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Minnewaski: A new berry not yet offered for sale; owned by A. J. Caywood. 

 Lucre tia dewberry: A splendid berry for home use; ripens with the rasp- 

 berries; rather soft for shipment; should be trained on wires. 



GRAPES. 



Probably the latest new black grape is the "Worden; equal to Concord in pro- 

 ductiveness and hardiness; better iu quality; a week to ten days earlier — in 

 Arkansas two weeks later. 



Poughkeepsie Red and Woodruff Red: Generally considered the most prom- 

 ising new varieties. Our markets now demand a good red grape. 



Of white grapes, the leading new varieties arc Niagara and Empire State. 



CURRANTS. 



Fay's Prolific is beyond question the best rel currant in existence. 



Mr. Brown said that what he had known as the Great American Strawberry 

 was a failure, but that the berry recently put out under that name might be a 

 good berry, but that ho did not think the latter was the Grea*; American. 



April 10, 1886, a plan of organization of a Fruit Exchange was agreed upon. 



