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Rochester. — A red grape borne in very compact clusters. Of low quality, qxiite 

 foxy. 



Kockwood. — An early black grape. Shells badly and is of low quality. 



Salem. — A shy bearer here and very siibject to mildew. 



Telegraph. — Early, black, of poor qualit}'. The clusters are very compact. 



Triumph. — Vines quite vigorous and productive of clusters of the largest size. Color 

 white, quality rather poor. Almost too late for this climate. 



Ulster. — A red grape of good quality ripening in late September. The bunches 

 are of medium size and quite compact. Sometimes sets too much fruit and fails to 

 ripen well. Valuable for home planting. 



Vergenncs. — Red, ripens late and keeps well. Quality very good. Valuable for 

 home use. 



White Beauty. — Of good quality and usually quite productive. Has some value for 

 home planting. 



Wilder. — Color black, quality very good. Late September. Subject to mild-ew and 

 , fruits rather sparsely. 



Willis. — An earh' white grape. Xot very valuable. 



Winchell. — A valuable early white grape. One of the first varieties to ripen. The 

 vine is a good grower and quite productive. Worthy of a place in every home 

 collection. 



Witt. — White, unproductive, of good quality. Xot very desirable. 



Woodrufi". — The vine is a vigorous grower and good bearer. Fruit red, of variable 

 quality. Usually quite poor here. Inclined to set too much fruit in which case it ripens 

 imperfectly. Cannot be recommended. 



Worden. — Large blue, of fine quality. A well known Concord seedling. Valuable 

 both for home and market. Ripens a few days earlier than Concord. 



Wyoming. — Of medium size, red, of poor quality. The vine is vigorous and hardy. 



APPLES. 



The apple crop was very good this season and quite free from worms, but the late 

 fall and winter varieties were blown off badly by the windstorm already mentioned. 



The trees were sprayed early with copper sulphate, one pound to fifteen gallons of 

 water, and after the fruit had set three applications of Bordeaux mixture and arsenite 

 of lime were made at intervals of from two to three weeks. 



Paris green, heretofore used for the codling moth, was replaced this season by 

 arsenite of lime. It is believed that the unusually good success attained in keeping 

 the fruit free from worms may be attributed largely to the use of the latter poison. 

 Some of the paris green last used was found to be adulterated. 



Arnold. — A medium to large yellowish white apple of good quality. Season Xovember 

 to March. Too light in color and almost too tender for market but promising for home 

 use. The tree is a good grower and quite productive. 



Bailey. — A very large, showy, red winter apple of sweet, pleasant flavor. The tree 

 is fairly vigorous and productive. 



Battullen. — Tree a good grower, fruit yellow with carmine blush, smooth and 

 attractive. Thus far this variety has not shown itself to be very productive, otherwise 

 promising for market. 



Ben Davis. — An early and abundant bearer grown largely for market. An long keeper 

 but of poor quality. 



Bietigheimer. — A large beautifully colored apple from Germany. Ripe in early 

 autumn. Quality very poor. Not valuable. 



Black Lady. — A very small dark red French dessert apple of only fair quality. The 

 tree is an upright, moderately vigorous grower. 



Bottle Greening. — Large, greenish yellow, shaded with dull crimson. A handsome 

 apple of good quality. Rather tender for market but a fine dessert fruit. Origin, 

 Vermont. November to March. 



Bradford. — A peculiarly marked dark red apple of medium size and firm texture. 

 Quality rather low. Keeps all winter. 



Buckingham. — Size, large; color, greenish yellow, shaded and splashed with two 

 shades of red. Quality fair to good. November to February. 



Canada Baldwin. — A richly colored apple of medium size. Resembles Snow in 

 appearance and flavor. Season December to April. 



Chenango. — Medium to large, oblong, conical; color whitish yellow, washed and 

 striped with bright red. A well known dessert apple. August and September. 



