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AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



fruits for the purposes alluded to, means were taken to secure most of the 

 leading varieties of the small fruit.s, such as grapes, strawberries, raspberries, 

 and currants. Of the two first-named kinds a good assortment has been 

 planted, which will afibrd facilities for comparison at an early period. 



GRAPES. 



Considerable attention has been given to the collection of improved native 

 grapes. The various casualties to which this plant is subject, the rapidly in- 

 creasing number of new varieties, and the general interest manifested in its 

 culture, suggested the propriety of exertion in order to make the garden list as 

 complete as possible. Accordingly, about one hundred varieties were planted 

 in the spring of 1863, all of which are believed to be properly named. 



These have been placed under conditions as nearly alike as possible, and 

 will fruit in the summer of 1S65, when their comparative merits will be ascer- 

 tained, and those unworthy of further attention expunged from the collection. 

 By this means it is reasonable to hope something may be done towards weeding 

 out worthless sorts that only hinder the rapid extension of those that are 

 really of value. 



The list will be increased as rapidly as possible, and when the objects and 

 intentions of the garden become more generally known, those who possess new 

 and valuable seedlings will doubtless willingly furnish a specimen of such for 

 comparative trial with those already in the collection, in return receiving a guar- 

 antee that no plants of such new kinds will be sent out of the garden without per- 

 mission of the donor. Several new seedlings have already been received on 

 these tei-ms, for, as a matter of course, it cannot be supposed that rare kinds 

 will be' received for unlimited propagation and gratuitous distribution. 



The collection of hardy, or reputed hardy, varieties of grapes at present con- 

 sists of the following sorts : 



Anna. 



Allen's Hybrid. 



Albino. 



Alvey. 



Adirondac. 



Baldwin's Lenoir. 



Brandywine. 



Blood's White. 



Blood's Black. 



Brackett's Seedling. 



Beansville. 



Berks. 



(Jloanthe. 



Chillicothe. 



Canby's August. 



Cunningham. 



Cynthiana. 



Concord. 



Clinton. 



Columbian While. 



Cuyahoga. 



Crevelling. 



Clara. 



Cassady. 



Catawba. 



Chippewa. 



Christine. 



Coppermine. 



Cheowa. 



(Jlever. 



Clappier. 



Cairnano. 



Devereaux. 



Dracut Amber. 



Delaware. 



Diana. 



Elsinboro. 



Emily. 



Flickwir. 



Franklin. 



Flora. 



Garrigues. 



Greverson. 



Gravel. 



Helen. 



Hammil's Seedling. 



Hiawasse. 



Hyde's Eliza. 



Henshaw. 



Herbemont. 



Hooker. 



Hartford Prolific. 



Huntingdon. 



Hearthenge. 



Isabella. 



Ive's Seedling. 



Jacobi. 



Ketchum. 



Lenoir. 



Logan. 



Lincoln. 



Louisa. 



Louisville. 



Lydia. 



Little Giant. 



Mary Ann. 



Maxatawny. 



Murdock. 



McLean. 



Marion. 



Mead's Seedling. 



Marker. 



Miles. 



Northern Muscadine. 



New Buda. 



Norton's Virginia. 



North America. 



Ohio Claret. 



Ontario. 



Ohio Segar Box. 



Old House. 



Otoe. 



Pauline. 



Purple Favorite. 



Powell. 



Perkins. 



Rachel. 



Raabe. 



Regina. 



Rebecca. 



Red River. 



Rogers's Hybrid, No. 1. 



Rogers's Hybrid, No. 2. 



Rogers's Hybrid, No. 3. 



Rogers's Hybrid, No. 4. 



Rogers's Hybrid, No. 9. 



Rogers's Hybrid, No. J2. 



Rogers's Hybrid, No. 13. 



Rogers's Hybrid, No. 14. 



