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Cottage. Bunch small, sometimes shouldered ; berry large, round, 

 black; pulp tough, sweet, somewhat foxy. Mid-season. Massa- 

 chusetts. 



Creveling. Bunches medium, rather loose, shouldered ; berries 

 rather large, nearly round, black, with little bloom ; flesh with 

 a rather sweet and an excellent flavor. Vine hardy and vigor- 

 ous. Early, ripens nearly with the Delaware. Pennsylvania. 

 The bunches on the young vines are often quite loose, but after- 

 ward become more compact. 



Cynthiana. Bunch moderately compact, shouldered ; berries small, 

 round, black. Resembles Norton's Virginia, but better. Season 

 early. Popular in some parts of the South. Arkansas. 



Early Victor. Bunch medium, rather compact, often shouldered ; 

 berry medium in size, round, black, with a blue bloom ; quality 

 very good. Quite early. Vine hardy, vigorous, and productive ; 

 a valuable early sort. Origin, Kansas. 



Eaton. Bunch large, shouldered ; berry very large, round, black ; 

 blue bloom : juicy, tender. Uncertain ripener in some localities. 

 Seedling of Concord. 



Elsinborough. (Elsinburgh.) Bunches rather large, loose, shoul- 

 dered ; berries quite small ; skin thin, black ; blue bloom ; pulp 

 none ; melting, sweet, excellent. Leaves deeply five-lobed, dark 

 green ; wood slender ; joints long. Hardy. New Jersey. 



Essex. (Rogers' No. 41.) Berry large, tender, sweet ; bunch 

 short, shouldered. Ripens with Concord. 



Eumelan.* Bunch medium in size; berry rather small, black, 

 tender, sweet, excellent. Vine moderately vigorous. A good 

 bearer if planted in a mixed vineyard. Mid-season. New York. 

 One of the best table grapes. 



Hartford.* Bunches large, shouldered, rather compact ; berries 

 rather large, round ; skin thick, black, with a bloom ; flesh sweet, 

 rather juicy, with some toughness and acidity in its pulp ; ripens 

 one week before the Concord. Hardy, vigorous, productive. 

 Valued for its earliness and easy cultivation. Recommended 

 only for market. Connecticut. 



Herbemont. (Warren, Neal.) Bunches large, compact, shoul- 

 dered ; berries small, round, dark blue or violet, with a thick, 

 light bloom ; skin thin ; pulp none, with a sweet, rich, vinous, 

 aromatic juice. Late. Vigorous grower. Tender at the North. 

 Succeeds well as far south as Cincinnati. 



Herbert.* (Rogers' No. 44.) Berry medium, sweet, a little pulpy ; 

 good ; bunch rather loose ; moderately productive. Blooms early. 

 Ripens with Concord. Massachusetts. 



Highland. Bunch large, long, shouldered ; berry large, round, 

 black : blue bloom ; flesh white, juicy, sweet. Ripens late. 



