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by its originator, Professor Munson, and is now called Early Golden. 

 It produces beautiful large clusters of medium sized white berries, 

 but ripens too late for this locality, being somewhat later than 

 Catawba. It is capable of setting fruit satisfactorily when standing 

 alone. See, also, Station report 1S92 : 610, and 1893 : 619. 



Early Victor. — From Bush and Son and Meiss7ier, Biishberg, 

 3Io., 1S98. Vine moderately vigorous ; bunch medium or below, 

 compact ; berry medium, round, black with blue bloom ; red fibres 

 are left with the pedicle when the berry is detached ; pulp juicy, 

 mildly sweet, rather tough, releases seeds readily, fair flavor and 

 quality. Ripens about with Moore's Early. 



Edmeston No. 1. Lab. A Concord seedling originated by D. Gr. 

 Edraeston, Adrian, Michigan, and received from him in the spring 

 of 1892. Bunch medium size, moderately compact ; berry medium 

 to large, dark purple with blue bloom ; pulp moderately tough, juicy, 

 vinous, nearly sweet, good quality ; vine vigorous ; foliage good. 

 Ripened about with Concord this year or a little earlier. Capable 

 of setting fruit satisfactorily when standing alone. 



Essex. — {Roger's No. 41.) Lab. X mn. A black grape of good 

 quality, which ripens at about the same season as Concord. Bunch 

 medium size, with large berries. Vine vigorous and productive 

 when planted in a mixed vineyard. The blossoms are not capable 

 of setting fruit of themselves, and therefore should be planted with 

 other varieties that blossom at the same time. 



Esther.— Lab. From G. S. Josselyn, Fredonia, N. Y., 1892. A 

 seedling of Concord. Vine a moderate grower, productive. Cluster 

 medium or above, moderately compact ; berry medium to large, 

 nearly round ; skin thin and tender, somewhat liable to crack, pale 

 yellow covered with thin white bloom and sparsely dotted with 

 brown dots; pulp moderately tough, juicy, sweetj somewhat vinous, 

 very good flavor and quality. It drops from the cluster somewhat. 

 The vine is capable of setting fruit satisfactorily when standing alone. 



Rockwood. — Lab. From George S. Josselyn, Fredonia^ N. Y.,- 

 1892. A seedling of Concord, vigorous and self-fertile. Bunch 

 medium or above, rather long, conic moderately compact, shouldered ; 

 berry medium size, round, purple-black with thin blue bloom ; pulp 

 nearly sweet, juicy, agreeable flavor, vinous, good to very good qual- 

 ity. iSkin thin, moderately tender. Its season is about the same as 

 that of Moore's Early. 



Roger's No. 13. Z«2». X vin. Vine unproductive here although 

 it is self-fertile. Clusters rather small and loose or imperfect. Ber- 



