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Zuzoff Winter. — A half bushel of this fruit made a handsome show 

 on the tree and at the fair. Its size is very large, its color a mag-- 

 nificent dark red, and it hang-s well to the tree for so large an apple. 

 The quality is very poor and it rots down, when kept on a shelf, be- 

 fore Hibernal or Patten's Greening. 



Arthur. — A peck of these pretty little apples showed fine keeping 

 qualities but were not very promising in texture or flavor. 



Iowa Beauty. — A half peck of these large, handsome apples de- 

 lighted all who had a taste of them. They will be in season after 

 the Duchess and keep about a month. 



Malinda, Hass and Plumb Cider on Hibernal bore their third con- 

 secutive full crop. 



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C. W. SAMPSON, SUPT. 



The past winter was a very hard one for grape vines. The long 

 continued dry weather for the past two years left the soil in a dry 

 and hard condition for several feet deep, then the lack of snow in 

 winter killed a good many surface roots and left the vines in a weak 

 condition for a good fruit crop. The past season was the nearest a 

 failure in the grape crop I have ever seen. Then the leaf hopper 

 put in an appearance early in the spring and commenced to sap the 

 foliage, but a good application of air-slaked lime applied early in 

 the morning when the dew was on soon drove them awa}^. 



Moore's Early was the first grape to ripen, Aug. 20th; Janesville 

 and Dracut Amber ripened about the same time, and Worden and 

 Delaware one week later. I like the Worden grape very much for a 

 home grape; the bunch and berry are large, and the fruit is better 

 than the Concord, also earlier and larger; the vine is vigorous, 

 healthy, hardy and productive. 



Agawam (Rogers No. 15). This is one of the most reliable hybrid 

 grapes. Its bunches are large, and its berries very large and of a 

 dark red color. It ripens with or soon after the Concord and is of a 

 peculiar aromatic flavor. 



Brighton. — Dark red; one of the most desirable of the early red 

 grapes; very large and handsome. The clusters under favorable 

 conditions are more uniform than those of any other grape we 

 know. It ripens soon after the Worden. It should be planted near 

 by other varieties, as its blossoms do not always fertilize when 

 alone. 



Brilliant. — A beautiful red grape which has been tested in several 

 states, north and south, receiving high commendation. A strong 

 grower, healthy and hardy; color much resembles Delaware, but its 

 bunches and berries are larger; quality very good; medium early. 



Dracut Amber. — Pale red; very early and productive; bunch and 

 berry large; is quite foxy; valuable in Minnesota. 



Eaton. — Large, black, ripens rather later than Concord, which it 

 resembles in many respects, but we have seen the fruit much larger 

 than Concord in bunch and berry. 



