KDITOK'S TAHLK. 



perfect eonfiilence, in all Hie good qualities claiinctl by its propagnfori The eeuBon lia* now 

 iias^^u 1 ; ami we liail the gratilieation of te.~tiiig the fruit for ourselves, at the siiow of the State 

 A"rieulturiil Society, receutly held in thi- city. Mr. IIovky, of lioston, the pelling agent for the 

 Concord Grape, had .*everal fino-giosvii bunches on exhibition, nrnong the fruits in the Poniologi- 

 cal department, which we examined, and we iirc free to give our opinion of its merits as wc 

 found them. 



In appearance, it has a well-developed, large-shouldered bunch, well filled with full, roundish, 

 oval berries, with a fine bloom, like the Isabella, and of about equal tize to that fruit Thb wo 

 call groat praise, thus far. Its flavor is good, sweet, with a slightly vicious, Catawba flavor, nn.l 

 a dash of the foxy taste of its parent. (It originated from the seed of a good New-England Fox 

 Grape, crossed, probably, by the pollen of a Catawba, near which it giew.) Th« ]>ulp is soft, 

 and not objectionable. On the whole, an excellent Grape. Its great merit, however, and that 

 whicii will give it precedence over other native Grapes for out-of-door culture in the northern 

 States, is its early ripening, which is said to be two or tliree weeks before the Isabella, and quite 

 four weeks before the Catawba ; for neither of these will ripen uuifonnly, and witli certainty, 

 above latitude 42° North. Grape-growers above that degree, have hitherto had no really good 

 variety on which they could rely, for neither the Clinton nor Liana can be called truly fine 

 Grapes. Here, then, is one presented to them, which, if we are right in our premises, is to supply 

 the desideratum. 



A Avord as to the flavor of the Concord, in comparison with the Isabella and Catawba. It has 

 been claimed to be equal to either of tJiese delicious fruits. But we think that is claiming a little 

 too much. These fruits, although of quite different and distinct flavor, are peerless in their kind, 

 as native Grapes. The Concord lacks the luscious sweetness of the one, and the delicious cham- 

 pagne aroma of the other, which nothing short of the long, continuous sunny summer of their 

 own climate will give them. Yet it is rich and sweet ; and those who can not mature either ot 

 the others, may be well content that so good a f;uit as this is at last offered to their cultivation. 

 It may, indeed, be quite possible that, when the Concord shall have obtained greater age, or be 

 grown on more mature vines, or further south, its flavor may improve to an equality with either 

 of the others. It is a strong, rapid grower, with hardy W' od, and we see no difiieulty in cidtiva- 

 tin<T it in the garden of every farmer north and ca^t of Pennsylvania. We wish the Concora 

 Grape every possible success; but we still opine that the asking-price, of five dollars for a single 

 plant, is above the mark ; and that, in the long run, its owners will be quite as well compensated, 

 in its increased sale, at a dollar or two for a plant. Many would pay this price cheerfully, while 

 they will never purchase it at eo exorbitant a sum as the other. At a dollar, five men would 

 send for a plant each, while at five dollars they will not touch it at all; or they will club the 

 five dollars and send for a single vine, preferring to wait a year or two till they can multiply it 

 for themselves, by layers or cuttings." — Anierica7i Agriculturist. 



"No horticultural production has excited a greater interest of late years among pomologists, 

 than this new seedling Grape. Its hardiness, productiveness, large size, and reputed earliness of 

 ripening, — nearly a month before the Isabella, — have given it very strong claims, at least for a 

 thorough trial. 



"In consequence of the repeated inquiries which have been made of us as to its quality, we 

 recently made applicati<m fur a specimen of the fruit, and have been politely furnished by K "W. 

 Bull, its originator, with a box of beautiful bunches, which came in fine condition, notwitliatand- 

 ing a railway ride of several hundreds of miles. 



"Although the largest bunches had been previously selected for the difi'erent horticultural 

 exhibitions, and the drouth of the season had sensibly affected their growth, these were the most 

 showy of any native Grape we have met with. The berries measured about three-fourths of an 

 diameter, and were almost perfect spheres ; the bunches were nearly as large as 

 dy figured in the horticultural journals, sufficiently compact, and handsomely should 



