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THP: CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Jefferson. — A new variety raised 

 bj crossing the Concord and lona. 

 Thus far it has proved to be very 

 healthy and vigorous, with large, thick 

 downy leaves. It is a large, handsome 

 and showy fruit, light red, covered with 

 a thin lilac bloom, juicy, sweet and 

 rich, with a sprightly aromatic flavor; 

 much resembling the lona. and the 

 nearest approach to its delightful flavor 

 of any yet introduced. It ripens with 

 the Concord, and should be tried by 

 every one who finds the Concord to 

 ripen. It promises to be a most valu- 

 able market sort on account of its 

 showy appearance, superb flavor, and 

 maintaining its sprightliness for a long 

 time after being gathered. {<See Cut. ) 



Lady. — The earliest ripening white 

 grape. The bunches are only of me- 

 dium size, berries about as large as 

 the Concord, of a light greenish-yellow 

 when ripe, very sweet and pleasant. 

 The vine is quite hardy, vigorous and 

 healthy. It is well deserving of trial 

 in our climate. 



Lady Washington. — Certainly the 

 most magnificent looking hardy grape 

 I have yet seen, and as tine in flavor as 

 it is beautiful in appearance. The vine 

 appears to be perfectly healthy, the 

 leaves are large, thick and dovvny, pro- 

 mising to endure well the extreme 

 changes of our climate. The bunches 

 are very large, berries medium, ])ale 

 yellow, with a delicate pink tinge on 

 the exposed side; jucy, sweet, slightly 

 vinous, and fine quality. It ripens just 

 after the Concord. If this grape on 

 further trial should succeed well in our 

 climate, it will be a most noble acqui- 

 sition, and a most pi"ofitaV)le market 

 sort. I trust everybody will give it a 

 trial who lives where the Concord will 

 ripen. (See Cut on Page 36.) 



LiNDLEY. Rogers' Number 9. — A 

 strong growing, healthy vine, and re- 

 markably productive. Both bunch and 



berry are of medium size; color red 

 when ripe; sweet, juicy, and somewhat 

 aromatic. An excellent variety, ripen- 

 ing j ust before the Concord. 



Martha. — A very hardy, healthy 

 and productive vine ; the bunches and 

 berries are about like those of the Con- 

 cord ; the color is a light greenish yel- 

 low; flavor sweet, with considerable of 

 the muskiness of the Concord ; but 

 ripening a little earlier. 



Massasoit. — The earliest ripening of 

 all the Kogers Hybrids, and known as 

 his Number 3. The bunches and ber- 

 ries are of medium size, red, good fla- 

 vor, and ripe as early as the Hartford 

 Prolific. The vine is hardy and vigor- 

 ous. 



Merrimack. Rogers' Number 19. — 

 This also ripens earlier than the Con- 

 cord, the fruit is black, large, rich and 

 sweet, and the vine is productive and 

 vigorous. Very like the Wilder in 

 quality and flavor, and ripening about 

 the same time. 



Moore's Early. — A most valuable 

 grape for our climate on account of the 

 early ripening of both wood and fruit. 

 It will grow as far north as any, and 

 ri}»en its fruit perfectly. It is a black 

 grape; in bunch and berry about the 

 same size as the Concord, and fully 

 equal, if not better, in flavor. It is 

 ripe some time before the Hartford 

 Prolific; and will doubtless prove to 

 be a most profitable very early market 

 grape. It should find a place in every 

 garden. (See Cut on Page 37.) 



PocKLiNGTON. — A very large, showy, 

 white grape; sweet, rich, with tlie 

 musky flavor of the Labursca fiimily. 

 The vine is healthy, vigorous, hardy 

 and productive. It would seem to 

 ripen fully just after the Concord. It 

 will doubtless prove to be a profitable 

 market grape on account of its large 

 size of bunch and berry and showy ap- 

 pearance. (See Cut on Page 38.) 



