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and compact in form. Berries large, yellowish-green in color and good in quality. 

 An excellent variety for home use, or for market. Season a week earlier than 

 Concord. 



Diana.— Plants are productive. Bunch compact. Berries of medium size and 

 pale grayish-red color. The quality is very high. The variety is an excellent 

 keeper but ripens in October, usually too late for most sections. 



Eldorado.— Vines seem to bo hardy and are productive. Clusters of medium size 

 tapering, usually shouldered and quite compact. Berries are of medium size, round! 

 yellowish-green in color, juicy; pulp tender, sweet. Excellent in quality and a 

 good keeper. Ripens the first of September. 



Empire State.— In some sections a valuable white market grape. It is better in 

 quality than Niagara, but not so large in bunch and berry. Ripens the last of 

 September. 



Hayes.— An early white grape of superior quality. The canes are not of very 

 strong growth and scarcely productive enough to make the variety of commercial 

 value. Ripens from the first to the middle of September. 



Jessica.— A white grape ripening the last of August or the first of September. It 

 is of fair quality and the canes are of good growth and productive. Of some 

 value as an amateur variety. 



Moore Early.— The variety most largely grown as an early market grape. It is 

 fairly productive, the clusters are of medium size, and the berries are large, black, 

 t)ut not of very high quality. Season two weeks earlier than Concord. 



Niagara.— Perhaps the leading white market grape. The vines are vigorous in 

 growth, healthy and productive. The clusters and berries are large and the 

 quality good. It is a little later in season than Concord. 



Pockllngton.— An excellent yellowish white grape. A little earlier in season 

 than Niagara. It is scarcely as productive as Niagara and the cluster and berry 

 are smaller in size. The flavor is pleasant but somewhat foxy. 



Prentiss.— The cane growth is slender and rather weak. Clusters small, oblong, 

 rounded at base, compact. " Berries small to medium, varying greatly in size, 

 slightly ovate in shape, greenish yellow coloi*, with lighter bloom, skin thick and 

 quite fleshy. The quality is good and it seems to be a good keeper. Hardly likely 

 to prove of commercial value. Season the middle of September. 



Progress.— Strong and healthy in growth and productive. Clusters of medium 

 size, broad at base, tapering and usually shouldered, compact. Berries of medium 

 size, black, covered with deep blue bloom. The productiveness and form of buncli 

 and berry make it a good market grape. The quality is low and the flavor foxy. 

 Season the first of September. 



Superb. — A young vine and but few clusters were groAvn; these were of medium 

 size, broad at base, tapering, usually quite open. Berries medium in size, round, 

 black. The quality is high. Ripens the first of September. 



Vergennes.— Vigorous and healthy in growth. Clusters large and compact. Berry 

 large, dark purple color, with green markings. The quality is good and the variety 

 is valuable for its late keeping qualities. Season the last of September. 



Witt. — Vine young but producing some very good clusters. Bunch of medium 

 size, usually shouldered, broad at base and tapering. Berries of fair size, round, 

 yellowish white color, sweet and of high quality. Appears to be an excellent 

 variety for home use. Season the first of September. 



Winchell.— The variety is strong and healthy in growth and productive of good 

 sized clusters compact in form. Berries of medium size, round, color light green, 

 skin thin but firm, pulp sweet and of very good quality. Perhaps the best early 

 white grape for home use or for market. Ripens the first of September. 



Worden.— Probably the best black grape for home use or for market. It is a 

 week or ten days earlier than Concord, fully as productive and better in quality. 



Agricultural College, Mich., February 10, 1S99. 



