

 splendid and is still the best early one on my grounds. Moore's Dia- 

 mond is the earliest and best white one. Of the new ones. Lady Wash- 

 ington, Prentis, Jefferson, Peter Wiley, all brought fruit to perfection 

 in paper sacks, the only sure remedy against insects, rot and birds. 

 Marsala don't rot at all. Had sent me a bunch of a new grape by F. 

 B. Munrow, Denison, Texas, of great beauty and excellence; from 

 Geo. W. Campbell, Delaware, Ohio, two new seedlings, one white the 

 other black, that will vie with the best. The Ulster Prolific from 

 Cay wood <fe Son, Marlboro, N. Y., bids fair to take a place in the 

 ranks; a bunch of WoodrofFs Red from Michigan, not ripe, but large 

 and handsome ; from Pratt Brothers, Rochester, N. Y., a couple of 

 bunches of the Empire State which speaks for itself, and along with 

 the Niagara, will, if they prosper over a large extent of our country^ 

 create a revolution in the grape trade. 



