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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Prentiss. — Another new white grape 

 of excellent quality, and promising to 

 be valuable where the Concord will 

 succeed. The vine so far has proved 

 to be hardy and very productive. The 

 bunches are of good size, very compact, 

 berries medium size, yellowish-green 

 when ripe, sweet, juicy and of pleasant 

 flavor. It will bear transportation un- 

 usually well, and keep in fine condition 

 for a long time. It ripens about with 

 the Concord. {See Cut on Page 39.) 



Rebecca. — A delicious little grape, 

 but very difficult of cultivation, not 

 enduring well the extreme changes of 

 our climate. Only those who are willing 

 to orive it most careful cultivation should 

 ever plant it in this climate. It is a 

 light-green when ripe, sweet and ex- 

 cellent. 



Salem. Rogers' No. 22. — A very 

 popular grape, on account of the large 

 size of bunch and berry, good quality 

 of the fruit, and the healthy, hardy and 

 vigorous character of the vine. It is 

 nearly a maroon color when fully ripe ; 

 sweet, juicy and somewhat aromatic ; 

 ripe a little before the Concord. 



Senasqua. — A showy black grape of 

 good quality, but ripening too late for 

 general cultivation. 



Yergennes. — A very handsome red 

 grape not much earlier than the Con- 

 cord, but ripening its wood very early, 

 and therefore likely to be very hardy. 

 The leaves are thick and leathery ; the 

 vine exceedingly productive, vigorous 

 and healthy. The fruit will keep a 

 long time, retaining its fresh, sprightly 

 flavor. It is well worthy of a trial in 

 our climate. 



Walter. — A red grape, ripening at 

 the same time as the Concord, of good 

 quality, but it has not been planted 

 sufficiently in Ontario to test its value 

 in our climate, and it has not gained 

 any great popularity elsewhere. 



Wilder. Rogers' No. 4. — Probably 

 this variety is the most popular of all 

 the Rogers Hybrids. It has been very 

 widely distributed, and everywhere is 

 highly prized. It is large both in bunch 

 and berry; black, sweet and very 

 pleasant flavor. It ripens a very little 

 earlier than the Concord, is a better 

 grape and more showy. It is now be- 

 ginning to receive the attention which 

 it deserves as a market grape, and is 

 being extensively planted for that pur- 

 pose. The vine is vigorous, hardy, and 

 productive. 



WoRDEN. — A black grape resembling 

 the Concord, but ripening some ten days 

 earlier. The bunches are large, com- 

 pact and handsome ; the berries are 

 also large and showy. The vine is ap- 

 parently as healthy, hardy, vigorous and 

 productive as the Concord. In quality 

 it is generally regarded as better than 

 the Concord. It is valuable on account 

 of its earliness and hardy character. 



Instead of having only two or three 

 varieties of grapes to plant, we are now 

 becoming truly embari-assed by the 

 number we have from which to make 

 our selection. Each year adds some 

 new varieties for trial, and so the num- 

 ber will go on increasing from year to 

 year. Let us hope that increasing 

 numbers will bring increased improve- 

 ments, until we shall have at last found 

 the grape that combines all excellences, 

 and satisfies all expectations. Then may 

 grape-growers bring forth the silver 

 trumpet, proclaim the year of j ubilee, 

 and, sitting beneath the perfect vine, 

 enjoy that rest for which the heart is 

 ever sighing. 



Cumberland Triumph (H). — A very 

 fine berry in all respects ; of very large 

 size, fine form, beautiful color and ex- 

 cellent quality, and is gi'owing into 

 general favor. At the Nurserymen's Con- 

 vention, held at Cleveland in June last,, 

 it was pronounced by good judges the 

 finest appearing variety on the table. 



A. M. PURDY. 



