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Concord. — Slight damage by winter, but rotted badly. 



Cottage. — No damage by winter, rotted badly. 



Delaware. — Slight damage by winter, none by rot, but consid- 

 erable by mildew on the leaf. 



Eumelan. — -No injury by winter, but sets fruit poorly ; little 

 damage by rot. 



GoetliQ, Herbert, Lindley, Massassoit, Wilder. — Considerably 

 injured by winter, some vines having nearly all their fruit buds 

 killed, damaged by rot. Very light crop. 



Lady. — Slight damage by winter, some rot. It is a pity that 

 the vine is not a better grower and more prolific bearer. 



Martha. — More injury by winter than on .Concord, but much 

 less by' rot, some vines having nearly a full crop. 



Missouri Riesling. — Little damage by winter, but suffered by 

 mildew on the fruit — for the first time affected that way in our 

 vineyards. 



Koah.—^Mghi damage by winter,but considerable mildew on 

 the fruit in some locations, and almost free from it in others. Gen- 

 erally not much subject to rot and mildew in our section and fur- 

 ther south, but from reports received suffers more frequently from 

 them further north. 



Telegrai^h. — Some damage by winter and considerable by rot. 



Amber. — Slight damage by winter, but little by rot. Vine a 

 fair grower but does not hold its foliage well in all locations and 

 seems rather a shy bearer. 



Moores Early. — Slight damage by winter, but more by rot, 

 though less than on Concord. 



Neosho. — No damage by winter, some by rot, but is a shy 

 bearer, with us, at best, setting its fruit imperfectly. 



Jefferson. — Slight damage by winter, but fruit cut down by 

 hail and vines too young to say much about it, except that we con- 

 sider it well worthy of more extensive testing. 



There are yet a few varieties which I have not included in 

 either of the foregoing lists, as our vines were covered over winter 

 and thus protected from frost, so that condition of comparison 

 would be unequal. I will mention only the following : 



Herbemont. — Set fruit well, and gave promise of an enormous 

 crop, but was almost totally destroyed by rot. 



Cunningham. — Suffered by rot, but not nearly to the same ex- 

 tent, and gave a good half crop. 



Triumph — Some damage by rot, but gave a three-fourth crop. 

 This is really a magnificent grape, and with winter protection, may 



