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Lydia. Bunches above medium ; berries large, oval, greenish white, 

 with a tinge of rose in the sun ; sweet, excellent. Ripens with the 

 Delaware. C. Carpenter, Kelly's Island, O. 



Martha. Bunches medium, rather loose, shouldered ; berries large, 

 round, pale yellow ; slightly pulpy, sweet, juicy, a little foxy. 

 Vine a hardy, healthy, and strong grower. A seedling of Con- 

 cord. 



Mary. Bunches quite large, loose; berries medium, round, nearly 

 white, translucent ; flesh tender, little pulp, sweet and sprightly, 

 very good. Rather late. Kelly's Island. 



Maxatawney. Bunches medium, moderately compact, not shoul- 

 dered ; berries light greenish yellow, tinged with amber; flesh 

 tender without pulp when ripe, quality excellent. Vine hardy. 

 Ripens rather late. The Maxatawney much resembles the Re* 

 becca in flavor and general appearance ; but while it is hardly 

 equal to the latter in quality, it is a better grower. Berks County, 

 Pa. 



Niagara.* Bunch rather large, slightly shouldered; berry nearly 

 round, pale green becoming partly yellow, medium in quality. 

 Medium late. Vine possessing great vigor and productiveness. 

 A cross of Concord and Cassady. The standard white grape for 

 market in the East. Lockport, N. Y. 



Pocklington.* Bunch medium, shouldered, compact ; berry large, 

 pale greenish yellow, pulpy, with good flavor when fully ripe. 

 Season rather late. Vine hardy, healthy, productive. A showy 

 and attractive grape. A seedling of the Concord. Origin, Sandy 

 Hill. N. -Y. 



Prentiss. Bunch medium, sometimes shouldered, compact ; berry 

 medium, roundish oval, greenish white becoming tinged with 

 pale yellow ; sweet, and very good in quality. Slow grower. 

 Season medium. A seedling of the Isabella. Steuben County, 

 N. Y. 



Rebecca.* Bunches nearly cylindric, compact, heavy, often shoul- 

 dered ; berries, medium, oval; color light green in the shade, 

 golden in the sun, with a light bloom, somewhat translucent ; 

 flesh juicy, sweet, delicious. Ripens nearly with Concord, and 

 keeps a long time. When fully ripe, one of the finest flavored of 

 all grapes. Moderate grower, but does well when grafted on 

 strong growing sorts. For home use only. Foliage tender. 

 Hudson, N. Y. 



Scuppernong. (Fox Grape or Bullet Grape of the South, American 

 Muscadine.) This is a distinct Southern species, the Vitis 

 vulpina. Bunches very small, loose; berries round, large; skin 

 thick; pulpy, juicy, sweet, strongly musky. The "White" is 

 light green, the "Black " dark red ; the color of the tendrils corre- 

 sponding in each variety. Leaves quite small, glossy, on both 

 sides. Tender at the North. Valuable for the South. North 

 Carolina. 



Taylor's Bullet. Bunches medium, loose, with many imperfect 

 berries ; berries rather small, greenish-white, of moderate qual- 

 ity. A strong grower. Kentucky. 



