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white grape. Slightly attacked by white mould. One grafted od a slow 

 growing stock has ripened every year for five years, being one or two 

 weeks earlier than the others. 



Grein's Golden— White. Fruit and vine both attacked by white mould, 

 and fruit all spoiled. 



Hayes— White, good grower, not mildewed. 



Jessica— White, small berry and bunch, earliest, very good, small grower 

 and bearer. Not mildewed. It ought to be grafted on to a small stock. 



Lady— White, medium berry, small bunch, very good, early, small grower 

 and bearer. Not mildewed. This vine was planted too near strong grow- 

 ing old vines. 



Lady Washington— White, medium berry, large bunch, very good, late, 

 not always ripening. Not mildewed. This vine was twice injured by 

 root killing in winter, fatally the second time. 



Martha— White, a seedling of Concord, inferior to it in every respect. A 

 poor bearer. Not mildewed. 



Mason's Seedling— From Concord, white, medium berry and bunch, rip- 

 ens with Concord and about the same quality. A good grower and fair 

 bearer. Not mildewed. 



Massasoit, or Roger's No. 3— Brown, large berry, medium bunch, early, 

 good quality. It was spoiled by purple spot when that prevailed. It is 

 injured by white mould and by peronaspora, but generally perfects a good 

 crop. 



Merrimac, or Roger's No. 19— Black, very large berry, medium bunch, 

 very good, late but generally ripens. A good grower, moderate bearer, 

 not appreciably mildewed. The stamens seem to be imperfect, and only 

 a small part of its flowers set fruit. 



Minnesota Mammoth— A poor grower and the very large grapes uneata- 

 ble. This is a wild vine of the Labrusca species, which does not grow 

 native in Minnesota. 



Mounteflore— Black, small berry and bunch, rather late, probably of 

 good quality as the birds took them all. Not mildewed. 



Moore's Early— Black, berry large, bunch small, early, fair quality, in- 

 ferior to Concord. A pretty good grower but very poor bearer. Not mil- 

 dewed. 



Noah— White, fruit destroyed by white mould. 



Norton's Virginia— Black, small berry, large bunch, late, seldom ripen- 

 ing, good when it does ripen. Very hardy and strong growing, and not 

 mildewed. 



Oporto— Supposed name of grape planted by Mr. Buchanan, black, 

 medium be^ry, small bunch, poor quality, inferior to Clinton. Fruit and 

 vine attacked by white mould, making it useless. 



Pearl— White, said to be early. Severely attacked by white mould and 

 peronospora, making it worthless. 



Perkins— Fruit totally destroyed by white mould. 



Peter Wylie-White, small berry, medium bunch, very good, ripens with 

 Concord, good grower and fair bearer. This vine was close to spruce 

 trees sheltering it on the north. 



Pocklington -White, berry medium, bunch large, late. It never ripened 

 enough to be eatable in three successive years. A good grower and 

 bearer. Not mildewed. 



