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Niagara. — The leading white market grape. It is vigorous in growth, 

 healthy and productive. The clusters and berries are large and the qual- 

 ity good. It is a little later than Concord. 



Focklington. — An excellent yellowish-white grape; a little earlier in sea- 

 son than Niagara and the clusters and berries are smaller in size. The 

 quality is better than that of Niagara, except that the flavor is quite foxy. 



Rockwood. — Clusters small and quite compact. Berries of medium size, 

 blue- black color and of good quality. It is two weeks earlier than Con- 

 cord and has a place in a small way because of its earliness and quality. 



Vergennes. — The growth is vigorous and healthy in foliage and fruit. 

 Clusters of good size and compact in form. Berry large; color dark purple 

 with green markings; quality good. The season is a little later than Con- 

 cord. It is a valuable variety because of its good keeping qualities. 



Winchell. — The variety is healthy in fruit and foliage. Clusters] of 

 good size and compact in form. Berry of medium size, round, color light 

 green, skin thin but firm, pulp sweet, melting and of very fine quality. 

 The variety is fairly productive and two to three weeks earlier than Con- 

 cord. Valuable for home use and of considerable promise as an early 

 market grape. 



Worden. — This variety is from a week to ten days earlier than Concord, 

 fully as productive and better in quality. This sort should be in every 

 vineyard whether planted for home use or market. 



Munson's No. 2, No. 32, No. 38 and No. 61 have been grown for several 

 seasons. The vines are very productive, but the clusters are small, the 

 grapes very small, sour and quite late to ripen. The varieties are subject 

 to Phylloxera and have little value in this section. 



L. R. TAFT, 



H. P. GLADDEN. 



Agricultural College, Mich., December 1, 1897. 



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