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L'olerain. — A whito Concord seedling, vigorous and fairly productive. Ripens two 

 weeks earlier than Concord. 



Columbian. — A very large dark purple grape of fine appearance, but too poor in 

 quality to be valuable. 



Concord. — The best known and one of the most reliable varieties grown. 

 Cortland. — Black, of poor quality. Strongly resembles Champion in fruit and 

 foliage. 



Cottage. — A Concord seedling raised by E. W. Bull, originator of the Concord. A 

 strong vigorous gi-ower bearing fruit similar to Concord in appearance, but two weeks 

 earlier in time of ripening. 



Delaware. — The most valuable red grape grown in ^Michigan. Excels both for dessert 

 ■ and market purposes. 



Diamond. — A white grape of very good quality ripening just before Concord. The 

 vine is vigorous and quite productive. Valuable for home use and is grown to quite an 

 extent for market in some grape sections. 



Dracut. — A large red grape ripening the middle of September. Very foxy and jjoor in 

 quality. 



Ducliess. — ^Vhite, of good quality, keeps well. A good home variety. October and 

 November. 



Eaton. — Large, black, unproductive. Late September. 



Empire State. — A white grape borne in veiy long cylindrical, shouldered clusters. 

 ^Moderately i)roductive and of quite good qiiality. 



E.<ther. — A white grape of fair to good quality. A little lacking in juice and 

 almost too mild in flavor. The bunches are usually of good size and quite well filled. 

 Ripe in late September. 



Etta. — White, of poor quality. Productive but not valuable. 



Geneva. — A white grape ripening in early October. Lacks quality. 



Goldstein. — A strong grower, very productive; bunches of medium size, compact. No 

 improvement over Champion which variety it resembles. 



Guinevra. — A white grape received from C. Englc, of Paw Paw. A good grower 

 and quite productive. The bunches are large and very compact. Said to be a seedling of 

 Salem. Seems to be valuable. Ripe in early October. 



Herbert. — A black grape of good quality, ripening about the middle of September. 

 One of the best of Rogers' hybrids on trial. 



Honey. — A white grape of very good quality but too unproductive to be of value. 



Hosford. — A large black grape of fair quality ripening about the middle of Sep- 

 tember. Quite improduetive here. 



lona. — A red grape of best quality. Season late, ripens unevenly and cannot be 

 relied on in this section. 



Jefferson. — Color red, quality very good. Ripens late and keeps well. Usually quite 

 productive, ^'alnable for home planting. 



Josselyn 5. — A white grape ripening in late September or early October. Quite 

 productive and of good quality. 



Josselyn 9. — A dark purple grape of poor quality. Not valuable. 



Josselyn 10. — A black grape. Very unproductive. 



Lindley. — Fruits sparingly and mildews l>adly. 



Lyon. — A strong grower. Only moderately productive. Color white, quality very 

 good. Bears some resemblance to Niagara. Early October. 



Massasoit. — Bunches small and loose. ^Mildews badly. 



^ferrimac. — A failure here. 



Moore. — A good early black grape. Inclined to be rather unproductive. 



Niagara. — White, productive. Valuable for market. Well known. 



Northern Light. — A white grape ripening in late September. Inclined to be 

 unproductive. 



Osage. — Black, unproductive, not valuable. Somewhat foxy. 



Owosso. — Red, of fair quality, a shy bearer. 



Ozark. — A strong, vigorous grower and quite productive but the fruit is of rather 

 low q-uality. The berries are blue in color and are a little smaller than the Concord. 



Pocklington. — A well known whito graju'. Succeeds fairly well here. Middle of 

 October. 



Poughkeepsie. — A poor grower and quite unproductive. 



Presley. — Small, red, of poor quality. 



Pulpless. — A large black grape of rather poor quality. Middle of September. 



Requa. — Subject to mildew and anthracnose. 



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