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From S. H. Warren, Mass. — Sam, a healthy plant and free runner. 



From G. Beede, N. H. — Fremont and Kentzill. . - .. 



From J. Lippincott, N. J. — Isabella, a good plant maker. 



Tennessee Prolific, Columbia, Laxton's Noble, Mary, Henry Ward Beecher^ 

 Splendid, Bisell, with the best of the old varieties I still retain, having discarded* 

 most of the varieties giving small berries. 



To me it seems a useless task to repeat the reports of previous years of well 

 known and approved varieties. 



Those that have done fairly well this season here are Wool verton, Saun- 

 ders, Ivanhoe, Robinson, Smith, Shuster's Gem, Nehring's Gem, Putnam, 

 Auburn, Gillespie, Greenville, Bubach No. 5, Mrs. Cleveland, Eureka, Jud- 

 sonia. 



Commenced picking June 13th, finished July nth. 



Granton, July 27th, iSg^. John Little. 



GRAPES IN JANUARY. 



Without special precautions beyond storage in a cool cellar, I find that I 

 can have the following grapes for eating in midwinter; PockUngton, Diana, 

 Herbert, Duchess, Amber, Iowa, Jefferson, Lady Washington, Vergennes, 

 Goethe, Isabella, Catawba, Niagara, Hayes, Diamond, Gaertner and VVorden. 

 Concords have kept well with me as late as the end of December. The grapes 

 were carefully handled in picking, placed in new sweet baskets, about half-filled, 

 and set at once in bins in a cool, dry cellar. At the approach of cold weather 

 I aim not so much to have the room cold as to have an unvarying temperature 

 for the grapes, and a piece of thick brown paper is tied close over each basket. 

 The quality of the Worden is unsurpassed, and this variety supplies a delicious 

 winter grape up to mid-December. Duchess, if picked before cracking, keeps 

 well, and I had Brighton in good condition in December, when it dries into a 

 very good raisin. 



There are enough good grapes which ripen in August, September and 

 October. The need is for long-keepers. Of those we now have. Amber and 

 Diana are excellent ; but Amber is one of the class of very tart grapes, like 

 Greins' Golden, and is relished by few. Goethe and Iowa should be ranked as 

 November and December grapes, and there is nothing to excel them. Herbert 

 is another satisfactory grape, of excellent quality and a fine keeper. Vergennes, 

 although keeping well, lacks in quality, and is at no season a grape of much 

 value. It is a curious fact that some of the thin-skinned grapes are among the 

 best keepers. Goethe, Iowa and Worden are thin-skinned, while Diana, Her- 

 bert and Vergennes are much thicker. ^Garden and Forest. 



