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lona.* Bunches large, shouldered, not compact; berries medium, 

 round, pale red, becoming dark red at maturity ; flesh tender, 

 with little pulp, and with a rich, slightly vinous, excellent flavor. 

 Peekskill, N. Y. Fails in many localities, and often much in- 

 jured by disease and overbearing. Mid-season. Must be 

 sprayed. 



Jefferson. Bunch rather large, shouldered, compact ; berry full 

 medium in size, roundish oval, light red, quality excellent. Vine 

 healthy and vigorous, and very productive. Season medium. 

 Raised by J. H. Ricketts, Newburg, N. Y. 



Lindley. (Rogers' No. 9.) Bunch medium in size, rather long 

 and compact; berry medium, nearly round, reddish, sweet, 

 slightly aromatic, very good when well grown. Rather early. 

 Vine vigorous and productive. Massachusetts. 



Massasoit. (Rogers' No. 3.) Bunch medium, rather loose; berry 

 rather large, roundish, light red, sweet, good. Mid-season. Vine 

 moderately vigorous. Massachusetts. 



Michigan. Bunches large, often two-shouldered ; color resembling 

 Catawba, but redder, juicy, sweet, rich, with a fine perfume. 

 Ripens two weeks before Catawba. 



Northern Muscadine. Bunches small, short, compact ; berries 

 medium, round, brownish red ; skin thick, with the character and 

 odor of the brown Fox grape. The berries fall from the bunch as 

 soon as ripe, which is about one week before Concord. New Leb- 

 anon. Columbia County, N. Y. Valuable only for its earliness 

 and extreme hardiness. 



Salem. (Rogers' No. 22.) Bunch large, short, rather compact; 

 berry large, round, dark dull red ; tender, nearly free from pulp, 

 of a moderate but very agreeable flavor. Season medium. Vine 

 vigorous and productive. Succeeds in many localities, mildews in 

 others. Massachusetts. 



Scuppernong, see next class. 



Venango. Bunches compact; berries fine lilac; pulp tough, but 

 with a peculiar, aromatic flavor, which makes it valuable for 

 kitchen use. Two weeks before Catawba. Vigorous. Hardy. 



Walter. Bunch moderate in size, shouldered, compact ; berry me- 

 dium, round, light red; skin thick; flesh sweet, aromatic, of ex- 

 cellent flavor. Season medium. Origin, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 

 A cross of Delaware and Diana. 



CLASS III. White, yellow, or green. 



Allen. (Allen's Hybrid.) Bunches rather large, shouldered, com- 

 pact ; berries medium, round ; skin thin, pale, amber when fully 

 ripe ; flesh tender without pulp, with a sweet, rich, delicious 

 flavor. A hybrid between native and exotic species. Moder- 

 ately hardy. Much liable to mildew. Season medium. 



