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nent ; petioles rather slender." (See report of Sixth 

 Session of Am. Pom. Soc.) 



TO KALON. 



Some pomologists have characterized this variety 

 as a very poor bearer, while by others it is highly 

 recommended. At the sixth session of the Pomologi- 

 cal Society it elicited considerable discussion. 



C. Downing speaks of it as follows : " This fine 

 grape has been but little disseminated in consequence 

 of the general supposition, that is was very much 

 like, if not identical with the Catawba, from which 

 it is entirely distinct in wood, foliage and every 

 characteristic of the fruit. It is a vigorous grower, 

 foliage very large, abundant, and much less rough 

 than Catawba, or Isabella, and the alse of the leaves 

 overlap each other differently from any other with 

 which we are acquainted. 



" Bunches large and shouldered. Berries varying in 

 form from oval to oblate, very dark in color and pro- 

 fusely covered with bloom. Its fruit when ripe is 

 sweet, buttery and luscious, without foxiness in its 

 aroma, or any toughness or acidity in its pulp. It is 

 perfectly hardy, and with good treatment in deep, 

 rich, pervious soil, it is an early and abundant bearer ; 

 with indifferent treatment it is a poor bearer. It 

 ripens a little earlier than the Isabella." 



