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is done and the disease is held in check they are very profitable market varieties, 

 as with their large size and attractive appearance they bring fancy- prices. 

 Auburn, Bendelon, Houghton, Pale Red, Smithy Strubler and Tree are unde- 

 sirable here, being excelled by many varieties. 



English Varieties. ' 



Apex — A fairly good market variety, bore nearly a full crop this season. Plant 

 a good grower, quite productive. Berries medium to large, greenish yellow, quality 

 good. 



Champion — Plant vigorous and very productive. Requires heavy pruning to 

 get berries of good size. Gave a heavy yield of medium size fruit; quality only 

 fair; free from mildew. A valuable market variety. 



Chautauqua — This variety with Keepsake and Columbus are the best high- 

 class market varieties of the English type that are on trial. Fruit large, oval, 

 greenish yellow and of good quality. Plant vigorous and productive. Subject to 

 mildew. 



Columbus — Plant vigorous and productive. Berries large, roundish-oval with 

 greenish yellow color and high quality. Bore heavily this season; valuable. 



Keepsake — One of the newer English kinds that has excelled in former seasons 

 in productiveness and gave a large yield this year. Fruit large, oval, with well- 

 marked greenish veins. Quality very good, inclined to mildew. One of the best. 



Lancashire — A very productive variety. Berries of large size and good quality, 

 but its red color when mature is against it, as the green kinds sell much better. 

 Otherwise a very good variety. 



American Varieties. 



Downing — This old, well-known variety still leads as the most profitable variety 

 of the American kinds; vigorous and productive and the best variety for general 

 planting. 



Pearl — Ranks next to Downing as a profitable market sort. Does not equal 

 that variety in vigor or productiveness, but the fruit runs a little larger and is 

 of better quality. A good market variety. 



Red Jacket — Plant moderately vigorous and very productive. Gave a good 

 yield this season. Except for its red color a very good market sort. 



GRAPES. 



The grape crop as a whole was light this season, although a number of varieties 

 gave a heavy yield of fine fruit. The varieties that gave the largest yield were 

 Guinevra, Campbell, Eaton, Worden and Progress, while a good showing was 

 made by Delaware, Diamond, Concord, Moore, lona, Jefferson and Pocklington. 

 No mildew and very little anthracnose made its appearance and the fruit was of 

 very good quality. 



Brighton — A large, dark red grape of high quality, ripening about the middle 

 of September. Only moderately productive. Valuable for market, and is a very 

 desirable kind for home use. 



Campbell — This variety is making a fine record here and should be tried by all 

 grape growers where an early market variety is desired. Of the Concord type, 

 but it ripens ten days earlier than that variety. The vines are strong, vigorous 

 and productive. The clusters are long, shouldered, moderately compact. Berries 

 large, of good quality, tough-skinned and hang to the stems long after they 

 ripen, making it a desirable variety for long distance shipping. Valuable for 

 either home or market. 



Concord — The leading market variety in Michigan. Very hardy, vigorous and 

 productive. It has been excelled in productiveness in the station vineyard by 

 many new varieties during the past four or five seasons, showing that location 

 and soil conditions are important factors to the highest development of even the 

 hardiest varieties. 



Delaware — Gave a good yield this season but not so heavy as last. The most 

 valuable red grape for home or market purposes. The reputation of this variety 



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