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Report of the Horticulturist op the 



Grapes. 



In the following notes on grapes it is understood that the per- 

 centage of winter injury reported refers to vines which were not 

 taken from the trellis and covered with earth, or given some 

 other sort of winter protection. In several of the tables the 

 native varieties, such as Concord, Clinton, etc., are separated 

 from the hybrids between native and European kinds, such as 

 Brighton, Niagara, etc., that the two classes may more readily 

 be compared. 



Northern New York. — Reports from twenty-nine towns speak of 

 grapes in general without specifying varieties. The injury re- 

 ported from them varies from nothing to 100 per cent., the aver- 

 age of all reports being 57 per cent. Reports from other towns 

 mention altogether twenty-four kinds. The following were 

 named most frequently : 



VARIETY. 



Concord 



Delaware 



Moore Early 



Niagara 



Worden 



Varieties in general 



Times Mentioned. 



Home. 



12 

 6 

 7 



7 



4 



26 



Market. 



2 I 

 1 ! 



Total. 



12 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 4 



29 



Per Cent, of Winter Injury. 



Least. 





 25 





 50 











Greatest, 



90 

 70 

 80 



100 

 70 



100 



Average. 



52 

 49 

 45 

 73 

 36 

 57 



