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vigorous and drouth resisting and hold their fruit longer than other classes 

 of grapes in this section. They are also more prolific if we count simply 

 the number of berries set regardless of size. In some varieties of this 

 class, the berries attain very large size without diminishing the number 

 of berries in the cluster. Ozark is an example. 



9. Varieties of the Labrusca class have the largest and handsomest 

 fruit, and produce most in quality, though not in number of grapes. 

 They sometimes suffer from the heat of summer. 



10. The hybrid varieties between the American and European 

 grapes average highest in quality, though they lack the vigor, health and 

 drouth resisting capacity of our native grapes. 



11. About sixty per cent of the varieties tested are capable of 

 perfect self-fertilization, that is, they will set fruit without the aid of 

 pollen from other varieties. The remaining forty per cent are not fruitful 

 unless pollenized by other sorts, and should be planted adjacent to strong 

 pollen-bearing sorts that flower at the same time. 



The varieties most largely grown for profit in this state by those 

 who depend upon shipping to supply the ordinary demand are : Moore's 

 Early, Worden and Concord. These standard sorts have been found to 

 succeed well on the station grounds. 



The best table grapes combining fine quality with at least a fair 

 vigor and productiveness are: Green Mountain, Xew Haven, Aminia, 

 Brighton, Moore's Early, ]!*^orfolk, Massasoit, Ideal, Diamond, Barry, 

 Rommel, Woodruft" Bed (finer in appearance than in quality), Lindley, 

 Challenge, ISTorton, Bochester, Jefferson, Agawam, Boughkeepsie Bed, 

 Brilliant and Berckmans ripen in the order named. 



Sacking grapes just after the fruit is fairly set, when grapes are 

 about as large as pin heads, improves the quality of some varieties, pro- 

 tects the fruit from rot and insects and makes the skin of the berry more 

 tender. Self -fertile varieties may be sacked before the bloom opens, and 

 the Green Mountain improved wonderfully in quality when so treated. 

 Although an early variety, where the Green Mountain was sacked before 

 the bloom opened the fruit remained on clusters till late in September. 



In Aminia, Brighton, Lindley, Brilliant, Goethe and many othet- 

 sorts, we have varieties that are certainly as good as the California pro- 

 duct, picked green and shipped half way across the continent. 



