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Jewell. — Vines moderately vigorous. Clusters small, cylindrical, shouldered, 

 moderately compact; berries small, round, black, with blue bloom; pulp rather tough, 

 whitish, vinous, sprightly and .iuicy; seeds numerous; quality good; season first to 

 middle of September. While fairly productive and of good quality, the clusters 

 are rather small. 



Josselyn No. 5.— Vines very vigorous. Clusters medium size, cylindrical, moder- 

 ately compact; berries rather large, round, white, with a thin white bloom; pulp 

 rather tender, yellowish-green, sweet, slightly acid; quality very good; seeds num- 

 erous. Season early October. A fairly productive variety for home use or market. 

 Apparently a hybrid between vinifera and lahnisca. 



Josselyn No. 7.— Vines very strong. Clusters medium to large, cylindrical, 

 Sihouldered; ben-ies medium to large, round, pale green, with a light white bloom; 

 pulp half tender, pale green, vinous, rather rich, with abundant juice; seeds small 

 and few; season early October; quality very good; quite productive. A promising 

 table grape, although it seems subject to the attack of mildew when unsprayed. 



Jo.^selyn No. 9-2-1. — Vines quite vigorous. Clusters medium size, cylindrical, 

 moderately compact; berries rather large, roundish, black with a plentiful blue 

 bloom; pulp tender, light green, vinous, sprightly, with a plentiful colorless juice; 

 seeds few. As yet somewhat lacking in productiveness, and likely to shell from 

 the stems as soon as ripe. 



Josselyn No. 10. — Somewhat lacking in vigor. Clusters small, cylindrical, shoul- 

 dered, rather loose; berries medium to large, roundish, black with a thin bloom; 

 pulp rather tough, light amber, sprightly, rather rich, with a plentiful juice and 

 slight aroma: seeds few; quality fair. As yet somewhat lacking in productiveness. 

 Season last of August and first of September. 



Lady. — Vines rather slow growing and slender, but hardy. Clusters medium size, 

 oblong, somewhat conical and sligihtly shouldered, quite compact; berries medium 

 to large, round, white or greenish-yellow, with a slight whitisli bloom; pulp tender, 

 whitish, vinous, with an abundance of juice and slight aroma: seeds few, small 

 (luality good, season early September; fairly productive. A variety of some value 

 for home use. 



Leader. — Vines rather vigorous. Clustei's medium size, cylindrical loose; berries 

 medium to large, round, white, with a thin, whitish bloom: pulp firm, ligiht green, 

 vinous, sprightly, with a plentiful colorless juice, and a mvisky aroma: seeds few; 

 quality fair. The vines as yet have not given indications of their productiveness. 



Lindley. — Vines fairly strong, but with rather long-jointed, slender canes, and 

 with few latei'als_ Clusters rather small, long, shouldered, loose; berries medium to 

 large, round, brick-red, with a lilac bloom; pulp rather tender, greenish, vinous, 

 very pleasant, juicy; seeds few. large; season middle of September; generally fairly 

 productive: quality good. A valuable variety for dessert purposes. 



Lutie. — Vines rather strong. Clusters medium size, long, cylindrical, very com- 

 pact; berries large, round, pale to dark red, with a very thin bloom; pulp half 

 tender, whitish, with colorless juice and foxy aroma; seeds few; quality poor; season 

 middle of September. Somewhat lacking in productiveness, and hardly likely to 

 become of value. 



Lyon.— A seedling originated by C. P. Chidester. Battle Creek, Mich. Vines very 

 strong. Chisters medium to large, cylindrical, shouldered and moderately com- 

 pact: berries quite large, round, wihite. with a moderate whitish bloom; pulp quite 

 tender, gre'en'ish, sweet, rich and vinous, with an abundance of colorless juice; 

 seeds few; quality very good; season last of Septemlier. A fairly productive and 

 promising white grape for either home use or market. 



Mason. — Vines quite strong. Clusters medium size, cylindrical, occasionally 

 shouldered and moderately compact; berries medium to large, round, light Avine- 

 color, with a medium whitish bloom; pulp half tender, light green, sweet, vinous, 

 sprightly, not very juicy, aroma slight; quality good; seeds few; season middle of 

 September; fairly productive. The vines were sent for trial from Ottawa county, 

 and while it appears to be a promising variety, further time is required to test It 

 properly. 



Michigan. — Vines quite vigorous and hardy. Clusters medium size, cylindrical, 

 shouldered, quite compact; berries large, round, pale green, with a thin whitish 

 bloom; pulp half tender, gi'een, moderately juicy and with a slight aroma; seeds 

 few; quality very good. A promising variety for dessert purposes. Season middle 

 of September. 



Millington. — Vines fairly vigorous. Clusters good size, roundish, shouldered, 

 moderately compact; berries medium to large, round, black, with a blue bloom; 



