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It is one of the seven varieties recommended by 

 0. Downing for general cultivation, but it is not 

 recommended as even promising well by the Pomo- 

 logical Society. 



UNION VILLAGE. 



A fine black grape, said to resemble the black 

 Hamburgh very much. It is a vigorous grower, 

 hardy and productive. A little earlier than the Ca- 

 tawba or Isabella. Recommended as promising well 

 by the Pomological Society. 



NEW VARIETIES. 



New varieties of grapes may be raised by the me- 

 thods formerly described. Most of those so produced 

 will of course prove worthless, being seldom equal to 

 the parents. But occasionally a fine variety will 

 reward our efforts and afford ample compensation for 

 a thousand failures. Amongst those who devote 

 their attention to the raising of new kinds may be 

 mentioned, J. Fiske Allen, Esq., of Salem, Massachu- 

 setts, and Dr. Talk, of Flushing, Long Island. 0. T. 

 Hobbs, Esq., of Randolph, Pa., also informs us that 

 he intends to devote his entire nursery to the produc- 

 tion of new kinds of fruits and flowers, making the 

 hardy native grape a specialty. He has already 

 produced two new varieties which are said to be of 



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