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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



[June, 



Jefferson. — Also from Mr. Ricketts. A cross 

 between Concord and lona. First fruited in 

 1874. Bunch large, not very compact. Berry 

 of medium size, deep pink, very vinous. Quality 

 best. A showy variety. Foliage of Labrusca 

 type. 



Bacchus. — From the same grower and origin. 

 An accidental seedling of Clinton. Bunch me- 

 dium ; berry medium, blue black, very vinous, 

 and promising as a wine grape. Foliage of cor- 

 difolia type. 



Naomi. — From the same grower. A cross be- 

 tween Clinton and Muscat Hamburg. Bunch 

 large, loose : berry medium size, green tinged 

 with bronze. Very juicy and high flavored. 

 <^uality best. Foliage of Labrusca type. 



No. 1, B. — From the same grower. A cross 

 between Hartford Prolific and Clinton. First 

 fruited in 1877. Bunch large, cylindrical; berry 

 medium, white, good. Foliage Labrusca. 



No. 254. — From the same grower. A cross 

 between Martha and Sultana. First fruited in 

 1874. Bunch large; berry small, yellow, very 

 juicy and liigh flavored; seedless. Quality best. 

 Folia'j;e of vinifera type. Vine vigorous, but 

 only half hardy. 



iVoaA.— Originated by Mr. Wasserzieher, at 

 !Nauvoo, Illinois. A seedling of Taylor, First 

 fruited in 1876. Bunch medium, compact ; berry 

 medium, yellowish green ; resembles Elvira, but 

 hardly equal to it in quality. It gives promise 

 of value as a wine grape. 



Dutchess., (named from Dutchess County.) — 

 Originated at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in 1868. A 

 hybrid between a White Concord Seedling and 

 Walter. Bunch large; berry above medium 

 size, greenish white, flesh breaking, very juicy, 

 vinous ; quality very good. 



Poughkeepsie Red. — Of the same origin as the 

 preceeding. A hybrid of Walter and lona. 

 Bunch medium, compact, shouldered. Berry 

 medium, pale red, vinous, sweet. Resembles 

 Delaware and of equal quality. The foliage re- 

 sembles Delaware. 



Rochester. — Originated with Ellwanger & Bar- 

 ry, Rochester, N. Y. An accidental seedling. 

 Bunch large, compact, shouldered. Berry above 

 medium size, reddish amber, very juicy and of 

 good quality. Vine hardy and very prolific. 

 The foliage resembles Delaware. 



Monroe. — Of the same origin as the preceding. 

 Bunch medium, compact. Berry large, blue 

 black, sub acid, vinous ; quality good. Vine 

 hardy and vigorous. 



Niagara. — Originated by Messrs. Hoag & 

 Clark, Lockport, N. Y. First fruited in 1872. 

 A cross between Concord and Cassady. Bunch 

 large, compact, shouldered. Berry large yel- 

 lowish white. Flesh sweet and juicy. Quality 

 good. Foliage large, lobed, very pubescent. 

 Matures with Hartford. 



Pocklington. — Originated by John Pockling- 

 ton, Sandy Hill, Washington Co., K. Y. A 

 seedling of Concord. Bunch very large, should- 

 ered, compact, berry very large, yellowish 

 white. Flesh pulpy, juicy and vinous, quality 

 hardly good, but the specimens were not fully 

 ripe. Two of the members of the Committee, 

 Dr. Burnet and Mr. Bateham, stated that they 

 had seen the fruit in finer condition. A very 

 showy fruit. Foliage very large and pubescent. 



Hijbiid Seedling.— From Dr. W. A. M. Col- 

 bert, Newburg, N. Y. A cross between lona 

 and Muscat Hamburg. Bunch large, berry 

 large, purplish black; pulp dissolving; quality 

 very good. 



Lavega. — A hybrid seedling. From W. H. 

 Mills, Hamilton, Ontairo. Bunch medium ; 

 berry large, reddish, vinous ; quality very good, 

 vine hardy. 



Seedling No. 3. — From William Hawkins, 

 Hamilton, Ontairo. Bunch and berry large, 

 white, vinous and high flavored; quality best. 

 A hybrid, vine hardy. 



Seedling No. 10. — From the same grower. 

 Bunch and berry small, white, very sweet; skin 

 tough; quality very good, vine hardy. 



Btirnet. — From P. C. Dempsey, Albury, On- 

 tario. A cross between Black Hamburg and 

 Concord. Bunch large, loose, berry large, 

 purplish, vinous, very juicy, very good, vine 

 hardy. 



Seedling No. 60. — From the same grower. 

 White, vinous, very good. A hybrid. Hardy. 



Hybrid Seedlings. — From C. J. Copley, Staple- 

 ton, N. Y. 



18 F. — Berry very large, black, good, lab- 

 rusca foliage. 



14 F. — Bunch large, compact; berry large, 

 greenish white, lacks flavor, but may be be bet- 

 ter in a good season. 



Twenty-one Seedlings. — From W. G. Hulker- 

 son & Co., Oriel, Michigan. These originated 

 from a single bunch of Wilder (Rogers No. 4,) 

 and show considerable variation in size and 

 color of berries, ranging from deep blue black 

 to red. While none are improvements upon 

 the parent, the results are such that future ex- 



