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produced them all. While in vinous spirit, 

 freedom from foxiness, and ability to ripen to 

 the center, non of them rise to the rank of first 

 quality, all of the four named may, in these 

 respects, be placed considerably above the 

 Concord. If they could be advanced another 

 step beyond that they have already taken from 

 the original, they would be very good indeed ; 

 and we think this may be done by a proper 

 observance of the well-known laws of thorough 

 breeding, though not, perhaps, in one genera 

 tion. We will now describe the three that 

 have been selected as types of color. We may 

 say that all of them are hardy, and good 

 growers. 



No. 1 is large, of a light amber green color, 

 often with a shade of light crimson, and some 

 times mottled with dark crimson. The flesh is 

 disposed to tenderness, and has but a moderate 

 amount of impurity in its flavor; but it is 

 wanting in richness and spirit, in these respects 

 falling below Nos. 4 and 15. There are several 

 light colored ones, (commonly called white,) 

 but none equal, on the whole, to the best dark 

 colored. 



